Putnam County Inmate Back In Custody

Cookeville Police have arrested an inmate who walked away from a work crew assignment Wednesday morning.

Lieutenant Darrin Stout said officers arrested 30-year-old George Elmore on Clover Hill Drive around 11:40 a.m.

Elmore walked off from his assigned work crew on Scott Avenue, near Jackson Street and Willow Avenue around 7:00 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Elmore was arrested in August and was serving time for DUI and evading arrest.