Burns Accused of Passing Counterfeit Money in Cookeville

A 41 year old Smithville woman is in trouble with the law in Putnam County for allegedly passing fake money at Rodeo Bob’s Bar in Cookeville Saturday night.
Tisha Elaine Burns of Evins Mill Road has been charged with criminal simulation.
The Herald-Citizen reports that Cookeville Police learned of the counterfeit money transaction at the bar while responding to a separate case involving a disturbance there.
The bar’s security officer told police that the woman, Burns, had allegedly bought $140 worth of alcoholic beverages, paying with seven $20 bills. The clerk later realized the bills were counterfeit.
According to the Herald-Citizen, Burns told the officer that she was unaware that the bills were counterfeit and said she had cashed her check at a Smithville bank and had later spent money at the Walmart store in Cookeville, receiving money back from transactions there and at another Cookeville store.
Burns had been in the bar with her boyfriend, but as police began to investigate the counterfeit money, her boyfriend left the scene.
After further investigation, which included making contact with the accused woman’s son who paid the business his mother’s bill, police decided to arrest Burns.
Burns was taken to the Putnam County jail, where her bond was set at $5,000. She later posted bond and was released. She will be in court there on June 11.