 The owner lied to agents and tried to hide the keys to the gambling machines. A person was arrested and charged with several illegal gambling charges. Across the state, Putnam and Smith County authorities are trying to track down a man who stole a THP patrol vehicle. WKRN's reporting that troopers found a man and woman sleeping inside a stolen vehicle Sunday morning. The trooper made the occupants exit the vehicle and handcuffed them. 55-year-old Charles Lawson gained control of the vehicle while they were interviewing 42-year-old Karen Vallee.