Overview
- Pruitt surrendered Tuesday and was booked into the Johnson County Jail without bond, according to the sheriff’s office.
- An arrest warrant charges him with seven counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and seven counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor.
- Court filings allege repeated alcohol handoffs to a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old between May 2024 and July 2025 at locations including a firehouse, a poolhouse refrigerator and the county fairgrounds.
- Investigators cite texts and photos showing him arranging drop locations, discussing alcohol preferences, appearing to drink with a teen and instructing her to delete messages.
- Sheriff Duane Burgess requested the state police probe and served a protective order in August, and Brown County Prosecutor Ted Adams is serving as special prosecutor as the case proceeds.