FIRST REPORT (Sept. 8)
A preliminary hearing is set for Friday in Vandalia Municipal Court for a Harrison Twp. man charged with felonies in a sexual assault case.
Jason Pruitt, 42, was arrested Sept. 3 on charges accusing him of committing a sexual offense Aug. 26 at a residence in the Country Brooke Apartments on Stop Eight Road, according to Montgomery County Sheriff’s Capt. Jeremy Roy.
Pruitt was detained in the county jail Tuesday afternoon on single counts of sexual battery and unlawful sexual contact. His bond is $50,000 cash, according to online jail records.
Roy declined comment on the specifics of the incident, stating only that Pruitt’s arrest was a part of an ongoing investigation.
Roy also declined to discuss the victim’s gender or age, but said Pruitt knows the victim.