JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Johnson County Coroner Mike Pruitt was charged Friday with 14 misdemeanors after State Police investigated texts between him and a 17-year-old girl.

Pruitt worked at multiple agencies, including deputy chief at the Bargersville Fire Department, an officer at the Wayne Township Fire Department, and a member of the elite Indiana Task Force 1.

Pruitt was accused of giving alcohol to two girls, who were 16 and 17 years old, in Johnson County. Investigators say it happened at least seven times between May of 2024 to July of 2025.

One time, Pruitt met the girls at the Bargersville firehouse and gave them vodka seltzers. Another time, he put a Busch light in the fridge of a poolhouse, and texted the girls where to find it. There was also a time where Pruitt let the girls

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