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MAN CALLS IN UNATTENDED DEATH, IS ARRESTED ON CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES
December 23, 2020
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MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. — A man who called authorities to report an unattended death Monday ended up behind bars himself on sex abuse charges.
Christopher Pruitt, 30, of Boaz, was charged with sexual abuse of a child under 12 and first-degree sexual abuse.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office said Pruitt called to report an unattended death in the county Monday, and a deputy responded to take a report.
Deputies left the scene but then learned Pruitt had been wanted for a while on the charges, which stemmed from a case sheriff’s