Johnson County’s elected coroner is accused of buying alcohol for a 17-year-old and offering her cannabis gummies, leading to the filing of a protective order against him and a state investigation.

Mike Pruitt, the county’s elected coroner since 2020 and the former deputy chief of the Bargersville Community Fire Department, is the subject of a protective order filed in Johnson Superior Court 2 on Aug. 20. The order was filed by the mother of a 17-year-old girl who accuses Pruitt of having “inappropriate” contact with her and harassment, court documents show.

A special judge is handling the case. Special Judge David Riggins, of Shelby County, granted the protective order on Aug. 20, ordering Pruitt to have no contact with and stay away from the girl and her mother. The order is in effect

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