Lauderdale County authorities arrest shooting suspect

Published 4:34 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Pruitt

Lauderdale County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting into a car and residence over the weekend.

Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun said Gregory Lashawn Pruitt,19, was sought for shooting into a vehicle and  residence on Jeffery Acres Road in Lauderdale County around 2 p.m. Saturday.  

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Pruitt, who was taken into custody on Monday, is being held at the Lauderdale County Detention Facility with no bond.

Calhoun said Pruitt has no bond because he was out on a $50,000 bond from the Meridian Police department for shooting into a dwelling on Aug. 27, 2019.