OC Sheriff’s Office assists in capture of Wanted Man in GA

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office assisted the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in the capture of a man wanted on a fugitive from justice charge in the state of Georgia. 33-year-old Joshua Pruitt was arrested in Fair Play.  He was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center and then released to law enforcement from Barrow County, Georgia.  According to U.S. Marshals, Pruitt has three warrants from the state of Georgia, two for probation violations from Jackson County and Hall County respectively, plus a warrant for failure to register as a sex offender out of Barrow County.