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| Trooper Robert L. Pruitt Florida Highway Patrol Florida End of Watch: Monday, July 13, 1981 Biographical Info Age: 37 Tour of Duty: 5 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Date of Incident: Monday, July 13, 1981 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Charged with homicide Trooper Pruitt, Corporal Cleo Tomlinson, and Trooper Merle Cook were killed in an airplane accident while searching for two breaking and entering suspects in St. John's County.
The suspects were charged with three counts of homicide in connection with the deaths of all three troopers.
Trooper Pruitt had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 5 years. He was survived by his wife and two children. Related Line of Duty Deaths  | Trooper Merle J. Cook Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident |
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