ASSAULT CASE AGAINST PRITCHETT DISMISSED

Assault case against Pritchett dismissed

An assault case against an Oskaloosa Police officer has been dismissed.  Janay Pritchett had been charged with harassment, domestic abuse assault and displaying or using a weapon.  According to court records, Pritchett allegedly kicked her then-girlfriend in the chest and cut her neck with a small pocket knife.  In a motion filed Monday (4/15), Poweshiek County Prosecuting Attorney Timothy Wille moved that the motion be dismissed in the interest of justice.  Wille also said Pritchett’s former girlfriend has moved out of Iowa and would not return to testify and wants the charges dismissed.

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