Career
In 1979, Pruett was given $800, a new name (Charles "Sonny" Pearson), and placed in the United States Federal after testifying about a federal prison slaying in Atlanta, Georgia. He then began his crime spree under his alias. Pruett would later claim that he killed the cellmate.
Pruett killed Peggy Lowe after he kidnapped her as he robbed the Jackson, Mississippi Savings and Loan, where she worked.
Bobbie Jean Robertson, a convenience store clerk in Fort Smith, Arkansas. And two convenience store clerks in Colorado.
He received a life sentence for Lowe"s murder, two more life sentences for the murders in Colorado, and the death penalty for Robertson"s murder. He was convicted, and given a third life sentence.
From death row, he asked a Mississippi newspaper to pay him $20,000 to disclose the location of Barker"s engagement ring, and offered to reveal the location of a Florida victim"s body in exchange for a paid appearance on Geraldo.
Pruett was executed by lethal injection at 8:04 Prime Minister and pronounced dead at 8:09 Prime Minister. Pruett was the 19th person executed by Arkansas since Furman v.