Chickasaw PD: Assault suspect turns himself in

Published: Mar. 31, 2023 at 3:09 PM CDT|Updated: Apr. 2, 2023 at 6:06 PM CDT

CHICKASAW, Ala. (WALA) - Assault suspect Douglas Pratt turned himself in to authorities Sunday morning, according to the Chickasaw Police Department.

Police said they had been looking for the man who allegedly hit a victim with his vehicle and fled the scene. They said the incident happened Tuesday, March 28, at 12:39 a.m. at 799 Iroquois St.

Pratt, 31, ran over the victim and then fled the scene in a white, single-cab GMC pickup, according to authorities.