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SALISBURY, MISSOURI -- Friday, Oct. 29, 23-year-old Patricia K. Pruett, Columbia, Missouri, and 22-year-old Joshua W. Elam, Columbia, Missouri, were arrested for delivery of a controlled substance in Salisburg, Missouri.

After a brief pursuit, Pruett and Elam were arrested for selling approximately one ounce of cocaine to an undercover officer with the North Missouri Drug Task Force.

Pruett is charged with one count of a class B felony delivery of a controlled substance. Her bond is set at $25-thousand, cash only.

Elam is charged with one count of a class B felony delivery of a controlled substance and two counts class D felony resisting arrest. His bond is set at $35-thousand, cash only.

Officers with the North Missouri Drug Task Force, Chariton County Sheriff's Office, Salisbury Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted in the arrest.