35 year old Dustin Pedigo, a corrections officer at the Morgan County Correctional Complex near Wartburg, was killed overnight Tuesday after allegedly being stabbed by an inmate.
No further information, including the name(s) of inmates involved have been released as the incident is still under investigation by the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
District Attorney Russell Johnson released the following statement regarding the death of Pedigo:
“We have been receiving inquiries regarding the death of a corrections officer while on duty at the Morgan County Correctional Complex last night. The inmate who fatally stabbed the corrections officer has been transported to another facility. TDOC investigative division is handling the investigation and it will take some time to put the case file together for our office to review.
The next meeting of the Morgan County grand jury will be on May 26, 2026.
Our thoughts and prayers are obviously with the correction officers, wife and family. Because this is a pending investigation, our office cannot release any further details”