Autopsy: Morgan Co. correctional officer stabbed 8 times during fatal attack

Autopsy: Morgan Co. correctional officer stabbed 8 times during fatal attack

Authorities say Reginald Steed killed Dustin M. Pedigo late Feb. 24 as Pedigo was checking cell doors at the state prison.

UPDATE: MORGAN CO PRISON GUARD STABBED EIGHT TIMES, DECEASED

A Morgan County correctional officer suffered eight stab wounds, one fatal, in a Feb. 24 attack by an inmate, records state. The autopsy report for Dustin M. Pedigo, 35, also shows he was performing a “lock check” on inmate cells at the Morgan County Correctional Complex in Wartburg when the inmate — identified by state authorities as Reginal Steed — “suddenly opened the door and ambushed (Pedigo).” Steed, 35, has been moved to Riverbend Maximu…