Muhlenberg County escapee back in custody

The man who escaped from the Green River Correctional Complex Wednesday night in Muhlenberg County is back in custody.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Department located 44-year old Charles Pedigo on H.E. Johnson Road after a homeowner called police regarding a man on her front porch trying to quiet her dogs a few minutes after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Deputies arrived and arrested Pedigo and lodged in the Warren County Jail.

As previously reported, Pedigo had been serving a 29 year sentence when he escaped Wednesday night.