October 11, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Sheriff Patrick Ray has reported an inmate death.
“On October 11 at 3:35 a.m. an ambulance from DeKalb EMS was summoned to the DeKalb County Jail for a medical issue with one of the inmates that was unresponsive, but breathing. During the transport of the inmate to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb, the inmate was administered CPR. The inmate was pronounced dead at Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Emergency Room,” said Sheriff Ray
The inmate is 34-year-old Dustin Allen Pedigo of King Ridge Road Dowelltown.