Charles Pedigo

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 44-year-old Charles Pedigo of Scottsville after his reported escape from the Green River Correctional Complex, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Kentucky State Police had been searching for Pedigo after he escaped from the correctional complex in Central City on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. Authorities said he was serving a 29-year sentence on assault charges, the AP reported.

At 5:56 a.m. Saturday, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a suspicious male at 1976 H E Johnson Road. After arriving, a deputy found Pedigo and arrested him, the news release said. Pedigo has been taken to the Warren County Regional Jail on outstanding warrants, the release said.