Update: Martinsville, Illinois, man charged in fatal stabbing
Jul. 31—Update: 3:45 p.m.:
A Martinsville, Illinois, man has been charged with second-degree murder and obstructing justice in connection with a fatal stabbing death that took place late Saturday in Marshall.
On Monday, Donmick M. Zedell, 30, of Martinsville was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice related to the stabbing death of Louis Riggs, 42 of Marshall, according to a Marshall Police Department news release.
Zedell appeared in Clark County Circuit Court Monday morning.
On Saturday, Marshall police responded to a fight in progress in the 1400 block of South Fourth Street in Marshall, where they found Riggs unconscious.
Following an investigation, Marshall police arrested Zedell in connection with Riggs' death.
The Marshall Police Department was assisted by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Martinsville Police Department, Illinois State Police crime scene services and the Clark County coroner.
----Illinois authorities are investigating the fatal stabbing of a Marshall, Ill., man that took place late Saturday, according to the Clark County Coroner's office.
Louis Riggs, 42, of Marshall was pronounced dead at the Marshall Soccer Fields while waiting to be airlifted to a hospital.
According to Jeff Pearce, Clark County coroner, the death is a homicide, and Riggs died from injuries sustained in a stabbing.
No information is being released on the location of the stabbing incident at this time.
The Clark County Sheriff's Department, Marshall Police Department, Marshall Fire Department, and Illinois State Police Crime Scene Units responded to the call.
There is an ongoing investigation into the incident.
