(Michigan City, IN) - An Indiana State Prison worker attacked by an inmate will not survive his injuries, per an announcement from prison officials yesterday.

Authorities stated the victim, Mike Keel, was a maintenance foreman and had been employed at the prison on Michigan City’s west side for close to 30 years. Keel was in a prison steel shop where inmates work when he was struck on the head with a steel pipe on Monday.

The inmate suspected in the attack, Jeremy Davidson, 39, of Logansport is serving a 169 year prison sentence for multiple counts of Child Molestation. He now could be charged with murder.

Prison officials said funeral arrangements for Keel will be announced soon.