Huntingburg resident included in three arrests connected to attempted murder investigation

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Perry County — Earlier Wednesday morning, multiple suspects were arrested stemming from an Indiana State Police investigation into an alleged attempt to commit murder in December of 2022.

Troopers began the investigation after the victim, who will remain anonymous, was lured to an undisclosed location by Elizebeth Potts, 23, Eastview, Ky. Once the victim arrived, police allege Jacob Burch, 30, of Huntingburg and Dakota Hedinger, 28, of Cannelton, battered the victim repeatedly with baseball bats. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries that required being flown by a medevac helicopter to Deaconess Trauma Center In Evansville.

As instructed by the Perry County Circuit Court Judge, the investigator, Master Trooper Stinson, presented his findings to a Special Judge from the Spencer County Circuit Court, which resulted in arrest warrants being issued for Burch, Hedinger and Potts

After the incident, Potts fled to Kentucky and was arrested in January of this year. Potts was extradited to Indiana soon after that and is incarcerated in the Perry County Jail.  

Earlier this morning, Indiana State Troopers and numerous other law enforcement officers from various agencies took Burch and Hedinger into custody without incident.

Burch is being held in Spencer County without bond. Potts is also in Spencer County with a $960,000 or 10% cash bond. Hedinger is being held in Perry County without bond.

All three suspects were arrested on warrants for the following crimes:

  • Attempted Murder, Felony, Level 1
  • Conspiring to Commit Murder, Felony, Level 2
  • Aggravated Battery, Felony, Level 3
  • Conspiring to Commit Aggravated Battery, Felony, Level 3
  • Aggravated Battery with Serious Permanent Disfigurement, Felony, Level 3
  • Conspiring to Commit Battery with Serious Permanent Disfigurement, Felony, Level 3
  • Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Felony, Level 5
  • Conspiring to Commit Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Felony, Level 5
  • Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon, Felony, Level 5
  • Conspiring to Commit Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon, Felony, Level 5          

Perry County and Dubois County Prosecutor Offices, Tell City and Huntingburg Police Departments and Dubois, Perry and Spencer County Sheriff’s Offices all assisted in the case.

All suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. 

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