Whitfield County man’s mother pleads guilty to influencing witness in assault case

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. — A Whitfield County domestic violence and sexual assault case that ended with a life sentence for a Rocky Face man moved closer to its conclusion Friday after his mother pleaded guilty to pressuring the victim to lie to investigators.

On June 5th, 44-year-old Erica Dawn Hedden pleaded guilty in Whitfield County Superior Court to influencing a witness, a felony offense.

Hedden admitted to pressuring the victim to provide false information to law enforcement about the physical and sexual abuse committed by her son, Skylor Burke…

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