Man sentenced to 18 years for attempted rape

The Monroe County Circuit Court sentenced Scott James Hedrick-Dwyer to 18 years in prison for attacking and attempting to rape a woman on the B-Line Trail in April 2013.

The then-23-year-old woman parked near North Rogers and West 10th streets to rollerblade on the B-Line Trail April 7, 2013, according to court documents. She told police she saw a man watching her as she made her way north on the trail.

During the victim’s return trip down the trail, Hedrick-Dwyer, 24, tackled her to the ground, hitting her several times in the back of the head.

She screamed for help as Hedrick-Dwyer yelled at her to shut up, according to court documents. Hedrick-Dwyer was putting his hands on the victim’s shorts when a witness came charging toward him.

Hedrick-Dwyer fled the area.

City detectives found Hedrick-Dwyer a week later after receiving a tip from a caller in Ellettsville who saw the suspect in the area.

The Monroe County Circuit Court cited an escalating criminal record starting in 2008.

Hedrick-Dwyer’s felony history includes auto theft in 2010 and battery resulting in bodily injury in 2011.

Hedrick-Dwyer’s foster father reported to police two days after the attempted rape that Hedrick-Dwyer broke the year-old protective order against him in an attempt to break into his foster father’s home.

The Monroe County Circuit Court dismissed charges of attempted residential entry and invasion of privacy, but sentenced Hedrick-Dwyer to 10 years for being a habitual offender and eight years for criminal confinement and battery resulting in bodily injury.

Dennis Barbosa