Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — Authorities announced Tuesday that a third person has been charged in connection to an alleged "murder-for-hire" and arson plot in Bedford County.
Last week, police arrested 43-year-old Heather Dibert after investigators say she allegedly hired a man in an attempt to kill her wife and her wife's family.
Troopers say Dibert reportedly offered money and drugs to 34-year-old Zachery Sellers, of Lewistown, in exchange for him burning down a home in Napier Township where her wife was staying with family members.
Investigators say on October 28, authorities responded to the home in question, located along Tulls Hill Road in Napier Township, for a reported house fire.
Police say Sellers, who was arraigned last Friday, allegedly admitted that Dibert showed him the home and told him, "kill them all."
Now, police say 33-year-old Jamie Beers, also of Lewistown, is facing charges after she reportedly admitted to driving Sellers to the scene of the fire.
According to the affidavit, troopers say Dibert reportedly showed both Beers and Sellers the location of the home, prior to Sellers carrying out the alleged plot.
Police say Beers admitted to driving to the address of the home, where she reportedly parked nearby, and witnessed Sellers walk up to the home before seeing a "ball of fire."
Troopers say Beers claimed that she thought Sellers had lit a shed or vehicle on fire.
According to online court records, Beers was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on a variety of charges, including conspiracy to commit homicide, conspiracy to commit arson and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.
She is being jailed on $1 million bail.
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