Pennsylvania State Police have found a missing Harborcreek Township man dead in the woods at a state gameland in Greenfield Township and recovered another stolen truck.

This is the second person who was found dead as part of the investigation into a manhunt in which Cody Potthoff and another man face charges.

Troopers were called to a residence on Dynes Ave., Harborcreek Township, around 6:06 p.m. Wednesday for a welfare check.

John C. Burick, 66, who lived at the address, was reported to be missing and "a likely the victim of foul play" in the case, according to State Police.

Burick's vehicle was located at a residence in Columbus Township, Warren County.

Video evidence showed Burick driving his truck with a young, male passenger suspected to be Potthoff in the Harborcreek area, troopers said. Investigators also developed information on a possible site for Burick’s body.

Troopers began searching possible locations for the listed missing person around 11 p.m. Thursday based on information "about tall grass and possibly in the North East area," according to State Police. Investigators began searching numerous locations both by patrol vehicle and on foot.

While checking the state game land on Calkins Road in Greenfield Township, they located tire tracks leading from the parking lot and into the woods through tall grass, investigators said. Troopers then discovered Burick deceased in the woods.

Potthoff will be charged Friday on murder charges for both victims, as well as numerous related charges including kidnapping, abuse of corpse, fleeing and eluding, multiple burglaries and thefts.

The dead man located in the Nissan Sentra has been identified as Ian M. Welden, 41, Corry, State Police said.

Investigators said the Nissan Sentra took off during an attempted traffic stop by Edinboro Police Wednesday. State Police discovered the body when they executed a search warrant on the vehicle.

State Police recovered a white, 2013 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck on Williams Rd. in Greenfield Township Friday as part of the investigation. The truck was stolen from a Crane Rd. residence in Washington Township Wednesday.

The Troop E Major Case Team is still conducting interviews.

How it unfolded

Edinboro Police notified State Police one of their officers was in pursuit of a silver Nissan Sentra they tried to stop on Rt. 6N near Perry Lane in Edinboro Borough around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, State Police said. The vehicle came to a stop, and a passenger got out. He was instructed to get back inside, the passenger took a step back, and the driver took off at a high speed.

The vehicle turned north onto Perry Lane, east onto Hillcrest Dr., north on Dundon Rd. and crashed through a metal gate, damaging the vehicle to the point where it could not be driven, according to troopers.

A man ran from the vehicle into a field toward Hamilton Rd. An officer traveling east on Route 6N saw the man walking along a fence and found out from a homeowner a man matching the description had just stolen his ATV, State Police said.

A short time later, a man matching the same description robbed a person at gunpoint at a Crane Rd. residence in Washington Township, according to investigators. He stole a Chevrolet truck and took off.

Information led State Police to Mindi Court Trailer Park in Harborcreek Township where the suspect was reportedly spotted, but the man was not found, State Police said.

Troopers later learned Potthoff arrived at a Columbus Township home in a red pickup truck, which was registered to Burick who lives on Dynes Ave. in Harborcreek, which is near Mindi Court Trailer Park where the man was reportedly spotted, according to investigators.

State Police developed additional information and called in the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) to search a residence on Route 6 in Columbus Township, but Potthoff was not there, troopers said.

Troopers later discovered Potthoff entered a residence on Center Rd. in Columbus Township between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and stole a Jeep Liberty from a garage, according to State Police.

He was arrested around 8:40 a.m. Thursday at a homeless shelter in Warren County, bringing a 22-hour manhunt to an end.

Troopers also identified Cameron Zimmerman, 24, as an accomplice. He faces charges including abuse of a corpse and is currently behind bars in the Erie County Prison.

Wanted on a warrant

Deputy Erie Police Chief Mike Nolan told Erie News Now investigators filed attempted homicide and weapons charges after several people identified him as the suspect who shot a 35-year-old man during a dispute. The incident happened on June 11th in the 900 block of Chestnut St.

The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.