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To: LowndesCountySheriffs Office120PrisonFar,mRoadValc{osta,eorgia 1601

ATTN: Investigator ackWinni:ngham

VAI,DoSTA LownnnsRn:cToxALCRIMELABoRATORY

1708Nonrg AsHr,EySrn-nsrValnosra,GnoRcla rcAz

229-293412A

LABORATORY REPORT

January 5,2013

Laboratory CaseNumlher:SubmissionNumber:AgencyCaseNumber:

Subpoenaspertaining to thisValdosta - Lowndes RegionalNumber.

Frank SimsnsChiefof Police

ChrisPriueSheriff

Barry C. FunckLaboratory irector

20t3-00a42I13-01-01520

case should refer to theCrime Laboratory Case

Offense(s): Death nvestigationSubject(s): Kendrir:kLamarJohnson Victim)

Criminalist

report is in referenceo a request or Crime SceneForensicservicesmade o the Valdosta LowndesCirime Laboratoryon January ll, 2013. This report may contain conclusions,opinions,and/or

madeby theauthor.

ScetreNarrativ,el"

Friday,January11,2013at a,pproximately048hours, wascontactedy CaptainWandaEdwardsf theInvestigationsDivision at the LowndesCountySheriffs Office, in referenceo a deceasedtudent tH:ighSchool LHS), 1606NonmanDr,ive,Valdosta,Georgia. advisedhat wouldbe en oure.

Friday' January11,2013 at approximatelyi08 hours, arrivedat LowndesHigh School,1606NormanValdosta,Georgia. was briefed by trnvestigations taff Sergeant ack Winningham.Staff Sergeant

advised hat LownclesCounty SherifPsInvestigatorswere dispatched y 1e'wn6ss sunty 911

to ttre Old Gynrnasiurn t the l,owndesHigh Schoolat 1606NormanDrive, Valdosta,Georgia. washatstudents t LowndesHigh l$choolwere n theOld Gymnasiumwhen heydecidedo climbup on to

matsthat were rolled-upand n thevertical position.I wasadvised hatwhen he students limbedon topthe rollecl-up mats they saw what appeared o be white in color socks.The studentsadvised hat they

he socks o get a clc,serook, in which they discoveredhat it wasa body. I wasadvisedhat thenotified a teacher,n which liheteacherstartedpulling the vertical positionedmats down into the

o accesshesituation.When he eachermadeheirway to therolled-upmats n theback owtheOld Gyrpnasiurnolthw,estwail they sawwhat appearedo beadeceasedody.

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LRCL Clase unabr:r:013-0t)042 AgencyCaseNumber:13-01-0i520

was advisedhat ttrebody waspositionedhead irst insideof the rolred-upmat.EMS arrivedonscene nd heLHS student;Kendrick Lamar Johnson:black male, birth date l}na/wgl, of g20ponf,erosaDrive,

Georgiawasslightlypuiledout of thematand ounddeceased.

carnpusat this address ontains nultiple buildings ocatedeastof NormanDrive, valdosta,Georgia" heuilding is a public high schoolcampus.The buildingson this campusareconstructedith red in

brick on theextertoranda grey n colorrnetal oof.The campus lsocontainsmultipleparkingots,white nmobile kailers, multiple classrooms,multiple offices, multiple athletic fields, a footballstadium,and

gyinnasiums- he campuscontainsan old GymnasiumBuilding whereJohnsonwas foqnddeceasedold Gymnasiurnis locatednorth of thecarnpuscafeteria.Theold Gymmasiumontainedbleac$erslong he

andsoruth alls-Thereare nultiplebasketball oalsaroundhehardwoodloors.Therewereapproximateli2l) rolled-upmats n theso'uthwestorn€rof thegyrn.

scenewasestablished ith crimesoeneapeandsecured y theLowndes ounty sheriffs offipepersonnelon scene noted he following Lowndescounty sheriffs office personnel: aptainwandaEdwards

ltryde Jones,Sergeanit aro,nPritchett,Staff Sergeant ackWinningham,Major LoganHendersonRan'cly ightsey,Deputy Mike \dams,DeputyJohnMarion,and nvestigator ackpriddy.personnelon

,rom heValdosta-Lowndes,egionalCrimeLaboratoryffLRCL): criminalistLieutenantShafinonalters,CriminalistRayMcGraw.Pelsornelon scenerorn heGeorgiaBureauof InvestigationsGBI):CrimeScene

Vfes Horne, Agent Kristen Perry, Agent Lindsay Marchant,Agent Mike Callahan,Agent AmyandAgentSteveTurner.

J'anuary 1,2013at approxirnately 125hours,an nitial walk-throughof theexteriorand nteriorof- -anewasc0nducted y Staff Sergearnt inninghamandmyself.Nitrile gloveswerewornby all crimescene

en$eringhescenehroughouthe nvestigation. cursorynspection f theeastside frontof Cafeteriaold Gynnnasiumuilding)entry/exitdoorsandwindowswasconducted,rrwhich t appearedobe nosignof

entry.

proce$singhe scene r1' aking overall photographs f LHS Main Entrance.with the assistanceflvlcGrawandCriminalistLieutenantSalters tkee-dimensional3-D) imageof the nteriorscenewas

sing he LeicaC-10Scaruring ystem.

completionof the l,eica ScanDocumentation,tre GBI i:ersonnelenteredhe scene or an nitial walk-and o assistwith the nr,,estigation.

he crinre$cene,akingoverallandnnid-range hotographsf the campus xteriorCafeteria nd

Gymnasiium.he exteriorand nteriorof thescenewas video ecordedwith a digitalcamcorder.

serarch f the exterior vrest wing (rearsideof CafeteriaandOld Gymnasium)was conduoted y GBIScene' pecialistWesHorneandnryself.All interiorand exterior rashcansn theareaweresearched.he

doors o the rear(westsideof building)of theOld Gymnasiumwere ocked.Thereappeariedo be noof forcedentry o therear(t'est sideof building)entry/exitdoors. t wasnoted haton thesouthsideof the

cafe'teria uildinga window wasajar. It appearedhat thewindowwasunlockedandopenedwith nof force ntry.Winetowsnd ntry/exitoors ere ocumentedithphotographs.

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VLRCL CaseNurnber:2013*0,0042 Agency CaseNumber: 13-01-0i520

interiorof theold Gymnasiumwasdocumented.,akingoverallandmid-range hotographs. uring cusoryareasof concernwere :ldentified.The evidentiary tems were identified usin ye[ow Identificatio

I observedone (1) trlack and white Adidas shoeon the floor in front of a rolledfupmat lyingn thesout}rwest orrner ltthe old Gynnasium(crime scene tem # l). I observed ne l) yellow

olderon the gYm lcpr in front of a rolled-upmat near hewestwall of theold Gyrnpasiumcrimetern# 2)' I observed ne(1) blruen color Physical

scienceBook on the floor behind worolled-upmatsthe southwestwall entry/e:ritdoror crime scene tem # 3). I observedone (l) grey Hollisterpull-ovesweateron thr: concrefe loor aroundmultiple horizontaland vertical rolled-upmats n the southwes

of tlheold Gynnraasiurn{Jrimescene tem # 4). I noteda rolled-upmat containingJohnsgn,seceaselying in the horiz:ontalposition on the concrete loor in thesouthwestcornerof the old Gynaasium crime

tem #5). Therewerewhat appearedo'be blooclstainsn thesouthwall of the old Gymnasium. bloodest was perform-edn the stainsby GBI Crime sceneSpecialistHome, which accordingo thenstructionshestainswerepositive or blood(CrimeScenetern# 6).

wasnoted hat a pair of black,grey,andorangen colorNIKE shoeswereobserved ear heblgachersn thewall of the Old Gymnasiurn.t appeared

hat the shoeshad stains hat lookedsimilar to blood.A bloodest was performedon the stainsby GBI Crime SceneSpecialistHorne,which accordingo thenstructionshestairns erenegativeor biood.

and lose-upphotographs, ith andwithout,a scalewere akenof'the items hatwere dentifiedwithYellow IdentificationNumbem.A roughsketchof thescenewasgenerated. dditionaldocumentationf the

was conducted'Crimescenetern# 1 s a men'ssizeU.S.9.5 shoeaccordingo the nside ag.CrimeScene# 2 contained chooldocurnents elongingo KendriskL. Johnsondeceasedictim). Thedooumentsere

rimescenetem ls 4 is ,asizeM (medium)accordingo its tag.Two swabsof thebloodstains nsouthwall werecol'lectedCri,nreScenetem# 6).

the assistance f Criminalist Mr;Grawand GBXCrime SceneSpecialistHome approximateointsofere akenusing he triarrgulationmethodrom fivo fixed objectso themarkedtems f evidence

A is the Old Gymnasiurnwest wall nortl,r ntry/exitdoubledoor frame.PointB is a comerstickingout onwest wall. The itemsof evidencewerecollectedandsecured n my crirnescenevehicle.My vehiclewas

and [maintaineclhekeys.

Friday,Janpary 1,2013at approximately 600hours,The LowndesCountyComerBill Watson rrived no cortduat is exarnination f Johnson. ohnson's odywaspositionedying approximatelynhis left side

out of therolled-upmat llom trishead o approximately is abdominalarea.Theremaindeqf hisbodyappro:ximately

he abdominalarea o his feet was insidethe rolled-upmat. Johnson,s eadwason thelc,or n a pool of blood.Johnson's ody wasremoved rom the mat so LowndesCountyCorner lillcou"ld ontinuehis examination"ohnsonwaswearinga white n colorundershid, norangen color ee

a whirten color teesh,i4 a beit, blue n color eans,black n color shorts,boxerundenrear, ndwhite nsocks'Therewas one (1) pair of white, greS andorange n color NIKE shoesnsideof themat (CrimeItern # 8), which werenot on his feet.The NIKE shoeswere documented ith photographs.ohnson's

wasplaced nto thesupine'positicmo thathis body couldbe examinecly LowndesCountyCornerBillDruing his exarninationowndesCountyCornerBill Watsonunfastenedohnson's elrt nd eans.bodywasdocumentedrithaitditionatrhotographs" n ^n

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VTRCL Case'fumtrer:2013-Cr0042 AgencyCaseNumber:13-0i-01520

Friday'January11,2a13 at approximately 610hours,GBI crime scenespecialistHorne nd I placebody on a sterilewhite sheet o conductan additionalcursoryexarninationor docurnentationthatrigorand ivor rno;rtis ad alreadyset n, whichwasconsistentwith thepositionof theway hebodybund' Johnson'sight ann was in a position hatappearedo coverhis faceandhis left armwasalonghiswith his forsarrnbentback owardshis head.Johnson'singerswere ooselycurledup on bothhands.onewire with whrite arphones ashookedaround ohnson'seft handmiddte

and ndex inger.There ppearerigor rnortishadset n becatme f tthe tiffeningof his body. Levity waspresent nhishead,arms, ndchesJohmion'sacewasswolletrandhadbloodexitingfrom his eyes,nose,andmouth.Therewas isibledriedon Johnson'sar'ms,ohest,anc[ face- rhe smell of Johnson'sbody appearedhat it wasstarting oghnson's yesw€r€t wollen, ixed, anddilated.Bloodwasvisible n theeyeswith sips of petechiaapperaredo be no signso:f, lunt force raumaon Johnson'saceor body.Thereappearedobe no visibleof wounds o Johr'rson'sc,dy.Therewerevisiblesignsof skin slippageon Johnson,s bdomenrea,ace

arm.Jcrhnson'sodywasdocumentedwith additionaldetailedphotographs.

therenxoval f .Iohnson's ody from therolled-upmat,additionaltemswereobservedhatappearo havevalue'one (1) blackandwlhiteAdidasshoewas ocatedn

thesouthwest reaof theold Gymnasiumthecon<lreteloor ttearJotmson's ead n the poolof blood(crime scene tem# 7).TheAdidas hoewasaU'S' 9"5,whichappearedo be sinrilar o crime scenetem# l. Johnsorr'socketsweresearched,n which,(l) LCi cell phonewas located rom his left front blue eanspocket(crime scene tem#9).Approximate

of ureasurernentsere tal<en singthe triangulationmethod rom the two previous ixedobjectso thetemsof evidence. he temsof evidencewerephotographed,ollectedandsecuredn mycrimescene

My vehiclewas ockeda:nd maintainedhekeys.

neasurernentsf therolled-upmatJohnsonwas ound n wereobtained:engthwasapproximatelinchesand hewidth of the entirediameterwasapproximately 4 inches.

rhefoot endlsidewhere ohnson,s

were)0f therolled-upmatwasapproximately4tft inchesn diameterat theopening f its widest oint.Theend(sidewhereJohnson's read as)of therolled-up natwasapproximatelyl43/ain.h",n aia*eterat the

of iitswidesrt oint.

a cursorysearch {'theOIJ Gyn:rnasium irlsRestroom, aper owels hatappearedo contain loodwerenL he trashcan neart,hesinks (Crime Scene tem # 10).The paper owelsweredocumented ith

ollected, ndsecuredn my crimescene ehicle.My vehiclewas ockedand maintainedhekeys.

owens from owens Transiportwas contacted y Lowndescounty corner Bill watson to conduct heanclranspo'rt f thebody o the Valdosta-LowndesegionalCrimeLaboratory.

Wtnningham,CaptainEdwards,LieutenantJones,Criminalist McGraw, CriminalistLieutenantand I oonducttda final walk l;hrough f the crime scene,n which nothingadditionalwasnoted.At

1720hours,I conrgluded y investigation nd releasedhe scene o Investigator taffSergeantnd he LowndesCounty Sheriff s Office.

Friday,.lanuary11,2013 at appro.rimately730hours,owensTransport nd I arrivedat theValdosta-RegionalCrime Laborartoryvith Johnson'sbody anclplacedhim in Body Cool r # 2. A Lowndes

Sherrlff's flice Fropertyand EvidenceFormwereg€Reratedor thehody tem# 5, whichcontainedheof custody.

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VLRCL rCase umtrer:2013-00042 AgencyCaseNumber: 3-01-01520

evidence rom the scenewas placed into the Crime Scenevehicle Bay TemporcryEvidence ocker andIhekeys.crime scene tem #'s 7, 8, and 10 weresaturatedn bloodso theywereplacedntodrying

# 1 and maintainedhekeys.

sundav' January13, 2013, I returned o the valdosta-LowndesRegionalCrime LaboratoryVLRCL) tothe evjdence&om the krcker and drying cabinet.All items of evidenceweresealedwithevidenceape

digital imagesof the scenewereconvertedontoa DVD to be submittedascrime scene# 1l for evidencedigital videorecordingof thescenewasconverted ntoa DVD to besubmittedascrime scens#12.TwelveLowndesCountySheriffs offlce Propertyand EvidenceFormsweregeneratedor the evidence, hich

hechainof custody

SundaY, anuary13, 2013, li arrived at the LowndesCountySheriffs office locatedon 120prisonlrarmvaldlosta,Georgia,andsutrmitted heevidenceo theLCSOEvidence -ockerand securedheevidemce.

Sundal', anuarv 3, 2013, waserskedy LowndesCountySheriffChrisprine if it waspossibleo allow'atherKendrickJolursonSr. to rnakea positive dentification f his son.Johnson,sarentswere

o the Valdosta-LowndesRegionalCrime Laboratoryby LieutenantJones,and Investigator taffV[inningham-Kendrick John.son rr.,Lieutenant ones,and InvestigatorStaff SergeantWinninghamhe ab andwereescorted y mllself to thebodycooler oomwhere hepositive dentification asmade.

Monda;y,anuary 4,2013, ohnsonr'sodywas elsasedo SteveOwensbr transporto theGBI or autopsy

AEReport age of 5

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