September 9, 2008

This is Detective Rick Arnold, Louisville Metro Police. Continuation into investigation
Case #08197. The time is now 11:47 am; and I am currently with, uh, Keavon Richardson.
Today's date is September 9, 2008. Keavon R. Richardson.

Arnold Keavon, what's your date of birth?

Richardson
Arnold And your home address?

Richardson x

Arnold x

Richardson Yes sir.

Arnold Okay. Good deal.

Richardson x

Arnold x

Richardson
Arnold Alright, Keavon. Uh, this statement's being
tape-recorded. Does that meet your approval?

Richardson Yes sir.

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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Arnold Okay. I'm taking this statement in reference to

the events that occurred on August 20, 2008;
and these events occurred during a PRP
football practice. And if you could, please
describe the events, uh, that occurred on, on
August 20, 2008 from the beginning to the end
of practice.

Richardson Alright. Uh, first we was, uh, uh, we, we, uh,
we like done, uh, like the, uh, uh, uh, stretchin'
thing, stretched out for, for like 10 minutes.

Arnold Okay.

Richardson That's when we went to our li'le, uh, offense

and defense. That's when we went to our, uh,
to like our, uh, linebacker sessions and stuff…

Arnold Okay.

Richardson That's when we did, that's when we got, he

gave us like three, three breaks on that.

Arnold During that session?

Richardson Yeah. During that session. 'Cause that…

Arnold When you say breaks, what do you mean by

breaks?

Richardson Like get water and stuff…

Arnold Okay.

Richardson We get three of them everyday…

Arnold Okay.

Richardson …stuff like that. 'At's when, 'At's when he, uh,
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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

'at's when, uh, he called us for teams, and we

did teams for like 10 minutes. 'At's when we
got our break again. 'At's when he, he, uh, 'at's
when, 'At's when he called us back. 'At's when
we, uh, 'at's when some people was walkin';
'at's when he told us to get n line. 'At's when
we start runnin', and when like, and run like
say run like 15. We all quit, then. 'At's when,
uh, well, Max, I think Max passed out then.
He, he kind of fell out then. 'At's when, uh, uh,
uh, uh, 'at's when he start tellin' us, uh, 'at's
when he told us to, uh, and to take off our
helmets. 'At's when we ran one without our
helmet. 'At's when we came back. 'At's when,
'at's when we took off our pads…

Arnold Shoulder pads?

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold Okay.

Richardson 'At's when we kept on runnin'. At's when, at's

when we kept on runnin'. We run like, I'd say
we ran like 35 of 'em.

Arnold 35 sprints?

Richardson Yeah. Ran 35. 'At's when, 'at's when, uh, he

said, he said we ain't gonna stop until, until, uh,
uh, one of our players quit. 'At's when, so we
kept on runnin'. 'At's when, 'at's when David
uh, he quitted; 'at's when we stopped. 'At's
when, when, uh, some people, they tried to go
get some water. He told 'em no, wait. Wait
until he, uh, until he get done talkin'.

Arnold Uh-huh.
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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Richardson 'At's when, 'at's when, 'at's when 'at's when we

stopped practicin'. And we ran for like… We
started runnin' like at 5:15, 5:00 and we
stopped like at 6:10, 6:15.

Arnold So you think you started runnin' at 5:15 and

stopped runnin' 6:10?

Richardson Yeah. Uh-huh. I think.

Arnold Now, is that your

estimate?
Richardson Yes sir.

Arnold What group do you run in?

Richardson Uh, the li'le guys. The runningbacks.

Arnold Okay. And how many did you run before you
took off some gear?

Richardson Uh, we ran like, I'd like, like 13 or 14.

Arnold Then you took your helmet off?

Richardson Uh, one. We ran one, then we took our

helmets. 'At's when, at's when we came back
and took off our pads. 'At's when we just kept
on runnin'.

Arnold How many did you run then?

Richardson Uh, we stopped like at 37, 34.

Arnold You stopped at what?

Richardson Like in, like in 35, 34 (inaudible).

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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Arnold 34 or 35?

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold And how do you know that there was that

many? Were you keeping track, or just…

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold …kind of guessin', or what?

Richardson (Inaudible). Uh, it, it, it was, it was up past our

30s. It was in the 30s. It was in there.

Arnold Okay.

Richardson I know it was this much.

Arnold Okay. Uh, why was the team running sprints?

Richardson 'Cause we was walkin' and, uh, and he told us

to quit wallkin', and, and they kept on walkin',
and he got mad, I guess.

Arnold Okay. When you said coach, that's Coach

who?

Richardson Coach Stinson.

Arnold Coach Stinson? So Coach saw you guys

walkin'…

Richardson Yes.

Arnold …and got mad?

Richardson Yes. And he told us, uh, uh, to start runnin',

Just go ahead and start running.
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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Arnold Okay. How many water breaks do you all

usually get during, during the day, at a normal
practice?

Richardson Uh, there's like six…

Arnold Six?

Richardson …seven of 'em.

Arnold Uh, do you get those as a team or individually

or groups?

Richardson Uh, teams sometimes; some individual usually.

Like, like the first thing would, 'at's when, uh,
'at's when, 'at's when they come back, 'at's
when the, like first string and second string go.

Arnold Okay. So do usually, groups go a group at a

time?

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold Okay. And on that day, how many water

breaks did you get?

Richardson Four.

Arnold Four? And after the last water break, is that

when you guys started runnin' hard?

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold Or was it… Yeah. 'Cause I guess…

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold Okay.
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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Richardson We had four water breaks that day.

Arnold And you, what do y'all call your sprints?

Richardson Gassers.

Arnold Okay. And what does a gasser consist of?

Richardson Uh, you mean, up back, up?

Arnold Is it up back, up back?

Richardson It's up back, up back.

Arnold And that's from the sideline to sideline. Right?

Richardson From sideline…

Arnold From…

Richardson It's like 50 yards.

Arnold 50 yards? Yeah. It's the… Yeah. From the

side… Not the full length of the field, but
sideways?

Richardson Yeah. It is.

Arnold Okay. Okay. Uh, did you or any of your

teammates, uh, ask for water breaks during,
during this time when you ran these 35 sprints,
or whatever you ran?

Richardson Uh, no. But, uh, the people… Uh, one uh,
one, one threw up, and one, uh, was breathing
real hard.

Arnold Do you know who threw up?

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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Richardson Uh, Cole. (Inaudible) Cole.

Arnold Do you know his name?

Richardson Cole.

Arnold C-O-L-E?

Richardson Yeah. I think so. No, Dominique wasn't…

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know it was.

Arnold Is this… That his last name or first name?

Richardson Cole is his last name.

Arnold You know his first name?

Richardson Uh, we all call him by his last name.

Arnold Okay. And who else… You said Cole threw

up.

Richardson And, uh, and Tonio…

Arnold Antonio?

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold Okay.

Richardson He passed out, he was breathing real hard. He

threw up water, though. He ain't throwin' up
food. He threw up water.

Arnold Okay.

Richardson He was tired.

Arnold But you think he was breathing hard and threw

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Date: September 9, 2008

up?

Richardson Yeah.

Arnold Okay. Did you hear anybody ask for water and
not get it?

Richardson Uh, no. He, he said, uh, that we can't get no

water until, uh, after we done.

Arnold Okay. So Cole threw up, and Antonio. And

who else got sick besides those two?

Richardson Max.

Arnold Max? We obviously know what happened to

Max, but what, when he, when he first went
down, what did he do? Did you see him?

Richardson Who? Max?

Arnold Yeah.

Richardson Uh, he just, he just fell. He…

Arnold Did he pass out, Do you know?

Richardson Uh, no. No. Uh, he, he walked uh, under the
shade tree. So they lay 'im down there and put
'im in some water. Well, 'at's when, 'at's
when… I guess he was just laying right there.
'Cause I, I wasn't payin' attention, for real,
'cause I was runnin'.

Arnold Okay. So he went to the shade tree?

Richardson Yes sir.

Arnold And then they sprayed him with water…

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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Richardson Yes sir. at the water hose, I'm not sure. They
took 'im inside, I think.

Arnold Okay. Uh, during any practices this year, have

you personally seen or heard of any teammates
being injured or quitting the team?

Richardson Uh, some freshmen's quitted then, but… Uh,

now? You talkin' right now?'

Arnold No. Just any time within the season?

Richardson Uh…

Arnold During this past year.

Richardson Yeah. David, he quitted. But, uh, he came

back.

Arnold Whose David? What's David's last name? Do

you know?

Richardson Uh-uh.

Arnold Okay. He quit and came back?

Richardson Yeah. And, uh, who else quit. It some

freshmen's quitted, too. Lots of 'em.

Arnold Some freshmen? Okay.

Richardson Lots of freshmen quit.

Arnold Has anybody influenced you in any way to

withhold information or change any of the
facts?

Richardson Uh-uh.
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Statement: Keavon R. Richardson / Case #08197(J)
Date: September 9, 2008

Arnold …that occurred that day?

Richardson No sir.

Arnold Is everything you've told me truthful?

Richardson Huh?

Arnold Everything you're telling me, is it truthful?

Richardson Yes sir.

Arnold Do you have anything else you wanta add or

anything you wanta ask me about?

Richardson Uh, uh-uh.

Arnold Okay. Now, we'll conclude this interview. The

time is now 11:57.

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