The time is approximately 1314 hours. Speaking is Detective Timothy Hightower of the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Squad. Today’s date is Tuesday, September 09, 2008. I am currently in the parking lot of PRP High School. This will be a taped statement in regards to Case #08-197. Also present with me in my vehicle is David Thompson. David, if you would state your full name for the tape?
Okay and your date of birth?
Thompson
Hightower
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Your home phone number?
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Okay I’m taking this statement in reference to the events that occurred on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 that occurred during the PRP football practice. Please describe to me the events of that Wednesday, August 20, 2008 from the beginning of football practice to the end of football practice, David?
Okay, we um… went out to the field, we waited till everybody got situated and their equipment on and then we uh, we warmed up and we did drills and then uh, the.. our teams and everything and then uh, I think the defensive line, they was walking because we don’t usually walk, we uh we just like jog to we’re going.
And he was walking and he said that we had to get on the line so that meant we had to run. And then we was running because we thought
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Okay, so that’s… what you’re showing me in your hands. I know we’re on tape—that’s 4 times then.