The time is approximately 1224 hours. Today’s date is Tuesday, September 09, 2008. Speaking is Detective Timothy Hightower of the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Squad. This will be a taped statement in regards to Case #08-197. I am currently in my vehicle in the parking lot of PRP High School. Also, present with me in the car; his first name is Kody, last name Thornton. Kody, if you would state your full name for the tape.
And what is your date of birth?
Thornton
Hightower
And your home phone number?
Thornton
Hightower
I’m taking this statement in reference to the events that occurred on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, that occurred during the PRP football practice. Kody, if you would please describe to me the events of that Wednesday, August 20, 2008; from the beginning of practice to the end of practice?
It started out and we normally stretch an in- zone and after we stretch, we go to our individuals, which is defense; goes runs their plays, and offence runs a different plays. Actually and we ran we uh, weren’t doing, we were walking to the individuals so we had to go back a few times, go back to in-zone break it down again and run back. Last we did individuals, we went to uh… we did our team take-offs, I mean, then we went to our individuals and after the individuals we started to the teams and we ran.
O.K. So if you would go from there, you broke off into your teams and you’re in the defensive…
The individuals existed of us just the defensive line working on our agilities; working like we do, we get our… do little warm ups again, we get our knees, we run do high knees for about 5 yards, we do them twice, we do uh, butt kickers twice and we do some hip rolls and butt rolls and dancing, which is like we kara… … which like karaoke’s. After we do that we got water. The defensive line got water, came