REPORTING OFFICER'S NARRATIVE (Brief narrative of the facts surrounding the offense and the arrest.)

At 6:36 AM, August 23, 2009, Dispatch received a 911 call regarding a package containing two human feet and unknow body parts,  found at Lamar Park in Oxford.  The caller identified himself as Beau Dixon.

Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Unit 203 (Officer M. Arborogh ) was dispatched and arrived at the scene at 6:41 AM, and was met by witness Beau Dixon and his German Shepherd, Monty, near the pathway bridge inside the south park boundary,  northwest of Country Club Road and Old Miss Road..  Mr. Dixon related that his dog had retrieved a package from an unknown location and brought it to him.  Upon examining the package, Mr. Dixon caught a glimpse of a human foot.  According to Mr. Dixon, he immediately stopped and called 911.

Mr. Dixon directed Responding Officer (R/O) to a package on a park bench a short distance away.  R/O Arborogh observed the package, and confirmed the presence of what appeared to be two  human feet.

R/O notified Dispatch and requested CI assistance.  Reporting Investigators (R/Is) Detectives T. Armstrong and S. Murphy were assigned and proceeded directly to the scene. At R/Is' request, Coroner’s Inspector L. Johnson and a CSU team were notified to respond to the scene. R/Is arrived at the scene at 7:03 a.m.  Upon arrival, R/Is found that R/O had secured the area. Environmental conditions at the scene upon arrival are as follows: Weather: Exterior crime scene location; Ambient Temperature: approximately 58°F/14.4°C; Relative Humidity: approximately 83%.

R/O Arborogh made the following verbal report, which is stated in summary and not verbatim:  On arrival at the scene, R/O was approached by witness Beau Dixon, and they proceeded together to the area of a nearby park bench.

Dixon advised that he brings his dog, Monty, to Lamar Park most Sunday mornings.  He enjoys watching the sunrise, and Monty can get some exercise.  This morning they  arrived at approximately 6:10 AM and Mr. Dixon took Monty off his leash and sat down on a park bench to watch the sunrise, while Monty ran off exploring, as usual.  Just as the sun was rising at approximately 6:25 AM, Monty brought a package to Beau Dixon & dropped it at his feet.  Mr. Dixon did not see  where the dog had found the package, and looked around, but saw no other people in the area.  Mr. Dixon then examined the package, tearing a piece of the paper wrapping  back to see what was in it.  At that time he saw a human foot inside a plastic bag, and immediately called 911

No other people were observed in the park area at the time of R/O Arborogh's arrival, although a white van and a blue SUV were observed in the southwest parking lot near the lake.  The white van was later determined to belong to Beau Dixon.  The blue SUV was gone by the time R/I's arrived.  No model or year information was noted

R/O Arborogh further stated that, to the best of his knowledge, the following personnel had occasion to enter the crime scene area and must be excluded by CSU personnel: witnesses Beau Dixon, and himself.  Beau Dixon had handled the package, however R/O had not.

After receiving the report from R/O Arborogh, R/Is conducted a preliminary inspection of the scene.  R/Is observed a package on a park bench facing east.  The package was observed to be irregularly shaped, was wet, and appeared to consist of white butcher paper tied with twine, measuring approximately two (2) feet, each  by one (1) foot by six (6) inches.  The paper had been partially torn open, revealing a blue tinted clear plastic bag within.  The end of what appeared to be two human feet with five (5) toes each was visible.

The park bench is inside the park, north of Country Club Road, and approximately 500 feet northwest of its  intersection with Old Miss Road.  A picnic area is behind and northwest of the bench, and a pathway bridge is approximately 40 feet southeast of the bench.  The bridge crosses a small stream-bed.  A small lake is near the western edge of the park, approximately 600 feet west of the picnic area behind the bench.  The bench overlooks the stream-bed and a large open area to the east.  (http://www.oxfordms.net/docs/Lamar%20Park%20Master%20Plan.pdf)

CSU arrived at the scene at approximately 7:20 AM, and Coroner’s Inspector L. Johnson arrived 2 minutes later.  R/Is instructed CSU to collect the package and pack it in ice for submission to the Yoknapatawpha County Coroner's Office in accordance with instructions from Coroner’s Inspector L. Johnson.  They were additionally instructed to process the entire scene according to standard procedure.

Inspector Johnson examined the package, carefully opening it further, revealing a Ziploc brand large size 'Big Bags' (15”x15”), containing two human feet, left and right, from a Caucasian male, along with unidentified bloody tissue.  Inspector Johnson stated that the wounds appeared to have been made by a sharp instrument, however was not prepared to make any conclusive statements until the items in the bag could be removed in the laboratory and properly examined.

A preliminary search of the area including along the stream-bed and lake shore revealed no additional evidence.  Although the package was wet and may have been submersed in water, no traceable water trail was found.  CSU will conduct a more intensive search of the room and report their findings.  Witness Beau Dixon will be interviewed and reported separately.

R/Is left the scene at 10:05 AM. Before leaving, R/I Murphy instructed CSU to complete the scene prior to leaving that day.  CSU to notify R/Is of progress by the end of this date. As of this filing, CSU is still actively processing at the scene. The listed items represent items collected at this time.

Evidence remanded into the custody of Forensics Officer T. R. Douglas for transport to the Yoknapatawpha County. Coroner's Office for analysis.   Any additional evidence found to be submitted directly to the MCL.  CSU is expected to submit an inventory of items taken into evidence within fourteen days of this report, with detailed report(s) of their findings to follow at a later date.