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Evidence: Incident Report

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Offense(s) | Person 1 | Person 2 | Evidence/Property

Reporting Officer's Narrative | Defendant's Remarks


INCIDENT / ARREST REPORT

Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department
711 Jackson Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655

 _X_ INCIDENT
    ___ Juvenile
    ___ Sr. Citizen
    ___ Gang
 ___ ARREST
    ___ Child Abuse
    ___ Domestic
    ___ Involved
             Alcohol
 CASE NUMBER:
  001294-23E-2004
Date Reported:
 05-23-2004
Time Reported:
   9:15 AM
OFFENSE:
  N/A
STATUTE:
  
  ___ Committed
  ___ Attempted
Location of Offense (Exact address, include Room/Apt. No.)
  588 Hathorn Road, Apt. 232
 Oxford, Mississippi
Date of Offense:
 May 23, 2004
Time of Offense:
  9:22 AM
Location of Arrest (Exact address, include Room/Apt. No.)
  N/A
Date of Arrest:
 N/A
Time of Arrest:
  N/A
Reporting Officer:
  Deputy Fred Willits
Unit Number:
  304
Assisting Officer:
  N/A
Unit Number:
  N/A

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PERSON 1
 Type:
 Victim
 Category:
 Adult
 Foul Play Suspected
 No
 Name:
 Kristal Bentley Waterson
 Alias/Street Name/Nickname
 none
 Vic/Offender Relationship
 N/A
 Race
 White
 Height
 5' 7"
 Weight
 125
 Hair
 Blonde
 Eyes
 Brown
 Sex
 F
 Hat
 none
 Jacket/Coat
 none
 Shirt
 light blue
 Pants
 black
 Skirt/Dress
 N/A
 Age
     26
 DOB
 March 23, 1978
 SS#
 XXX-XX-XXXX
 Scars/Marks/Tattoos
 none visible
 Injury Extent
 Fatal
 Injury Description
 Strangulation
 Address
 588 Hathorn Road, Apt. 232
 Oxford, Mississippi
 Res Phone 238-XXXX
 Bus Phone 915-XXXX
 Occupation
 Instructor
 Employer/School
 University of Mississippi
 Employer Address
 C-115 Bondurant Hall,
 University, MS

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PERSON 2
 Type:
 Witness
 Category:
 Adult
 Foul Play Suspected
 N/A
 Name:
 Michelle Prescott
 Alias/Street Name/Nickname
 none
 Vic/Offender Relationship
 cousins & roommates
 Race
 White
 Height
 5' 7"
 Weight
 135
 Hair
 Blonde
 Eyes
 Green
 Sex
 F
 Hat
 none
 Jacket/Coat
 none
 Shirt
 white
 Pants
 blue denim
 Skirt/Dress
 N/A
 Age
     21
 DOB
 Apr. 6, 1983
 SS#
 XXX-XX-XXXX
 Scars/Marks/Tattoos
 none visible
 Injury Extent
 none
 Injury Description
 N/A
 Address
 588 Hathorn Road, Apt. 232
 Oxford, Mississippi
 Res Phone 238-XXXX
 Bus Phone 234-XXXX
 Occupation
 Student /
 Administrative Asst.
 Employer/School
 Univ. of Mississippi /
 Lovelady Realty, Inc.
 Employer Address
 The University of Mississippi
 University, MS /
 609 South Lamar Blvd.

 Oxford, MS

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ITEMS OF EVIDENCE/PROPERTY RECOVERED
 (1) Type
     ___ Damaged
     ___ Lost
     ___ Recovered
     ___ Stolen
     _XTaken into Evidence
Item Description

 001294-01: Mississippi driver's license issued to Kristal B. Waterson, collected for identification purposes

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

In summary, R/O was dispatched to above location regarding a death. Upon arrival, R/O made contact with complainant, the victim's roommate identified as Michelle Prescott, who reported that, shortly after she returned home at approximately 9:00 AM, she found the victim hanging in the victim's bedroom closet. At 9:26 AM, R/O notified Dispatch to assign an ambulance to the scene immediately. R/O then made the following notifications: Sergeant Steven Spearman, Unit # 446, 9:27 AM; Detective Ted Armstrong, Unit # 615, 9:28 AM; Detective Sam Murphy, Unit # 633, 9:28 AM; CSU, 9:30 AM; Coroner, Coroner's case # 2004-277, 9:31 AM. Upon arrival of Detectives Armstrong and Murphy, R/O turned over all pertinent info to the detectives and secured the scene as directed by detectives.

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 DEFENDANT'S VERSION/REMARKS (What did the defendant say about the offense or his/her whereabouts at the time of offense?)

 N/A

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 REPORTING OFFICER  Fred Willits  DATE REPORTED  05-23-2004
 REPORTING OFFICER  //Fred Willits
 Signature
 304
 Unit Number
 05-23-2004
 Date
 SUPERVISING OFFICER  //Steven Spearman
 Signature
 446
 Unit Number
 05-23-2004
 Date

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