Georgia authorities Monday announced charges against three teenagers as well as the owners of the home where 19-year-old Trent Lehrkamp drank so much booze he had to be hospitalized.
Parents James Strother, 46, and Lauren Strother, 56, were arrested Monday morning on charges of maintaining a disorderly house and contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a minor in connection to the rowdy March 21 party at their St. Simons Island residence that left Lehrkamp clinging to life on a ventilator.
Edward Hobby, 17, was also charged with battery stemming from an incident that didn’t involve Lehrkamp but was uncovered during the investigation, Glynn County Interim Police Chief O’Neal Jackson III said at a press conference.
A pair of minors, whose names were not released, were also arrested. One was booked for simple battery and criminal trespass, and the other for possession and use of drug-related objects, Jackson told reporters.
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The police chief did not elaborate on the nature of the charges. Glynn County District Attorney Keith Higgins used his remarks to dispel alleged misinformation that has swirled around the Lehrkamp case since disturbing accusations and images emerged on social media of abuse at the hands of vicious bullies.
“He was not tortured,” Higgins said. “Trenton voluntarily drank alcohol until he passed out. No one forced alcohol down his throat or forced him to drink.”
He added that no one urinated or defecated on Lehrkamp and that he was not autistic.
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After Lehrkamp began having difficulty breathing, Hobby and two other teenagers at the party dropped him off at the ER and left their correct names and phone numbers with the intake desk.
Lehrkamp, who nurses reported smelled of urine, likely wetted himself due to his level of inebriation, Higgins said.
“By taking Trent…
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