WATCH LIVE: Glynn County police give update on investigation into alleged hazing incident on St. Simons Island
– The Glynn County Police Department is set to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon to give an update on the current investigation ofGCPD is set to speak at 1 p.m. at its headquarters and you can watch it live by clicking the video player above.The Glynn County teenager and the apparent victim is now recovering in an intensive care unit following the incident that happened on March 21.
According to the Glynn County Police Department, the incident started at a house party on St. Simons Island Tuesday night. Trent Lehrkamp, 19, was brought to the emergency room by three other teens who left before police arrived. A report said his clothes were soaked with urine, he had spray paint all over him and a small bruise on his shoulder.outside a hospital in Glynn County to show support for Lehrkamp.
According to Lehrkamp’s father, it was not the first time that the teen had gone to a house party on the island and been hurt.Lehrkamp came home covered in WD-40, vomit, paint, glue, egg and spray paintIn the report, the father said the reason why his son continued to go to house parties was that he thinks he is accepted by those people and thinks they care for him. He added that his son hung out with the teens who were younger than him because he wanted to fit in.
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