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2015

Indictment No.

15CHM01205/X1506021, X1506022, X1506023

n the Superior Court of Chatham County, State of Georgia

JUNE TERM 2015

Defendant, on being

in

open court, pleads _________________________

Defendant

Attorney for Defendant

Defendant, on being in open court, PLEADS GUILTY and waives the right

to

trial by jury; the

presumption of innocence; the right

to

confront witnesses against oneself; the right

to

subpoena witnesses; the right to testify and

to

offer other evidence; the right

to

assistance of counsel during trial; the right not to incriminate oneself; and understands that by pleading

not guilty or remaining silent and not entering a plea, one obtains a jury trial.

Defendant

Attorney for Defendant

We, the Jury, find the defendant THUI\IIBPRINT(S) OF DEFENDANT

(left) (right)

FOREPERSON DATE

THE STATE OF GEORGIA

VERSUS

JASON PAUL KENNY,

MAXINE EVANS

and

GREGORY BROWN

(SPECIAL PRESENTMENT)

WITNESS(ES):

Agt. Cyrus Purdiman, GBI (Statesboro)

Inv. Nicole Meyers, CCSO IA

Dr. Stacey Desamours, GBI Crime Lab (Atlanta)

Meg Heap

District Attorney

Eastern Judicial Circuit

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Georgia

CHRISTY BARKER

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY

OFFENSE(S): FELONY MURDER, INVOLUNTARY

MANSLAUGHTER, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT,

CRUELTY TO INMATE, INVOLUNTARY

MANSLAUGHTER, PUBLIC RECORD FRAUD,

INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, PUBLIC RECORD

FRAUD AND MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT

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STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF CHATHAM

BILL OF INDICTMENT

IN

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAID COUNTY,

SPECIAL PRESENTMENT)

THE GRAND JURORS selected, chosen and sworn for the County

of

Chatham to wit:

1. Marilyn Solana, Foreperson

2. Catherine Akins

15. Rhonda Johnson

3. Jennie Battle

16. Bryan Jones

4.

Gloria Bryant

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5.

Loretta Calvert

18. Dale Lepisto

6. Paulette Christie

19. Kenny Siu Quinones

7. Amelia Croft

20. Jamecia Ready

8. Linda Cook

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9. Tonja Davis

22. Peggy Todd

10.

Roseanne Dickerson

23. Victoria Yates

11.

Brian Hagan

24.

12. Tammy Harris

25.

13. Mike Holland 26.

14.

Kristy Horbachefsky

COUNT 1: FELONY MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 (c) t-.JO

in the name

of

and on behalf

of

the citizens of the State

of

Georgia, charge and accuse JASON PAUL

KENNY, with the offense

of

FELONY MURDER, for that the said JASON PAUL KENNY,

in

the

County of Chatham and State of Georgia,

on

or about the 1st day

of

January, 2015, while

in

the

commission of the offense of Cruelty to An Inmate, a felony, caused the death

of

Matthew Ajibade, a

human being, by using excessive force, contrary to the laws

of

the State

of

Georgia, the good order,

peace and dignity thereof.

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COUNT

2:

INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-3(a) True.

And the jurors aforesaid, in the name of and on behalf

of

the citizens

of

the State of Georgia, further

charge and accuse JASON PAUL KENNY, with the offense of INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER,

for that the said JASON PAUL KENNY, in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia, on or about

the 1st day of January, 2015, while in the commission

of

reckless conduct, an unlawful act, caused

the death of Matthew Ajibade, a human being, without any intention to do so, by tasing him while he

was restrained, contrary to the laws of the State of Georgia, the good order, peace and dignity

thereof. .

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COUNT

3:

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, O.C .G.A. 16-5-21

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And the jurors aforesaid,

in

the name

of

and on behalf

of

the citizens

of

the State

of

Georgia, further

charge and accuse JASON PAUL KENNY, with the offense of AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, for that the

said JASON PAUL KENNY,

in

the County

of

Chatham and State of Georgia, on or about the 1st day

of

January, 2015, made an assault upon the person

of

Matthew Ajibade with a taser, an object and

device which when used offensively against a person

is

likely to result in serious bodily injury by drive

stunning him while he was restrained, contrary to the laws of the State

of

Georgia, the good order,

peace and dignity thereof.

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COUNT 4: CRUELTY TO INMATE, O.C.G.A. 42-4-5 q r lle

And the jurors aforesaid, in the name of and on behalf of the citizens of the State of Georgia, further

charge and accuse JASON PAUL KENNY, with the offense of CRUELTY TO INMATE , for that the

said JASON PAUL KENNY, in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia,

on

or about the 1st day

of January, 2015, being a jailer at the Chatham County Detention Center, unlawfully cause willful

inhumanity to Matthew Ajibade, an inmate under the accused s care and custody by using excessive

force, contrary to the laws of the State of Georgia, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.

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COUNT

5:

INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-3(a) T f l.l €,

And the jurors aforesaid, in the name of and

on

behalf of the citizens of the State of Georgia, further

charge and accuse MAXINE EVANS, with the offense of INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, for that

the said MAXINE EVANS, in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia, between the 1st day of

January, 2015, and the 2nd day of January, 2015, the exact date of the offense being unknown to the

Grand Jury, while in the commission of reckless conduct, an unlawful act, caused the death of

Matthew Ajibade, a human being, without any intention to do so by failing to monitor him while he

was in restraints, contrary to the laws of the State of Georgia , the good order, peace and dignity

thereof.

COUNT 6: PUBLIC RECORD FRAUD, O.C.G.A. 45-11-1 T

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COUNT 8: PUBLIC RECORD FRAUD, O.C.G.A. 45-11-1 True.. v.tl

And the jurors aforesaid,

in

the name of

and on

behalf of the citizens of the State of Georgia, further

charge and accuse GREGORY BROWN, with the offense of PUBLIC RECORD FRAUD, for that

the

said GREGORY BROWN,

in

the County of Chatham and State of Georgia, on or about the

2nd

day of

January, 2015, unlawfully falsified a Corrections Bureau Restraint Chair Log, a document belonging

to the

Chatham County Sheriff's Office, a public office within the State of Georgia ,

in

that he signed

the

log

indicating that checks occurred that did not occur, contrary

to

the laws of the State of Georgia,

the good order, peace and dignity thereof.

COUNT 9: MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT, O.C.G.

A.

16-10-20

And the jurors aforesaid,

in

the name of and on behalf of the citizens of the State of Georgia, further

charge and accuse GREGORY BROWN, with the offense

of

MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT, for

that the said GREGORY BROWN,

in

the County of Chatham

and

State of Georgia,

on

or about the

2nd

day of January, 2015, knowingly and willfully made a false statement

to

Agent Cyrus Purdiman of

the Georgia Bureau of Investigation

in

a death investigation, a matter within the jurisdiction of the

Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a department of state government, to wit: stating that he checked

Matthew Ajibade while

he

was

in

restraints, which checks did not occur, contrary

to

the laws

of the

State of Georgia, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.

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OF GEORGIA

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