A teen left in the ICU covered in vomit and drenched in urine after being humiliated in a brutal hazing incident speaks up for the first time to warn that ‘justice will be served’ – as the police have yet to announce any arrests.
Trent Lerkamp, 19, was allegedly attacked at a house party on St. Simon Island off the coast of Georgia on March 21 by a group of his “wealthy friends,” according to a police report obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.
A gruesome snapshot on Snapchat of Lehrkamp and four of his alleged tormentors showed the victim sitting unconsciously slung over a chair while covered in red spray paint and other unidentified items.
Lerkamp broke his silence weeks after the attack left him on a ventilator after his breathing dropped to a rate of just six breaths a minute from “drinking vodka and antidepressants”. It was also alleged that he was forced to eat mushrooms.
I’m alive and doing well and I’m recovering,” Leherkamp said WSAV. Just know, it’s going to take a long time for me to get over this – through the trauma. But one day, I hope to be back over the next few months or so. But justice will be served.
A Snapchat photo of Trent Lerkamp allegedly victimized by a group of teenage boys in Georgia on March 21
Lerkamp broke his silence weeks after the attack left him drenched in urine and on a respirator after his breathing rate dropped to just six breaths a minute from “drinking vodka and antidepressants”. Pictured: Lehrkamp hugging his father
Authorities were notified by staff at the Southeast Georgia Health Center after Lehrkamp was dropped off in the ER by three alleged attackers, whom DailyMail.com did not name because they were minors.
According to the police report, Trent’s father, Mark, 44, told the responding officer that he saw his son around 4:52 p.m. on March 21 and that he was “completely fine” when he went to his friend’s house on wealthy Saint Simon Island. , Georgia.
The father later receives a phone call informing him that his son “may be in the hospital”. He called the hospital immediately and was told he needed to get there “immediately”.
The report reveals that Trent’s younger sister also received a Snapchat at 8:39 p.m. stating, ‘N**** Omg I know you’re sick of hearing it but like I’m not there but like Trent is apparently dying.’
When she asked where her messenger brother was she replied, “Take vault guess (redacted) mother***ing (patterned)”.
At six breaths per minute, Trent’s breathing was so shallow that he could not breathe independently. By the time his father saw him he was already on a ventilator.
According to the report, Trent was drenched in urine. He had paint splatters all over his body, hair, and a small bruise on his left shoulder.
Horrifying photos posted on the alleged attacker’s Snapchats, which have now been removed from them, appear to show Trent unconscious, covered in debris, and strapped to a chair.
Shockingly, Trent’s father went on to tell the police, that this was not an isolated incident but rather a recurring pattern of behaviour.
He told the responding officer that this was not the first time his son had gone to this particular house, as he believed he was attending a spring break party and came home shaken. He told the officers, “He’s not coming home normally.”
Trent has since been removed from the ventilator and is receiving additional out-of-state treatment.
Lerkamp said it could take a few months for him to get back on his feet but was assured that justice would be done.
Authorities were notified by staff at the Southeast Georgia Health Center after Lehrkamp was dropped off in the ER by three alleged attackers, whom DailyMail.com did not name because they were minors.
It shows Trent on a ventilator in the intensive care unit after his painful descent. He has since been removed from a ventilator and being treated at an out-of-state facility
A video posted to Facebook shows a separate alleged hazing video, during which Trent was forcefully sprayed with water by a group mocking him
The police report, obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, says that on March 17, Trent came home “covered in WD-40, vomit, paint, glue, egg yolks, and spray paint.”
On Friday, March 17, he revealed: “Trenton came home (from that address) covered in WD-40, vomit, paint, glue, egg yolk, and spray paint.”
Additionally, the report reads, “Mark stated that Trenton appeared high or intoxicated and two weeks ago Mark had to take Trenton to the ER because he came home with a severe laceration above his left eye that required stitches.”
According to his father, Trent, who is not on the autism spectrum as has been reported, believes his alleged attackers are his friends and that he goes there because he “has no other friends”.
The police report read, “Whenever Trenton is in that house, he is accepted and with people he thinks care about him. Mark also thinks that since they’re younger than Trenton, he might think they look up to him (and) won’t fight or stand up for himself (because) they’re underage and if he hurts them, he’ll get in serious trouble.
Meanwhile, in an email obtained exclusively from DailyMail.com, Glynn Academy High School, which Trent recently graduated from and where the alleged perpetrators are students, informs parents, “We are aware of allegations of an off-campus incident involving several of our past and current students.
According to the Georgia Department of Education law, email states that students can be disciplined for off-campus behavior, which could result in criminal charges against the student and make the student’s continued presence in school a potential danger…or disrupt the education process.’
