Kendrick Johnson , January of 2013 , was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School in Valdosta , Georgia , in 17 . His parents Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson filed a civil lawsuit after death . State autopsy ruled death was accident but parents insist it was foul play . Wrongful death suit asked for $ 100million in damages from 38 defendants . FBI agent Rick Bell and sons Brian and Branden were named in the suit . They have filed a $ 1million defamation countersuit against the Johnsons .
Kendrick Johnson , 17 , was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School in Valdosta , Georgia , in January of 2013 . His parents Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson filed a civil lawsuit after death . State autopsy ruled death was accident but parents insist it was foul play . Wrongful death suit asked for $ 100million in damages from 38 defendants . FBI agent Rick Bell and sons Brian and Branden were named in the suit . They have filed a $ 1million defamation countersuit against the Johnsons .