RedactedNarrative: On July 16, 2018, at approximately 1524 hours, I was contacted by Sgt. in reference to a boating incident on Lake Oconee.  I proceeded to call Putnam County's Sheriff's Office dispatch and they confirmed a boating incident. 
  
  	At this point in time, the victim had been transported to Putnam General Hospital by Putnam County EMS.  My preliminary interview on the dock were consistent with Operator1 being the operator of vessel one (red jet ski), GA Registration 0822WF.  Operator2 was the operator of vessel two (black jet ski), GA Registration 0919TH.  V2 occupant1 was the observer riding with Operator2 while Victim was being pulled on a tube (port side) along with V2 tuber2 riding starboard side of the tube.  I proceeded to inspect both jet skis for safety compliance and both checked out satisfactory.  Operator1 informed me that she struck the victim with the jet ski due to a steering issue.  While her ski was on the lift, I ran the ski and operated the steering column and all appeared to be in working condition. Both above skis came back registered to the same person (who was not present at the time).
  
  	During this period, while at the above address, V2 occupant1 appeared to be very concerned about law enforcement presence and liability concerns.  I had to instruct V2 occupant1 by state law, it was required to report such boating incidents.  I proceeded to Putnam General Hospital to check on the victim and attempt to speak with him.  Victim was in no condition to speak.  He was being attended to by Dr. and other hospital staff.  Victim was being treated for a punctured lung, possible broken ribs, lacerations under the chin, and bruising to right side of face.  
  
  	While at the hospital, I secured statements and confirmed through these statements that Operator1 was driving the red jet ski (listed above), Operator2 was driving the black jet ski (listed above) with V2 occupant1 as the observer/passenger while pulling the tube with Victim and V2 tuber2. 
  
  	On July 17, I received an email and phone call from Operator1 revising her initial statement that she was the driver of the red jet ski.  She advised that she was not driving the red jet ski, that she was driving the Mastercraft Boat, GA6338DS.  She stated that V2 occupant1 urged her to say the accident occurred with the jet ski instead of the family's boat in hopes of keeping the boat out of the situation.  My observations of this situation confirms my suspicion of V2 occupant1's actions the day of the incident.  Up until this point, none of the other individuals involved reached out to correct their statements.  
  
  Operator1, V2 occupant1, V2 tuber2, and Operator2 all provided false statements and information to me as I attempted to investigate this incident.  These four individuals listed above were interviewed openly and none of them made an attempt to contradict the others' statements (They all had an opportunity to correct each other's statements, but chose not to). On July 18, 2018 at 1142 hours, I conducted a phone interview with Operator1 and she advised again that she was the operator of the Mastercraft boat with occupants.  Later, as I spoke with the two occupants, they confirmed being occupants of the Master Craft.  They both informed me that they were present at the hospital when all of the interviewing was taking place, but chose not to give their statement that day.  The two also confirmed that V2 tuber2 was driving the black jet ski while V2 occupant1 was the passenger/observer, along w
  