Edward James Whitehead, 40, and Lennox Lenair Johnson, 37, both of Douglas, are the individuals who authorities believe burglarized and vandalized the George Washington Carver Freshman Campus over a week ago. Their alleged actions resulted in significant network disruptions to school operations throughout the Coffee County School System on Monday, October 26, 2026.
Whitehead and Johnson were identified through surveillance footage and were taken into custody last week. Both remain in the Coffee County Jail.
Whitehead was charged with obstruction, carrying a weapon in a school safety zone, burglary – 2nd degree, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, disrupting public school, interference with government property, giving false name to police as well as a probation violation for armed robbery and a sexual battery warrant.
Johnson was charged with burglary – 2nd degree, criminal trespass, disrupting public school, carrying a weapon in a school safety zone, and interference with government property.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
