another hour later and she also has everything she needs on the defendant from stories printed in the local paper : tyree johnson ~ born october 25 , 1980 in easley , south carolina ~ one of four children and oldest son of mr. and mrs. leroy johnson ~ graduated easley high school , may 24 , 1999 ~ lettered in football ( wide receiver ) and baseball ( first base ) ~ attended greenville technical college for two years ~ worked nights as security guard at michelin headquarters , greenville ~ transferred to furman university effective august 24 , 2001 as a sophomore on partial athletic scholarship ( baseball ) ~ signed by a sports agent for professional baseball ~ took hiv test as part of paperwork preparation for pro contract in 2003 ~ was diagnosed hiv-positive on hiv test ~ dismissed by agent and rejected for pro sports ~ met beth ann brooks in his senior year , her freshman year ~ dated for approximately three months , then he broke it off .