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The parents of a 20-year-old fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning after an alleged hazing ritual in March have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity and several of its members.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday says Stone Foltz, a graduate of Buckeye Valley High School, was joining a fraternity at Bowling Green State University when he and other pledges were blindfolded and forced to drink an entire bottle of alcohol.
It says he was taken back to his apartment, where a roommate found him unconscious. He died three days later.
Eight current or former fraternity members have been indicted on criminal charges. The university has banned that fraternity.
Foltz family files wrongful death suit in Franklin County
By Marie Thomas-Baird - mthomas@aimmediamidwest.com
COLUMBUS The law firm representing the family of Stone Foltz has filed a civil lawsuit in Franklin County.
Cooper Elliott, who represents the Foltz family, on Tuesday filed a civil complaint in Franklin County Common Pleas Court seeking damages for the wrongful death of Foltz.
Foltz, a sophomore at the Bowling Green State University, died in March from alcohol poisoning after excessive drinking, allegedly at an off-campus fraternity event. He was a 2019 Buckeye Valley High School graduate.
The family is asking for minimum compensatory damages of $25,000 for each claim; however, the family will seek a judgment substantially more at trial.
Buckeye Valley High School was recently ranked in the 20% of Ohio high schools and the top 26% of high schools nationally by U.S. News and World Report, an
View Comments My hope is that this is the last time a case like this is prosecuted in Wood County. Please, God, let it be the last time that it is prosecuted in the United States, Dobson said in a moment of earnestness Thursday afternoon during a news conference at the Wood County Courthouse.
Behind Dobson were Foltz s parents, Shari and Cory Foltz, alongside his aunt, DJ Williams.
The indictments are as follows:
Jacob Krinn, 20, of Delaware, charged with first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, felonious assault, hazing, failure to comply with underage alcohol laws, and obstructing official business;
Troy Henricksen, 23, of Grove City, charged with third-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence, obstructing justice, eight counts of hazing, and seven counts of failure to comply with underage alcohol laws;