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(BOWLING GREEN, Ohio) Eight people have been indicted in the alleged fraternity hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz, with one person facing a first-degree manslaughter charge, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Foltz, a 20-year-old sophomore, died March 7 after a Pi Kappa Alpha event on March 4 at the university in Bowling Green, Ohio, about 20 miles south of Toledo.
Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Dobson said eight men, ranging in age from 19 to 23, were indicted Wednesday.
They are: Jacob Krinn, 20, of Delaware, Ohio; Daylen Dunson, 20, of Cleveland, Ohio; Troy Henricksen, 23, of Grove City, Ohio; Canyon Caldwell, 21 of Dublin, Ohio; Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, Pennsylvania; Jarrett Prizel, 19, of Olean, New York; Benjamin Boyers, 21, of Sylvania, Ohio; and Aaron Lehane, 21, of Loveland, Ohio.
Eight men indicted in hazing death at Ohioâs Bowling Green State University By Syndicated Content
By Brendan OâBrien
(Reuters) â An Ohio grand jury indicted eight men on Thursday on charges stemming from an alcohol-induced death of a 20-year-old student after a fraternity hazing event at Bowling Green State University near Toledo two months ago.
Sophomore student Stone Foltz was found unresponsive in his apartment after he consumed a fatal amount of alcohol on March 4 at an event hosted by the universityâs Pi Kappa Alpha chapter, Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Dobson said during a news conference.
âFrom what we have learned, we believe and allege hazing was an integral part of this event,â Dobson said. âThe result of this event was catastrophic.â
Eight people are facing charges, including involuntary manslaughter, hazing, and tampering with evidence, in the death of Stone Foltz, a student at Bowling Green State University in Ohio who died after alleged hazing at a fraternity pledge event last month.
Paul Dobson, the Wood County prosecuting attorney, announced Thursday the indictment from a grand jury against eight men aged 19 to 23, according to a statement provided to BuzzFeed News.
Those charged include Jacob Krinn, 20; Daylen Dunson, 20; Troy Henricksen, 23; Canyon Caldwell, 21; Niall Sweeney, 21; Jarrett Prizel, 19; Aaron Lehane, 21; and Benjamin Boyers, 21. All except Lehane were students at the school.
At an off-campus fraternity event on March 4, Foltz, who was 20, and other Pi Kappa Alpha pledges were given a bottle of liquor each and told to consume all of it, Dobson said at a press conference Thursday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eight students have been indicted in the fraternity hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz, an Ohio prosecutor announced Thursday.
Foltz, 20, was hospitalized March 5 after he consumed what his family s attorney said was a copious amount of alcohol.
The indictments of eight men between 19 and 23 years old were announced Thursday by Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson.
Jacob Krinn, 20, is charged with first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, while five others are charged with third-degree felony involuntary manslaughter. Two more students face hazing charges.
Four of the eight are charged with tampering with evidence.
On the night of March 4, BGSU s chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held its traditional “Big Brother Night.” The event, common in fraternities during the pledging process, involves pledges being introduced to the active fraternity member who will serve as their mentor or “big