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Blake Morsovillo was placed on the trial request docket for charges tied to the hazing of University of Missouri fraternity pledge Danny Santulli.

Blake Morsovillo has been charged with life-endangering hazing, a felony, and has pleaded not guilty.

Next week, a sentencing hearing for Alec Wetzler will mark a new stage in the criminal cases.

A court hearing for MU hazing defendant Blake Morsovillo, of Springfield.

A judge moved the case for one University of Missouri hazing defendant to the trial setting docket, while giving the attorney for another defendant until July to try to reach a resolution.

One attorney said his client had been offered a misdemeanor deal.

Not all of the eight defendants charged with felony hazing in public grand jury indictments filed Friday were in direct contact with Danny Santulli on the night he collapsed from alcohol poisoning.

Changes in several court hearing dates in hazing cases because grand jury indictments make preliminary hearings unnecessary.

Preliminary hearing dates for four hazing defendants. All are charged with felony hazing, alleging there was a threat to life.

Six of the 11 fraternity members charged in the MU hazing cases received preliminary dates for their hearings Thursday.