8 charged in hazing death of Ohio student Stone Foltz
The 20-year-old from Delaware County died last month days after an alleged hazing incident off-campus at a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity event. Author: 10TV Web Staff, WTOL Newsroom Published: 12:15 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 11:23 PM EDT April 29, 2021
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Foltz, a 20-year-old from Delaware County, died last month days after an alleged hazing incident off-campus at a Pi Kappa Alpha event that involved alcohol.
According to his family, Foltz s blood alcohol content was 0.394. A coroner ruled Foltz died of fatal ethanol intoxication during hazing incident.” The manner of death was said to be an “accident – college fraternity induction ritual.”
WTOL 11 A memorial to BGSU student Stone Foltz is started in the area of Greek Village on campus at Bowling Green State University.
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Some of the alcohol-related offenses involve providing alcohol to underage persons, while others reference permitting that activity at their residence.
The multiple counts of hazing and failure to comply with underage alcohol laws reflect the allegation that those defendants participated in providing copious amounts of alcohol to Foltz and the other new members, the Wood County Prosecutor s Office said.
First-degree manslaughter alleges that the defendant caused a death by committing or attempting to commit a felony and carries a maximum penalty of 11 years in prison.
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Eight people have been indicted in the alcohol-related death of an Ohio college student who was found unconscious after a fraternity party, prosecutors said Thursday.
A grand jury indicted the eight on charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to hazing.
Stone Foltz, 20, died three days after he and other fraternity pledges at Bowling Green State University were each given and encouraged to finish an entire bottle of alcohol at the March 4 off-campus party, university officials have said.
Foltz, a business major from Delaware, Ohio, was found unconscious by a roommate after members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity dropped him off at his apartment, according to an attorney for Foltz’s parents. He was put on life support and died after his family arranged for his organs to be donated.