15 fraternity members charged in connection with death of 19-year-old pledge in 2019 • 4 min read Fraternity member died 4 hours before 911 was called: Coroner Washington State University said it has no reason to believe that anyone hesitated to call 911 for Sam Martinez, while investigators said alcohol may be to blame.KXLY Fifteen men who belonged to a Washington State University fraternity were charged Wednesday in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of a 19-year-old pledge two years ago, officials said. Whitman County prosecutors charged the former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity with furnishing liquor to one or more minors, a gross misdemeanor that carries a jail sentence of up to a year and a $5,000 fine.