A University of North Carolina fraternity was shut down Thursday, days after a 20-year-old student reportedly died when she fell out of a party bus window. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said sophomore Polly Miranda Rogers was aboard the Charlotte Party Charter bus Tuesday evening when she fell out an emergency window and was struck by two cars. WBTV …
Two University of Central Florida students were arrested on Tuesday after a female college student reported she was raped while attending a frat party on Saturday night. The Orlando Sentinel reports that David Anthony Kirk (pictured left), 20, and Jack Ryan Smith (pictured right), 26, are accused of sexual battery after a woman who attended a Alpha Tau …
A Pasadena, CA woman was taken into police custody Wednesday for allegedly sending a photo of herself bound and gagged to her parents in a fake kidnapping scheme focused on collecting cash. According to the Pasadena Star-News, Yimei Wang, 20, arranged to have a terrifying photo of herself restrained in a hotel room sent to …
The President of Howard University announced Wednesday that six employees were fired following allegations that they misappropriated financial aid funds in a decade-long scam. In a statement, Wayne Frederick said he learned in December 2016 of the misappropriation of university-provided financial aid funds. Officials launched an internal investigation, which concluded in May 2017. “The investigation found …
A judge has thrown out involuntary manslaughter and some of the other most serious remaining charges against 11 of the former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge’s hazing-related death last year. It’s the second major blow to the prosecution’s case. District Judge Allen Sinclair on Wednesday threw out nearly 300 new or refiled …
The former University of Hartford student accused of putting her bodily fluids in and on her black roommate’s belongings was sentenced to a special form of probation that could allow her to avoid a criminal record. The Hartford Courant reported that Brianna Brochu, 18, was sentenced Monday to accelerated rehab, which entails 200 hours of community …
A sophomore at Columbia University was reportedly found dead in his dorm room five days after overdosing on opioids. The New York Post reported that Gage Bellitto, 19, was found dead on December 27, after his parents hadn’t heard from him for several days and contacted police. At the time, authorities believe that the college student …
A junior at Northwestern University died on Sunday of unexplained causes and police are investigating her death. The Daily Northwestern reports that Kenzie Krogh, 20, died Sunday morning at Saint Francis Hospital, where her friends brought her on Saturday when she reportedly said she wasn’t feeling well. Krogh was a junior at the School of Education and …
An accused drug dealer provided the Oxycodone that killed a 19-year-old University of South Carolina student, according to charges recently filed in state and federal court. According to The State, Anthony “A.J.” Hunt, 22, was charged with illegal distribution of Oxycodone in connection with the death of Rachel Bandman, 19. Bandman, a public relations major and a …
Authorities have released the frantic 911 calls placed by Florida State University fraternity brothers who found a pledge dead of alcohol poisoning. The calls released Tuesday provide a glimpse into the frantic scene on November 3 after members of Pi Kappa Phi found pledge Andrew Coffey, 20, unresponsive after a night of binge drinking. During the …
Police have reportedly issued arrest warrants for nine frat members in connection with the hazing death of a 20-year-old pledge. According to ABC News, Tallahassee police announced Thursday that the nine men, all between the ages of 20 and 22, face charges for the death of Andrew Coffey, the Florida State University student who died …
Authorities have identified the Fresno State student who died Wednesday after allegedly visiting Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. KFSN reported that police said Thursday that the student who died at the fraternity house was Omar Nemeth, 19, of Fresno, California. His friends told the news station that someone handed Nemeth a pill Wednesday and, after taking …
