New charges in Penn State frat house hazing death after deleted basement video footage shows pledge drinking 18 drinks in 90 minutes
School Crimes
“Every drink consumed was provided to him by a fraternity brother”: DA
Trials
September 5, 2017
Judge tosses most serious charges in Penn State frat hazing death
By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts. The ruling, issued without explanation by District Justice …
College Crimes
September 1, 2017
Judge drops most serious charges against Penn State frat brothers in Timothy Piazza death case
A Centre County, Pennsylvania, judge dropped the most serious charges against the fraternity brothers involved in a criminal investigation after a fraternity pledge, Timothy Piazza, died while at the Beta Theta Pi house at Pennsylvania State University in February. On Friday morning, Centre County District Justice Allen Sinclair dismissed charges of involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, and aggravated assault against eight …
College Crimes
July 10, 2017
‘He looked f*****g dead’: Prosecutor reveals Penn State frat brothers’ texts during deadly Timothy Piazza hazing
‘I don’t want to go to jail for this’
College Crimes
June 14, 2017
Penn State Hazing: Frat members caught laughing after watching chilling video of Timothy Piazza’s final hours
‘They laughed after the video of my dying son was shown in court’
College Crimes
June 12, 2017
Dramatic video shown as Penn State frat boys are in court for hazing death charges
Video of the last hours of Timothy Piazza’s life is being shown to a judge Monday to support the charges against 18 Penn State fraternity brothers accused in the student’s hazing death. Piazza, 19, died after an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual in the Beta Theta Pi frat house in February. While his blood-alcohol level was measured …
College Crimes
June 12, 2017
Penn State Hazing: Gruesome video of Timothy Piazza’s final hours before death to be shown at hearing
The preliminary hearing for the suspects involved in the Pennsylvania State University 2017 hazing incident started on Monday morning in Bellafonte. Prosecutors are expected to reveal the final hours of Timothy Piazza’s life before he fell to his death after reported illegal hazing by fraternity members. NBC reports that on February 9, Piazza, 19, a Beta …
College Crimes
May 9, 2017
Timothy Piazza: Penn State frat members spent nearly $1,200 on alcohol the night before student’s death
Frat members associated with the death of Penn State student, Timothy Piazza, spent close to $1,200 on alcohol the night before Piazza died, according to testimony given on Tuesday from a detective working the case. Detective David Scicchitano told a grand jury that student Craig Heimer purchased $1,179.30 worth of alcohol for the Beta Theta …
Trials
March 13, 2017
Justice? Two men accused of covering up Penn State child sex abuse scandal plead guilty to REDUCED charges
Prosecutors dropped three felony charges of child endangerment and conspiracy
