Five men convicted on allegations related to hazing in March 2021 death of twenty-year- Old State University Bowling Green student were sentenced in Ohio on Thursday, with three of they receive jail phrases of up up to 28 days.
men, who are between ages of 20 and 22 were among the eight who were accused in connection with in death of Stone Foltz, sophomore who died three days after visiting off-Campus Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity initiation. The prosecutor’s office said that he drank a liter of whiskey in event.
Paul A. Dobson, Wood County Attorney, said he was glad the court agreed “that some of in men involved in this case had to be seen inside of a jail cage.” To finally start seeing that the matter was coming to an end, he addedpleased.
But Mr Foltz parents Cory and Shari Foltz said in a statement released Thursday that while the verdict of five men may be the conclusion for some, there would be no closure for them family until hazing was “forever eradicated” on college campuses.
“Universities and Greek organizations must be held accountable,” they said, adding that this is not just them son but many other students who were “tragically wounded or killed because people in power refuse to defend them.”
March 4, 2021 Mr. Foltz, business a major from Delaware, Ohio visited what prosecutors described as a mandatory fraternity event where new members, the so-called “little” or “little brothers” – the majority of their minors – each was given a bottle of about one liter of liquor they were supposed to drink. According to prosecutors, Stone Foltz “consumed a liter bottle of Evan Williams 86 proof bourbon.”
In the evening of the same day he was taken to his apartment and left unconscious fraternity member Jacob Krynn and several others prosecutors said. When paramedics arrived at Mr. Foltz’s apartment, his roommate was doing CPR, but Mr. Foltz was no longer breathing, they said. He was taken to Wood County Hospital and then transferred to Toledo Hospital, where he died. on March 7th.
Lucas County Coroner Issues Decision death as “fatal ethanol poisoning during hazing.” Prosecutors said that during the police investigation, several of members of the fraternity lied to investigators and destroyed both physical and electronic evidence.
Five defendants sentenced on Thursday in Wood County Court of General Pleas previously pleaded guilty to various allegations that included reckless murder, hazing, and falsification with proof.
Thursday Jarrett Praizel, 20, assistant teacher for new members of brotherhood, was sentenced to 28 days in jail and two years of probation. Dalen Danson, 22, President of head of the fraternity, was sentenced to 21 days in jail and three years of probation. Niall Sweeney, 22, Vice President of brotherhood, was sentenced to 14 days in jail and two years of probation.
Benjamin Boyers, 22, a fraternity sergeant, was sentenced to two years in prison. of probation. Aaron Lehane, 22, whotogether with Mr Sweeney and Mr Boyers were residents of in house where event took place, also got two years of probation.
Five men we also sentenced to 28 days of electronic home monitoring and 100 hours of community service.
In a published statement on Thursday, prosecutors said that the court could order jail time for all of Defendants, with the exception of Mr Lehane, but “hold that in reserve” pending successful completion of their probationary period. The court suspended jail time over Mr Lehane. prosecutors addedbefore it is executed with in terms of his probation.
They said the defendants cooperated with accusation of two of another men convicted, Mr. Krinn and Troy Henriksen, including testifying against them.
Mr Krinn, aged 21, and Mr Henriksen, aged 24, were found guilty on thinks of hazing and failure fulfill with juvenile alcohol laws. Mr Krynn was also found guilty of obstructive official business.
Two men and also Caldwell Canyon, 22, who also pleaded guilty and testified in court, will be convicted in in next few weeks.
“The sad thing is that there are no winners in this situation,” said Rex Elliott, a lawyer representing Mr. Foltz. parents in separate civil suit against Bowling Green State University. “Foltz family lost their son these children, who were convicted today – it will be on their records forever.”
Mr. Elliot said he planned to file a complaint next a week. Hazing Ritual Pi Kappa Alpha, Mr. Elliot added was going to on for some years.
“Is not secret what that includes and they have done nothing to put an end to it,” Mr. Elliott said. of university.
