![]() “The university has stated on multiple occasions that hazing will not be tolerated and the university acts swiftly when any hazing allegations are brought forth,” LSU spokesperson Ernie Ballard said in a statement. The university said its office of Student Advocacy & Accountability will also conduct an investigation. LSU and the national Phi Kappa Psi fraternity jointly said they suspended the LSU chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity two weeks ago as the school investigated the incident. John Bel Edwards to sign into law a set of anti-hazing measures in 2018 that made hazing a felony. In that case, a student was found guilty of negligent homicide for his death and sentenced to five years in prison. The arrest comes three years after Maxwell Gruver, an 18-year-old LSU student pledging a fraternity, died after an alcohol-related hazing ritual. # FULL SLUG: LA:LSU Investigating Possible Hazing Death BATON ROUGE - All Greek activities are suspended at LSU as the university investigates an on-campus fraternity concerning the Wednesday night death of an 18-year-old student.# vo of police presence, pic of Max Gruver from his Facebook, vo of investigators rolling out crime scene tape, presser sots from LSU president, sots from LSU students, vo of LSU president, EXT vo of LSU campus, vo of students walking out of college building# MAX GRUVER FB|WBRZįormer Louisiana State University student convicted in fraternity hazing deathĬNN has not been able to reach Reynolds and has not confirmed if he has an attorney. ![]() In Louisiana, felony hazing comes with a potential prison sentence of up to five years. Reynolds was released from jail on $13,500 bond on Monday, according to CNN affiliate WAFB. The arrest warrant affidavit found that Reynolds, the fraternity’s “New Member Educator,” had given new members “multiple bottles and cans” of alcohol and would not let them leave until they finished. The victim had severe alcohol poisoning, was unresponsive and had to be placed on life support, the police affidavit stated. The hazing investigation began after police responded to Baton Rouge General Medical Center on October 19.Īccording to the arrest warrant, an LSU student who was a new fraternity member was dropped off at the hospital by a group of males later identified as Phi Kappa Psi members. ![]() Phi Kappa Psi member Terry Pat Reynolds II, 21, was charged with one count of felony hazing, 12 counts of misdemeanor hazing, and one count of failure to seek assistance, according to an affidavit for the arrest warrant filed by LSU Police. A fraternity member at Louisiana State University was charged with 13 counts of hazing after police said he forced new members into drinking so much alcohol that their health was endangered, and in one case, leaving the person hospitalized and on life support.
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