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Five former Ohio fraternity members were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the hazing death of a Bowling Green State University student, with three receiving jail time.
Jarrett Prizel, 19, of Olean, New York, Daylen Dunson, 22, of Cleveland, and Ben Boyers, 21, of Sylvania, Ohio, had all pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and hazing counts. Dunson and Boyers also pleaded guilty to obstructing justice, while Dunson also admitted to tampering with evidence.
The other two, Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, Pennsylvania, and Aaron Lehane, 21, of Loveland, Ohio, were ordered to serve house arrest. Sweeney and Lehane both pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and hazing, while Lehane also admitted to obstructing official business.
The charges stemmed from the March 2021 death of Stone Foltz, 20, a sophomore from Delaware, Ohio.
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Cory and Shari Foltz, the parents of a Bowling Green State University student who died in an alleged hazing incident, look on while Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Dobson, left, takes questions from the media at the Wood County Courthouse, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Bowling Green, Ohio.
((J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune via AP))
Authorities have said Foltz died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity initiation event in which he was hazed into finishing an entire bottle of alcohol. He was found unconscious by a roommate after members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity dropped him off at his apartment.
Foltz died three days after he was put on life support.
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Prizel was sentenced to 28 days in jail and two years of probation. Dunson received a 21-day jail term and three years of probation, while Sweeney was given a 14-day jail sentence and two years of probation. All three were also sentenced to serve 28 days of house arrest.
This undated photo shows Stone Foltz
(Sean Alto, attorney for the family of Stone Foltz)
Boyers and Lehane were each sentenced to 28 days of house arrest and two years of probation.
Sentencing is pending for three other former fraternity members.
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In a statement issued Thursday, Foltz’s parents, Shari and Cory Foltz, noted the sentencings were the conclusion for the former fraternity members. However, the couple said “there will be no closure for our family until hazing is permanently eradicated on college campuses.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
