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| Home / College Guide / Penn State fraternity brothers plead guilty in Tim Piazza hazing death |
| Posted on Wednesday, July 31 @ 00:00:03 PDT |
Two former Penn State University students have pleaded guilty to hazing and reckless endangerment in a 2017 fraternity hazing incident in which Hunterdon Central High School graduate Timothy Piazza died. Brendan Young and Daniel Casey each pleaded guilty this week in Centre County Court in Pennsylvania to 14 counts of hazing and a single count of reckless endangerment — all misdemeanors, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 1. Young served as president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Casey was vice president and pledge master at the time of the February 2017 offenses. Piazza, a Readington native and 19-year-old sophomore who was among the 14 pledges summoned to the house that night to participate in the bid acceptance event, was found unresponsive the next morning after consuming large quantities of alcohol during an initiation event referred to as an “obstacle course,” where the pledges consumed significant amounts of alcohol. Piazza died days later as a result of multiple falls incurred subsequent to his intoxication. Young, 28, and Casey, 27, participated in and facilitated the hazing event. “There should be no discussion of this case without recognizing the tragic loss of life and resulting devastation for Mr.
Piazza’s family and friends,” Henry said in a statement “Mr. Piazza was simply seeking to join a social organization for the benefits of community and shared experiences, as so many university students do. Most of those students go on to successful lives and careers — basic expectations following college which Mr. Piazza never had the opportunity to experience.” The Office of Attorney General accepted referrals of Young and Casey’s cases from the Centre County District Attorney’s Office. The criminal prosecution of these cases has taken a significant amount of time due, in large part, to appeals of pre-trial court rulings. More: The shocking final hours of Timothy Piazzas life The 14 counts of hazing represent a count of hazing for each member of the Spring 2017 pledge class who were subjected to the obstacle course. The reckless endangerment charge pertains to Piazza. Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021 signed Timothy J. Piazza’s Law which stiffens the penalties for hazing in New Jersey. Piazza died after getting drunk and falling several times on a night in February 2017 while seeking to join the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Piazza fell down a flight of stairs in a fraternity house after participating in drinking games as part of the pledging process.
Not only were he and other pledges encouraged to drink heavily throughout the night, but the fraternity members did not seek medical treatment for Piazza until the next morning. He died at the hospital. Investigators concluded Piazza had had at least 18 drinks in under two hours. Piazza suffered severe head and abdominal injuries. His death prompted Penn State to ban the fraternity, and Pennsylvania state lawmakers to pass legislation making the most severe forms of hazing a felony, requiring schools to maintain policies to combat hazing and allowing the confiscation of frat houses where hazing has occurred.
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