3 Members Of Asian American Frat Charged In Hazing Death At Michigan University
By Graeme Massie
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— Photo from Facebook.
Three Michigan State University fraternity members have been charged over the November 2021 hazing death of a student who was found unconscious and covered in vomit in a basement.
Phat Nguyen died from acute alcohol consumption after attending an off-campus party in East Lansing, Michigan, at the now-disbanded Pi Alpha Phi fraternity’s house.
Ethan Tin Cao, Andrew Hoang Nguyen, and Hoang John Huu Pham have each been charged with one felony count of hazing resulting in death and three misdemeanor counts of hazing resulting in physical injury, according to court records.
They could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted. All three have been released on $5,000 bonds.
Nguyen died last November after going to a welcome party at the fraternity house, while three other “pledges” also passed out and were hospitalised.
An autopsy confirmed that 21-year-old Nguyen died from alcohol intoxication.
East Lansing Police responded to a call for medical assistance at about am on 20 November and found four students “passed out,” one of whom was “unresponsive and not breathing” they said at the time.
Police affidavits in the case say that the event was a “crossing party” that celebrated the four pledges becoming full members of the fraternity.
“At this party, the victims had alcohol poured down their throats and drank until incapacitated. Once the victims were unconscious, party attendees drew on them, slapped their hands and buttocks, and put food on the victims,” the affidavits state.
“These actions led to the hospitalization of (three) ‘crossing’ members and the death of (one).”
Investigators say that there is video of Andrew Nguyen pouring alcohol into the pledges’ mouths, while Mr. Cao was the fraternity’s “pledge master,” and Mr. Pham was the organisation’s president.
Pi Alpha Phi House photographed on Dec. 17, 2021.
— Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The State News
Prosecutors say that Mr. Cao and Mr. Pham are implicated because of their positions within the fraternity and allege that they “knew these actions were taking place and knew the nature of the (crossing) party.”
The Independent has reached out to MSU for comment.
It was made illegal in Michigan in 2004 for any individual to be hazed by someone affiliated with an educational institution.
In another highly-publicised hazing incident, new surveillance footage of a University of Missouri fraternity party that left a student permanently brain damaged shows him being handed a tube of beer to drink before he passes out unconscious on a couch.
Danny Santulli, 19, was forced to drink a bottle of Tito’s vodka and force-fed beer at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house during the “Pledge Dad Reveal Night” in October 2021, in video obtained by Good Morning Ameria.
Mr. Santulli is seen being led shirtless through the house by other fraternity brothers before the drinking episode begins.
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Unlike Missouri Hazing, 3 Michigan State University Frat-Bros Charged Over ‘SIMP’ Hazing Death
By Jacquelyn Gray
Article / Archive [ https://archive.ph/eR3yo ]
Danny Santulli (L), who was left brain damaged after a hazing at the Phi Gamma Delta frat house of University of Missouri in 2019; Phat Nguyen (R), who died of alcohol poisoning in late November, 2021, following a hazing at the Pi Alpha Phi frat house of Michigan State Univeristy.
On Thursday, three Michigan State University students were criminally charged in connection with last year’s alleged hazing death of a fraternity brother.
Pi Alpha Phi members Ethan Tin Cao, Andrew Hoang Nguyen, and Hoang John Huu Pham [A] were arrested in connection with the death of Phat Nguyen, 21. Nguyen died of alcohol intoxication he suffered at an off-campus home, where three other students also passed out due to alcohol consumption and required hospitalization, according to the Lansing State Journal.
Witnesses allegedly said they saw pledges — who had vomited and urinated on themselves — unconscious on two mattresses in the basement of the fraternity. Criminal affidavits identified Cao as the fraternity’s “pledge master,” Andrew Nguyen as the “pledge dad,” and Pham as the organization’s president.
According to the State Journal, witnesses said they saw a pledge with blood coming from his nose and suffering apparent convulsions. They also claimed that three of the pledges were shirtless and had the word “simp” [A] and explicit words written onto their body with black marker.
The college’s Pi Alpha Phi chapter was temporarily suspended [A] following Nguyen’s death in November. In December, it was revoked for a minimum of 10 years, The State News reported.
Cao, Andrew Nguyen, and Pham were released on $5,000 personal recognizance bonds. They are due in court on June 17.
Charges against the three men come on the heels of a video being released that reportedly shows University of Missouri student Danny Santulli being force-fed beer before passing out. Phi Gamma Delta members are then seen propping up Santulli, who suffered a serious brain injury and had a blood-alcohol level of .46. By the time he was hospitalized, he was in cardiac arrest and not breathing.
The college suspended the Phi Gamma Delta chapter and sanctioned 13 of its members. One member was charged with supplying alcohol to minors.
“He’s still not talking or walking [A]. He’s in a wheelchair. He lost his vision. But he hears us, and he knows we’re there,” Santulli’s mother told “Good Morning America” this week. “And we’ll just keep fighting, and we’re not gonna give up hope.”
By Graeme Massie
Article / Archive [ https://archive.ph/d77B3 ]
— Photo from Facebook.
Three Michigan State University fraternity members have been charged over the November 2021 hazing death of a student who was found unconscious and covered in vomit in a basement.
Phat Nguyen died from acute alcohol consumption after attending an off-campus party in East Lansing, Michigan, at the now-disbanded Pi Alpha Phi fraternity’s house.
Ethan Tin Cao, Andrew Hoang Nguyen, and Hoang John Huu Pham have each been charged with one felony count of hazing resulting in death and three misdemeanor counts of hazing resulting in physical injury, according to court records.
They could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted. All three have been released on $5,000 bonds.
Nguyen died last November after going to a welcome party at the fraternity house, while three other “pledges” also passed out and were hospitalised.
An autopsy confirmed that 21-year-old Nguyen died from alcohol intoxication.
East Lansing Police responded to a call for medical assistance at about am on 20 November and found four students “passed out,” one of whom was “unresponsive and not breathing” they said at the time.
Police affidavits in the case say that the event was a “crossing party” that celebrated the four pledges becoming full members of the fraternity.
“At this party, the victims had alcohol poured down their throats and drank until incapacitated. Once the victims were unconscious, party attendees drew on them, slapped their hands and buttocks, and put food on the victims,” the affidavits state.
“These actions led to the hospitalization of (three) ‘crossing’ members and the death of (one).”
Investigators say that there is video of Andrew Nguyen pouring alcohol into the pledges’ mouths, while Mr. Cao was the fraternity’s “pledge master,” and Mr. Pham was the organisation’s president.
Pi Alpha Phi House photographed on Dec. 17, 2021.
— Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The State News
Prosecutors say that Mr. Cao and Mr. Pham are implicated because of their positions within the fraternity and allege that they “knew these actions were taking place and knew the nature of the (crossing) party.”
The Independent has reached out to MSU for comment.
It was made illegal in Michigan in 2004 for any individual to be hazed by someone affiliated with an educational institution.
In another highly-publicised hazing incident, new surveillance footage of a University of Missouri fraternity party that left a student permanently brain damaged shows him being handed a tube of beer to drink before he passes out unconscious on a couch.
Danny Santulli, 19, was forced to drink a bottle of Tito’s vodka and force-fed beer at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house during the “Pledge Dad Reveal Night” in October 2021, in video obtained by Good Morning Ameria.
Mr. Santulli is seen being led shirtless through the house by other fraternity brothers before the drinking episode begins.
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Unlike Missouri Hazing, 3 Michigan State University Frat-Bros Charged Over ‘SIMP’ Hazing Death
By Jacquelyn Gray
Article / Archive [ https://archive.ph/eR3yo ]
Danny Santulli (L), who was left brain damaged after a hazing at the Phi Gamma Delta frat house of University of Missouri in 2019; Phat Nguyen (R), who died of alcohol poisoning in late November, 2021, following a hazing at the Pi Alpha Phi frat house of Michigan State Univeristy.
On Thursday, three Michigan State University students were criminally charged in connection with last year’s alleged hazing death of a fraternity brother.
Pi Alpha Phi members Ethan Tin Cao, Andrew Hoang Nguyen, and Hoang John Huu Pham [A] were arrested in connection with the death of Phat Nguyen, 21. Nguyen died of alcohol intoxication he suffered at an off-campus home, where three other students also passed out due to alcohol consumption and required hospitalization, according to the Lansing State Journal.
Witnesses allegedly said they saw pledges — who had vomited and urinated on themselves — unconscious on two mattresses in the basement of the fraternity. Criminal affidavits identified Cao as the fraternity’s “pledge master,” Andrew Nguyen as the “pledge dad,” and Pham as the organization’s president.
According to the State Journal, witnesses said they saw a pledge with blood coming from his nose and suffering apparent convulsions. They also claimed that three of the pledges were shirtless and had the word “simp” [A] and explicit words written onto their body with black marker.
The college’s Pi Alpha Phi chapter was temporarily suspended [A] following Nguyen’s death in November. In December, it was revoked for a minimum of 10 years, The State News reported.
Cao, Andrew Nguyen, and Pham were released on $5,000 personal recognizance bonds. They are due in court on June 17.
Charges against the three men come on the heels of a video being released that reportedly shows University of Missouri student Danny Santulli being force-fed beer before passing out. Phi Gamma Delta members are then seen propping up Santulli, who suffered a serious brain injury and had a blood-alcohol level of .46. By the time he was hospitalized, he was in cardiac arrest and not breathing.
The college suspended the Phi Gamma Delta chapter and sanctioned 13 of its members. One member was charged with supplying alcohol to minors.
“He’s still not talking or walking [A]. He’s in a wheelchair. He lost his vision. But he hears us, and he knows we’re there,” Santulli’s mother told “Good Morning America” this week. “And we’ll just keep fighting, and we’re not gonna give up hope.”
