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5 Indicted in Connection with Hazing Death of Southern University Student Caleb Wilson
Five men face manslaughter, felony hazing, and obstruction charges after a Southern University student died from a hazing ritual involving chest punches, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, Dec. 10, an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury indicted five people in connection with the alleged hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson, charging Caleb McCray with manslaughter and felony hazing.
- Prosecutors say the off-campus ritual took place at a warehouse on the 3,400 block of Woodcrest Drive near Greenwell Springs Road, where Omega Psi Phi pledges were punched four times in the chest with black boxing gloves, causing Wilson to collapse.
- Indictments charge defendants with manslaughter, felony hazing and obstruction counts, with Isaiah Smith, Kyle Thurman and Caleb McCray booked while warrants were issued for Winston Sanders and Jaydn Landrum.
- The five men are set to be arraigned Jan. 15 in Judge Donald Johnson's courtroom; the Omega Psi Phi chapter was expelled and the Wilson family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, District Attorney Hillar Moore said the 56-count indictment is 'very long and very thorough.'
- State lawmakers proposed an anti-hazing house bill named for Wilson, investigators downloading cellphones may seek more indictments, and District Attorney Hillar Moore said Baton Rouge will host a national anti-hazing conference next year.
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Five men indicted by grand jury in connection with Southern University student Caleb Wilson's hazing death
Five men were indicted by an East Baton Rouge grand jury Wednesday on charges in connection with the hazing death of Southern University engineering student Caleb Wilson.
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Five indicted in Southern University hazing case
Five men were indicted on charges in connection with the hazing death of Southern University engineering student Caleb Wilson by a Baton Rouge grand jury Wednesday, our media partners at The Advocate are reporting.Isaiah Smith, 28, Caleb McCray, 23, and Kyle Thurman, 25, were arrested in March following an investigation into the Feb. 27 incident. They were each indicted on felony hazing charges. McCray was indicted on charges of manslaughter, th…
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