MORE COVERAGE OF THE FAMU HAZING CASE
13 People Charged in FAMU Hazing Death
May 02, 2012 | First Coast News -
Robert Champion, FAMU ... after a hazing ... Most of the 13 people will be charged with what's called'' hazing by death,'' a third degree felony. That means the state has to prove two...
Somber reaction from FAMU to charges in Champion death
May 02, 2012 | First Coast News -
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M students and graduates say they hope the charges announced in the hazing-related death of... FAMU grad and... country that hazing ... No one in FAMU ...
Charges Expected in FAMU Drum Major's Hazing Death
May 02, 2012 | First Coast News -
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Experts say that when prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal...
Criminal Charges Coming in FAMU Hazing Death
May 02, 2012 | First Coast News -
Criminal charges are expected to be filed Wednesday in Orlando in the suspected hazing ... Champion collapsed in Orlando on the bus, which was carrying members of FAMU ... of a hazing ... the suspected hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. ...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Seven people charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M University marching band drum major have turned themselves in to authorities.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said Thursday that the seven defendants turned themselves in to authorities in five jurisdictions around Florida.
There are 11 defendants in all who face third-degree felony hazing charges for the death of 26-year-old Robert Champion last November. Four of them are still at large. Two are in Georgia and another is in Delaware.
Two others face misdemeanor counts.
Champion's death revealed a culture of hazing at the historically black college in Tallahassee, particularly in its celebrated marching band.
FAMU has suspended the marching band and set up a task force on curtailing hazing.
Associated Press