Timothy John Piazza (September 25, 1997[1] February 4, 2017) died as the result of hazing at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, Pennsylvania. A judge will decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial and the surveillance video played in court today is a key part of that evidence. As the night went on, Piazza tried over and over to stand on his own, falling each time. [54], Penn State President Eric J. Barron attempted to transform Penn State's Greek life system following Piazza's death; he announced his retirement in June 2022. Later the video appears to show Piazza get up and walk into a wall, and then fall head first. [26], The case was the headline of a number of magazine articles. Shortly after, Piazza apparently fell head-first down the basement stairs. Defense lawyer William Brennan, who represents Joseph Ems, said the video absolved his client. The hearing was prolonged by arguments from defense lawyers on a range of issues, including a motion to sever the cases, which was denied. Thankfully the judge quickly brought them in order, Jim Piazza said after court. After unsuccessful attempts by attorneys to have Bream subpoenaed, the judge in the case ordered that Bream have his own hearing on possible contempt of court and avoiding his subpoena.[21]. Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4 after he fell down the stairs during a night of drinking for a pledge ceremony at the house on the night of Feb. 2. There's nothing really new other than the basement video. [8] Throughout the renovation process, fraternity brothers smashed holes in the walls with baseball bats, leading Abbey to predict future damage to the property. The preliminary hearing will determine if there is enough evidence to send the case to county court for trial. Recovered surveillance video from the Penn State hazing death shows fraternity members urging Tim Piazza to have at least 18 drinks in one hour and 22 minutes, according to prosecutors https://t . Braxton Becker (age 20), who had the charge of tampering with evidence dropped against him, was charged with it again (and later acquitted) after new footage suggested he deleted the footage that led to these new charges. It directed Penn State to strengthen their hazing policies. As it relates to my client we didnt hear a lot. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity and 18 members face criminal charges following the death of a 19-year-old pledge. "We will continue to cooperate with authorities in all manners to make sure of it. Ems lawyer claims the video shows him reaching for him but not punching him. When a fraternity brother insisted Piazza needed medical help, he was confronted and shoved into a wall, the report said. (AP Photo/Chris Knight), Michael Schiavone. [48], Jim and Evelyn Piazza have gone on to speak to thousands of college students all throughout the United States in an effort to end hazing on campuses. Confrontations among defense lawyers and Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller grew increasingly contentious as the day went on, leading District Judge Allen Sinclair to admonish the parties. Around 5 a.m., the cameras captured Piazza falling head-first into an iron railing. "No parent wants to see what is apparently on this videotape," Kline said. On the night of February 2, 2017, while undergoing hazing activities for the fraternity, Piazza, on an essentially empty stomach, drank large amounts of alcohol in a short time as part of an obstacle course called "The Gauntlet", which required each pledge to drink from a bottle of vodka, drink a beer, and finally drink from a bag of wine. Lead prosecutor Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller noted that additional charges would be filed as a result of this finding. Fraternity brothers and pledges hovered around Piazza, at one point strapping a bag filled with books to keep him from turning over and choking on his own vomit, and at another stage bringing in a bucket to clean up when he did vomit. Piazza died one day later. When the same brother insisted again that Piazza required help, he was told others were biology and kinesiology majors so his opinion wasn't as valuable as theirs, the jury said. 37K views 5 years ago This video is meant to raise awareness about the dangers of hazing. 2023 Cable News Network. Security footage shows them poking Piazza in the face, to determine if he was okay, but he remained unconscious and unresponsive. S84/2093 is nicknamed the Timothy J. Piazza Law after Timothy Piazza. ", First published on June 12, 2017 / 7:42 AM. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. About an hour later, while the video is in black and white in night-vision mode, it appears to show Piazza moving into the fetal position many times, also cradling his head a few times. One of them tries to pull his fingers apart. The video appears to show fraternity members pouring beer on him; Piazza appeared unconscious at one point but was later seen moving. Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4 after he fell down the stairs during a pledge ceremony at the house on the night of Feb. 2. The fraternity members were "not being careful with his head at all," a detective testified. Video on a camera inside a Penn State fraternity house was erased two days after a pledge died following a night . The video in court today showed Piazza at one point crawling on the floor and putting his head between his arms on the floor. Piazza at one point is seen stumbling and staggering. [10], In September 2016, a pledge named Kordel Davis was driven to a clinic after a night of hazing that left a gash on his head. The 19-year-old died in February 2017 af. The fraternity members appear agitated and at one point a shoving match erupts between two men. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times via AP, File), Penn State's former Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Eighteen members of the now-shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University face charges in connection with the Feb. 4 death of sophomore Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey. The fraternity also is accused in the death. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity -- which has since been barred from Penn State -- is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and hazing. He posted it to Snapchat and later deleted it, Scicchitano testified. [37], In response to the Report's recommendations, released by District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller on December 15, 2017, on March 27, 2018, "The Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law" was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania State Senate Judiciary Committee. Yet, instead of calling 911, they talked among themselves and searched their phones for information, Scicchitano said. Scicchitano said Piazza was clearly injured after his first serious fall, at 11:22 p.m. He is unconscious, his eyes are closed, he is limp. [56], Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 17:02, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Penn State Milton S. 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Piazza Antihazing Law signed by, Daniel Casey (age 19): 201 counts, including involuntary manslaughter; charges reduced to reckless endangerment, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Brendan Young (age 21): 200 counts, including involuntary manslaughter; charges reduced to reckless endangerment, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Jonah Neuman (age 19): 79 counts, including involuntary manslaughter; charges reduced to reckless endangerment, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Lars Kenyon (age 19): 52 counts, including reckless endangerment; charges reduced to furnishing alcohol to a minor, Michelangelo Schiavone (age 21): 52 counts, including reckless endangerment; charges reduced to hazing and furnishing alcohol, Nick Kubera (age 19): more than 50 counts, including involuntary manslaughter; charges reduced to hazing and furnishing alcohol, Ryan Foster (age 21): one count of tampering with evidence, Edward Gilmartin (age 20): one count of tampering with evidence, Joshua Kurczewski (age 19): eight counts; including involuntary manslaughter, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Ryan Burke (age 21): eight counts; including involuntary manslaughter, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor; pleaded guilty on June 13, 2018, Jonathan Kanzler (age 19): eight counts; including involuntary manslaughter, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Aiden O'Brien: eight counts; including involuntary manslaughter, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to a minor, Brian Gelb: three counts; including hazing, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and unlawful acts relative to liquor, Patrick Jackson: three counts; including hazing, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and unlawful acts relative to liquor, Reggie Goeke: three counts; including hazing, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and unlawful acts relative to liquor, Mike Fernandez: three counts; including hazing, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and unlawful acts relative to liquor, Donald Prior: three counts; including hazing, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and unlawful acts relative to liquor, New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 17:02. A Deadly Year in Fraternity Hazing Comes to a Close"[29], The New York Times extensively covered the case including articles "18 Penn State Students Charged in Fraternity Death",[30] "Prosecutors Taking Tougher Stance in Fraternity Hazing Deaths",[31] and "Penn State Student's Dying Hours Play Out in Courtroom Video". A Pennsylvania judge handed out the first jail sentences in the hazing death of Penn State University sophomore Timothy Piazza. It cannot be fairly stated that the cause of Timothy Piazzas death was unique to Penn States culture. There is neither a factual nor a legal basis for the critiques and allegations in the Report that the University is somehow responsible for this tragic loss, the university said in its response. [51], Tim Bream, the Penn State Nittany Lions football Head Athletic Trainer, attempted to sue Penn State for wrongful termination but the judge ruled against him, citing prescription drugs being stolen right out of his work desk. His fist was clenched so tight that one of the students struggled to pry his fingers open. Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death. In this state of intoxication, he fell on the basement stairs of the house and was knocked unconscious. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are set to announce on May 5, 2017, the results of a grand jury investigation into the death of the Penn State student, Timothy Piazza, who fell down steps Feb. 4 . Prosecutors showed the video for the first time Monday in a preliminary hearing to determine if theres enough evidence to go to trial. As morning breaks, Piazza walks in the direction of the basement steps. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. About an hour after the obstacle course ends, Piazza can be seen chugging from a bottle of vodka. According to the grand jury presentment, around 9 p.m., the videos show Piazza and other pledges in a ritual called "the gauntlet," consuming large amounts of beer, vodka and wine in a matter of minutes. Ryan McCann, 22, of Pittsburgh: Evidence tampering. In 2006, Abbey raised another $3.5 million in renovation funds. [2] The additional defendants are:[17], Ems (age 19) now has additional charges against himhazing, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and unlawful acts relative to liquor stemming all the way back to forcing a pledge to drink mass amounts of alcohol in September 2016, sending him to a clinic with blood gushing out of his forehead. [45], In 2020, the Villanova University School of Law analyzed a Penn State Football Hazing lawsuit in which a victim sued Head Coach James Franklin. Brendan Young claimed that after the hazing incident, Piazza "looked fucking dead".[11]. Did you encounter any technical issues? Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Members of the fraternity spent long periods sitting on his legs and taking other measures designed to limit his movement, while Piazza, of Lebanon, New Jersey, struggled to change position or get off the couch where he was taken unconscious after the Feb. 2 fall. Updated on: June 12, 2017 / 8:52 AM Updated Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. At least not today. This would go on to become the most expensive fraternity house renovation in American history. The grand jury recommended that Penn State establish a pledges bill of rights, create a hazing hotline and enforce a mandatory and unequivocal punishment of expulsion for any student found to have participated in hazing. "Its something that you just cant think could be possible, anywhere, let alone in a fraternity house on a campus of an American university. All night long, Piazza is either holding his stomach, lying down in a fetal position, or holding his head. The attorney general's office has new evidence: surveillance video from the basement of that frat house on Penn State's main campus. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters, Brendan Young Jr., walks out for a lunch break during his preliminary hearing on charges related to the hazing death of Timothy Piazza at Penn State's Beta Theta Pi fraternity; Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, June 12, 2017. Jim Piazza held his head in his hands and sobbed as prosecutors showed pictures of his son in the hospital. [36], The Grand Jury that recommended charges against the brothers also directed Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller to investigate Penn State University and their role and response to hazing. Student Ryan Foster sits on Piazzas legs in what he described to police as an attempt to keep him from moving, Scicchitano said. Joseph Sala, 19, of Erie, Pennsylvania: Aggravated assault, involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, reckless endangerment, hazing and alcohol-related charges. After Piazzas death, Penn State permanently banned Beta Theta Pi and rolled out a set of new reforms, ending the system of Greek self-governance, imposing a zero-tolerance policy against chapters that participate in hazing and delaying the recruitment period until the second semester of freshman year for students. He reportedly drank a large amount of alcohol during a hazing ritual that night. Penn State Hazing Death: Frat Brothers Texted That Pledge Looked 'Dead'. Becker was also charged with (and acquitted of) obstructing administration of law and charged with (and convicted of) hindering apprehension. The surveillance videos, which allegedly show Piazza's agonizing final hours at the frat house, are a key part of the prosecution's case. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? There is no justice in a fine and maybe probation for the death of a 19 year old who will never graduate from college; never marry; never serve as his brothers best man; never introduce his parents to their grandchildren, the report said. He also was seen falling and hitting his head on the stone floor, and grabbing his head and midsection in apparent agony. Members of the fraternity carried Piazza up the steps and put him on the couch. [22] Parks Miller was defended by Bruce Castor throughout the trial. Its a tragic situation, but criminally, Joey Ems did not commit a crime, he said. "No fraternity's existence is worth more than the life of Tim Piazza." Piazza died in February following an alleged hazing ritual in which he was forced to drink a toxic amount of alcohol . Video deleted from Penn State fraternity camera in Timothy Piazza case, police say. During many months of testimony from multiple witnesses, including former pledges and others with first-hand experience, the Grand Jury collected evidence about the University's response and handling of hazing across the board. Toward the end of the hearing, defense lawyer Andy Shubin stood up during a break and said it was cruel and unusual punishment to make the attorneys stay in court for so long. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "This video should be watched by every president of every university to see what happened at Penn State, and to say to themselves, 'This can never ever happen again.'". Jonah Neuman, Lars Kenyon, and Edward Gilmartin colluded in prohibiting witnesses from calling 9-1-1. Around 7 a.m., a fraternity pledge was sitting on a couch watching Piazza, and took either a photo or video of Piazza in that condition, a detective said in court. Kidding among themselves. He tries to get on his feet and falls back on the floor. Piazza suffered a traumatic brain injury. [9], The Penn State chapter of Beta Theta Pi was known to have a deep history of hazing. The Grand Jury received testimony regarding the prior Penn State fraternity hazing related death of Joe Dado and a suicide linked to hazing pressures at the Altoona branch of Penn State. In text messages, fraternity members refer to the pledge ceremony drinking as an "obstacle course." Meanwhile, the party appeared to go on, as people came and went, some looking concerned about his condition while others seemed to take no notice. Magazines, Capture a Year of Painand Resiliencein Ukraine, Or create a free account to access more articles, Grand Jury Slams Penn State for 'Rampant and Pervasive' Fraternity Hazing After Tim Piazza's Death. Death at a Penn State Fraternity Tim Piazza fought for his life for 12 hours before his Beta Theta Pi brothers called 911. Lars Kenyon, 19, of Barrington, Rhode Island: Reckless endangerment, hazing, alcohol-related charges. A new grand jury report faulted Penn State University for enabling a fraternity culture that led to the hazing death of 19-year-old sophomore Tim Piazza in February. Piazza's parents left the room before the video was played. "The want to remember their son as the young, bright, handsome, full of life person who he was. As of September2017[update], the fraternity and its eighteen members faced a combined total of more than 850 criminal charges. [44], The Chronicle of Higher Education pointed out that four pledges died in 2017 alone, but the added media coverage the Piazza case has attracted can help lead to monumental change for the first time. He is estimated to have had a blood alcohol content of nearly 0.40 on the night of the hazing incident. The videos were recorded by security cameras inside the Beta Theta Pi house on February 2, and have never been seen publicly. A defense attorney for Joseph Ems Jr., one of the frat brothers charged in the case with reckless endangerment, said his client was one of many people present that night who was unaware of the extent of Piazza's injuries. On the night of Feb. 2, 2017, Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore, participated in an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual at the frat house. One defense attorney, Rocco Cipparone, said after court, "[The basement video] clearly exhibited a party, a social event, not a hazing event. His death caused Penn State to permanently ban Beta Theta Pi and sent numerous former brothers to court for their roles in the alcohol-fueled rituals leading up to Piazza's death and the deletion of security footage depicting the fatal night. Alex Murdaugh listens to testimony from crime scene analyst Tim Palmbach at the Colleton County Courthouse on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. "My intent with this legislation is clear to prevent death or serious injury due to hazing so that families, such as Tim's, never experience tragedies like this ever again. Other lawyers joined in the joke, shocking the Piazzas. He later tried once more to ascend the basement stairs and was missing until several of the fraternity brothers discovered him several hours later behind the bar in the basement, cold and breathing rapidly. 2. The. One member wanted to take Piazza to the hospital but was pushed aside by another, Scicchitano testified. Two others waived their right to a hearing. This Oct. 31, 2014 photo shows Timothy Piazza, center, with his parents Evelyn Piazza, left, and James Piazza, right, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's "Senior Night" at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. Cordell [sic]. More extreme behaviors including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and the killing of small animals were documented. Burke admitted his role in the hazing of Piazza, which included being present for and actively encouraging a gauntlet of drinking games and an obstacle course involving Piazza and other pledges. Those eight and another 10 fraternity members were charged with counts including hazing, reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence, and alcohol-related offenses. Tim Piazza, 19, died after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house in 2017. Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (Republican, Benner Township) and Piazza's parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, introduced the bill on March 23, 2018, at the courthouse in Bellefonte. Philly-Area College Presidents Are Leaving in Droves", "Judge: Penn State Can Buy Fraternity House Where Tim Piazza Was Fatally Hurt", Penn State frat pledge's skin had turned gray by morning after fall, prosecutor says, A Penn State student fell down the stairs at a fraternity and for nearly 12 hours, no one called police, Fraternity, 18 members charged in Penn State student's death, 18 Penn State Students Charged in Fraternity Death, The Hazing Triangle: Reconceiving the Crime of Fraternity Hazing, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Death_of_Tim_Piazza&oldid=1141354175. By then, it was too late. 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A hearing is underway today to determine if there's enough evidence to go to trial for several of those men. The lighthearted behavior continued after the hearing as the defendants and their families gathered, the Piazzas lawyer, Tom Kline said. If it matters to you, it matters to us. The report recommended a zero-tolerance policy against those who violate hazing law and the implementation and enforcement of severe restrictions for underage drinking. The video shows Piazza staggering through the house the night of February 2 before disappearing near basement stairs where police say he fell 15 steps and lost consciousness. This Oct. 31, 2014 photo shows Timothy Piazza, center, with his parents Evelyn Piazza, left, and James Piazza, right, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's "Senior Night" at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. Eight members of the fraternity face involuntary manslaughter charges in Piazzas February 4 death. 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Senate committee, Pennsylvania Senate passes anti-hazing law, "Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy Signs "Timothy J. Piazza's Law", "Case Study: Antihazing Legislation in Pennsylvania", "What's Different About Recent Hazing Deaths", "Penn State Hazing Allegations: Hollow or a Sign of History Repeating Itself? Really? Shortly after 7 a.m., he apparently fell down the basement stairs again. Once he was finally able to maintain balance, he staggered toward the lobby area of the house, but fell again headfirst into an iron railing and landed on a stone floor, likely incurring serious head trauma. One takes a look at him and keeps walking. More than two hours later the video shows a group of men carrying him back to the couch around 9:30 a.m. His body is rigid as the men stand around, some with their hands on their hips. At one point, a brother comes over to him, Piazza gets up and walks with him, then falls down another set of stairs. The fraternity -- along with 18 of its members -- faces criminal charges. [14], Prosecutors have filed the following charges in relation to this crime and its cover-up:[15]. A fraternity brother starts to drag him, the video appears to show, and then leaves him on the floor, throwing a blanket over him. At about 10 a.m., fraternity members found the 19-year-old back in the basement lying on his back, breathing heavily and with blood on his face, the grand jury report said. On November 15, 2017, Caitlin Flanagan published the article "Death at a Penn State Fraternity" in The Atlantic. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are set to announce, May 5, 2017, the results of a grand jury investigation into the death of the Penn State student, Timothy Piazza, who fell down steps Feb. 4, during an alcohol-fueled pledge ceremony. We are in the people business. As Ems repositions Piazza on the couch, prosecutors say the video shows him punch Piazza in the abdomen, leaving a visible bruise on his side. Tim Piazza, a 19-year-old Penn State sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4, 2017 after he fell down the stairs during a pledge ceremony at the house on the night of Feb. 2. Eighteen students have been charged with a variety of offenses, from involuntary manslaughter to alcohol-related offenses more than 1,000 counts in all. The Piazza family is planning on filing a lawsuit against the fraternity members and the university. Beta Theta Pi has since been barred from Penn State. "The hardest part of the video for me to watch was to see Tim Piazza on the floor with no shirt on struggling for life alone, left alone in the middle of the night," Kline said. A pathologist said he had severe head trauma and a ruptured spleen. Eighteen Penn State students are facing charges: eight for involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and hazing, among other charges; four for reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; and six for evidence tampering. 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