Five men convicted of an ugly death in March 2021 of a 20-year-old Bowling Green State University student were sentenced to Ohio on Thursday, three of whom were sentenced to up to 28 days in prison. I was sentenced.
A man between the ages of 20 and 22 was one of eight indicted in connection with the death of sophomore Stoneforts, who died three days after attending an off-campus Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. .. The prosecution said he drank a liter of whiskey at the event.
Wood County prosecutor Paul A. Dobson said he was pleased that the court agreed that “some of the men involved in the case need to look inside the cell.” He added that he was happy to finally start seeing the case end.
But in a statement released Thursday, Foltz’s parents, Cory and Shari Foltz, said the five men’s ruling might be a conclusion for some, but the haze on the college campus was ” There will be no family closure until it is eradicated forever. ” ..
“Universities and Greek organizations must be held accountable,” they said, not only for their own sons, but also for “tragic injuries or killings because powers refused to protect them.” He added that he was “a lot of other students.”
On March 4, 2021, Foltz, a business major in Delaware, Ohio, attended an event that prosecutors described as a mandatory fraternity event. Each was given a bottle of about 1 liter of liquor and was expected to drink it. According to the prosecutor, Stone Fortz “consumed a 1-liter bottle of Evan Williams 86 Proof Bourbon.”
Later that night, he was taken to his apartment and left unconscious by fraternity member Jacob Klin and some others, the prosecutor said. When the rescuers arrived at Mr. Fortz’s apartment, his roommate was doing CPR, but they said Mr. Fortz was no longer breathing. He was taken to Wood County Hospital, later transferred to Toledo Hospital, and died on March 7.
A Lucas County coroner described his death as “a fatal ethanol poisoning during a possession case.” Prosecutors said during a police investigation, some of the friendship members lied to the investigators, destroying both physical and electronic evidence.
Five defendants, sentenced in the Wood County Common Preah Court on Thursday, had previously been found guilty of a variety of charges, including reckless murder, possession, and falsification of evidence.
On Thursday, Jarrett Prizel, 20, an assistant educator for a new member of fraternity, was sentenced to 28 days in prison and two years of probation. Dalen Danson, 22, the chairman of the Fraternity Branch, was sentenced to 21 days in prison and a probationary period of 3 years. Fraternity Vice President Niall Sweeney, 22, was sentenced to 14 days in prison and two years on probation.
Benjamin Boyers, 22, a fraternity guard, was sentenced to two years of probation. Along with Sweeney and Boyers, Aaron Rehane, 22, a resident of the house where the event took place, also underwent two years of probation.
The five men were also sentenced to 28 days of electronic home surveillance and 100 hours of community service.
In a statement released Thursday, prosecutors said the court was able to order all defendants except Mr. Lehane to imprisonment, but “held” it until the probation was successfully completed. rice field. The prosecutor added that the court “suspended imprisonment for Mr. Lehane” until he complied with the conditions of probation.
They said the accused cooperated with the indictment of two other convicted men, Mr. Klin and Mr. Troy Henriksen, and gave testimony to them.
Klin, 21, and Henriksen, 24, were convicted of not complying with the alcohol law of minors and of haze. Mr. Klin was also found guilty of obstructing public affairs.
Canyon Coldwell, 22, who also pleaded guilty and testified at trial, will be sentenced to imprisonment within a few weeks.
“Sadly, there is no winner in this situation,” said Rex Elliott, a lawyer representing Fortz’s parents in another civil lawsuit against Bowling Green State University. “The Fortz family has lost their son, and these children sentenced today will be in their records forever.”
Elliott said he plans to file a complaint next week. According to Elliott, the hazy ritual of Pi Kappa Alpha has been going on for several years.
“It’s not a secret that it’s involved, and they didn’t do anything to stop it,” Elliott said of the university.