A former Northern Arizona College fraternity chief was sentenced to 2 months in jail Wednesday for his function in a hazing that led to the demise of a pledge.
Carter Eslick, 20, additionally obtained three years of supervised probation throughout a sentencing listening to in Coconino County Superior Courtroom.
Eslick had pleaded responsible to a felony hazing cost within the Jan. 31 demise of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, at an off-campus home.
An post-mortem discovered Martinez died of alcohol poisoning with a blood-alcohol content material of 0.425% — greater than 5 instances the state’s authorized restrict for drivers 21 and over.
Martinez was amongst 4 Delta Tau Delta pledges who shared two bottles of vodka to make sure they vomited, in keeping with court docket paperwork.
Witnesses reported adjusting Martinez’s sleeping place and checking his pulse and respiratory to search for indicators of alcohol poisoning all through the evening, the paperwork mentioned.
Martinez’s mother and father appeared remotely in court docket, nonetheless grieving their son, and mentioned they need accountability and reform inside Greek life, Phoenix tv station azfamily.com reported.
Eslick was the fraternity’s pledge grasp on the time and was answerable for welcoming new members. He apologized Wednesday to Martinez’s household and mentioned he takes “full accountability for the hand I performed in that ritual.”
Coconino County Lawyer Ammon Barker mentioned no sentence can undo the hurt to the Martinez household.
“My hope is that this case helps individuals perceive the intense risks of hazing and encourages them to talk up and intervene earlier than one other household experiences this sort of loss,” Barker mentioned in a press release.
Choose Stacy Krueger mentioned Eslick knew what he did was harmful and was troubled that nobody spoke out towards it.
Eslick might face extra jail time if he doesn’t meet the situations of probation, which embody creating and delivering 305 anti-hazing shows and conserving the court docket up to date on his progress.
He can also’t use alcohol or medication until prescribed.
The college suspended the fraternity after Martinez’s demise, and the nationwide group later closed the NAU chapter.
