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Judi Lynn

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Thu Feb 14, 2019, 08:35 PM Feb 2019

Police: DKE frat members arrested for hazing, urinating upon LSU pledges

Source: USA Today


Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Published 4:57 p.m. ET Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 6:52 p.m. ET Feb. 14, 2019

Nine members of a fraternity under suspension at Louisiana State University were arrested Thursday on charges related to hazing pledges who were urinated on, forced to lay on broken glass, and ordered to stand for hours in painful positions, according to authorities.

The nine present and former Louisiana students, all of whom had been members of Delta Kappa Epsilon, were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges ranging from criminal hazing to felony battery, the university said. All turned themselves in to police.

The charges stem from an investigation by LSU police, who received reports about hazing from DKE's national organization.

One pledge told police he was forced to stay in an ice machine for more than 30 minutes that was half filled with ice and water. He was eventually taken out to lie on a basketball court covered in broken glass, according to an affidavit in support of the arrests.



Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/14/9-lsu-fraternity-members-arrested-hazing-charges/2872824002/

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Police: DKE frat members arrested for hazing, urinating upon LSU pledges (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP
And another Deke house goes down. MineralMan Feb 2019 #1
Hmmmm..... they were turned in by their national organization..... that's at least a start. groundloop Feb 2019 #2
Who knew that frats were associated with institutions of higher learning? KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #3
Sick sadistic behavior..... magicarpet Feb 2019 #4
Hmm .. probably Trump supporters. YOHABLO Feb 2019 #5
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