Three Southern University and A&M College students have been arrested in connection with the death of fellow student Caleb Wilson.
Wilson, 20, died Feb. 26 “as a direct result of a hazing incident where he was punched in the chest multiple times” while pledging into the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse said, per NBC News.
Suspect Caleb McCray, 23, turned himself in Baton Rouge police March 7 and was booked on charges of manslaughter and criminal hazing. Kyle Thurman, 25, was arrested in Port Allen, La. March 10, extradited to Baton Rouge and booked for criminal hazing. Isaiah Smith, 28, faces the same charge after turning himself in to authorities March 11.
Witnesses described the alleged hazing incident to police, stating that Wilson and eight other pledges were made to stand in a line and be punched four times with boxing gloves, according to arrests affidavit for Smith and Thurman.
