Former fraternity members charged in connection with 2019 death of teen pledge
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WHITMAN COUNTY, Washington - Fifteen former members of a Washington State University fraternity were charged Wednesday in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of a 19-year-old pledge that occurred two years ago, according to ABC News.
Sam Martinez died in November of 2019 after participating in an event that was part of an initiation process at Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
The teen was found dead at the Alpha Tau Omega house in Pullman, Washington. The Whitman County Corner discovered that the freshman died at about 4:30 a.m., and police said Martinez's classmates called 911 four hours later, around 8:30 a.m., saying Martinez was "unconscious and not breathing."