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Family calls for tougher charges against fraternity members in connection with a 2019 student death at a party
Updated 7:31 AM ET, Fri June 4, 2021
The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at Washington State University. Current and former members were charged in connection with the death of a 2019 student. (CNN)Prosecutors in the state of Washington have charged 15 current and former members of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity at Washington State University (WSU) in connection with the death of a WSU student in 2019, according to authorities.
Sam Martinez, 19, a pledge at the fraternity, died in November 2019 from alcohol poisoning at a fraternity initiation event, according to the Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney s office.
Fifteen men who belonged to a Washington State University fraternity were charged Wednesday in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of a 19-year-old pledge.
The Whitman County prosecutor has filed criminal charges against 15 current or former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Washington State University following the death of a student from alcohol poisoning.