Ok, so they are already violating the alcohol-free provision. Miller explained that the recovered surveillance footage shows frat brothers forcing Piazza to consume copious amounts of alcohol. Another 11 frat members are already facing similar charges. In May, a grandjury concluded fraternity members were indifferent to Piazza's condition as they deleted text messages andattempted to conceal evidence of hazing and underage drinking. "He falls, gets injured, spleen, head, repeatedly. This isn't a mistake, it's murder. Enter with a mindset for conversation, not debate. All of the footage from a basement camera prior to Feb. 6 had been deleted before authorities had a chance to obtain it. If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. "A young man died unnecessarily," she said. Before emergency assistance arrived, the brothers wiped blood from his face and attempted to dress him, but his body was too rigid to successfully put clothes on. PennLive.com reporter Christian Alexandersen was also at the hearing. Updated on: November 13, 2017 / 2:58 PM "Parks Miller has vowed to push forward with the case and refiled those felony counts last month. "Brothers were coming up to him and giving him those drinks," she added. need to get some shit off your chest? hey, how about you let me know what you would do if you were Piazza except instead of dying, you live and you must live the rest of your life unable to move from the neck down? Graphic video footage of the night Piazza That's illegal. What is he responsible for? The grand jury concluded that, after Piazza was taken to the hospital, there was an active attempt to conceal evidence of the hazing and underage drinking, from deleting text messages to admitting to discussing erasing surveillance video. you are trying to grasp onto and shred of bullshit in a weak attempt at creating an underdog hero out of these narcissistic assholes. It was estimated that he had .40% BAC and a lethal BAC is roughly .30%-.40%. ABC News' Gregory Croft and Stephanie Gomulka contributed to this report. Piazza eventually staggered to the basement where he fell down a flight of stairs. The grand jury document referenced surveillance footage other than the recently recovered video. The fraternity was supposed to be alcohol-free after a suspension in 2009. They are grieving parents looking for something to explain why their son has been killed. Waiting for your permission to load facebook comments. It's a horrible idea for any crime, this one included. They carried him back upstairs, but it was another 40 minutes before an ambulance was summoned. They have caused that condition," said Parks Miller. Privacy Policy | Susan Snyder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer, was at the hearing. She lost a primary election in the spring and is set to leave office in January. Sixteen Penn State fraternity brothers were in court Monday, all facing charges connected with the death of a pledge. Pledges showed signs of intoxication, and Piazza had to be helped to a couch. According to reporters at the hearing, Scicchitano said the fraternity brothers were acting like "drill sergeants" and yelling at the pledges to drink. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Sign up to receive breaking True Crime Daily news, exclusive stories and behind-the-scenes info. Prosecutors filed charges against 12 members of the fraternity and added to the already-existing charges against five others. What happened to him after that, is entirely on the willful and blatant negligence of his frat brothers. On Thursday, lawyerTheodore Simon saidduring the early morning hours before Piazza was found in the basement, he could be seen walking to a set of patio doors and closing them indicating the pledge wascoherent andfunctioning during this time, the Centre Daily Times reported. Contributing: The Associated Press, John Bacon, USA TODAY. His "brothers," could have handled it better, but it is clear his parents taught him no accountability, and have no idea what it is themselves. This was men who intended to force-feed lethal amounts of alcohol into other young men. Roughly twelve hours after his initial fall, emergency services were summoned but not informed that the fall had occurred the night before. PennLive.come reports State College Police Detective David Scicchitano was on the witness stand for nearly 10 hours during the hearing. Video on a camera insidea Penn State fraternity house was erasedtwo days after a pledge died followinga night of hazing and heavy drinking, a detective testified Thursday, according to media reports. He is estimated to have had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of nearly .40 on the night of the hazing incident. In June, Piazza family attorney Tom Kline told CBS News the family hasn't decided whether they'll be in the courtroom when the surveillance videos are played. Ten other students are facing related charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and providing alcohol to minors, among other charges. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Over the last several months we listened to defense arguments centered around victim blaming or how could the defendants have known they were putting someone seriously at risk since no one died before, as if they were entitled to one free death, or the catch all argument of, We dont know,' he said. A response like yours is why I feared posting this. Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore from New Jersey, died after tumbling down a flight of stairs and fracturing his skull during an alcohol-fueled pledge ritual at the Beta Theta Pi house on Feb. 4. Prosecutors indicated that police would be filing additional charges in connection to the deleted video, PennLive.com reports. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Each fraternity brother faces charges after Piazza had a deadly fall at the Beta Theta Pi house at Penn State back in February. Happy CMVing! The judge on Monday evening granted the defense's request to continue the hearing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Security footage shows brothers slapping Piazza in the face, punching him in the stomach, and pouring beer on him, but he remained unconscious and unresponsive. His brothers. One person even recommended that help be contacted but was ignored and he was left on a couch. It took nearly twelve hours for them to make the call for help. How about the family cool it with the reactions? she said, before turning toward the defendants charged in the case and their attorneys. Not every tragedy is a crime, said Ems lawyer, Bill Brennan. Upon arrival, Piazza was rushed into surgery, where he was discovered to have a ruptured spleen and class IV hemorrhagic shock. / CBS News. DiBileo and 15 other fraternity brothers spent over 10 hours in court listening to evidence. Would you sue or press charges? He was later We'd like to remind you of a couple of things. Former attorney Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial continues with closing arguments: Watch live. I haven't liked the idolization of him, and how the parents have basically ripped on everyone that their son has ever known. Piazza died as a "direct result of the extremely reckless conduct of members of the Beta fraternity," aided by the permissive atmosphere fostered by Penn State's Interfraternity Council, the grand jury found. He was pronounced dead after roughly 20 hours of surgery proved that he could not likely recover. Investigators say his blood alcohol level was between .28 and .36. 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Web237K views 5 years ago There are new developments in connection with the case of the fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State that allegedly caused the tragic death of 19-year-old This may actually explain why we disagree so much Edit 2: do you have a personal connect to this? The grand jury document referenced surveillance footage other than the recently recovered video. Plus I have been open to other view points when they have been raised. i have to say, if this were just a random person from the general public, they seriously wouldnt be this invested to make a throwaway account to make someone change their simpleton mind and then it results in you fighting to hang onto every tooth and infected hang nail (points which are not at all logical, and seriously only are one a sociopathic, guilty person would be rationalizing) Youre throwing shit to a wall and hoping it sticks, desperate for a new defense to use in court since the basement footage has now been released. Clearly, he is dead weight." What these people chose to do was make it worse and try to hide the fact they were breaking campus rules at the cost of a fellow members well being. I mean, that's the whole point of this subreddit. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has defended giving about 40,000 hours of surveillance footage from the insurrection on January 6 2021 to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Some time later, Piazza regained consciousness and rolled off the couch. Other charges include assault, reckless endangerment, giving alcohol to minors, hazing and tampering with evidence. Messages left for most other defendants or their lawyers were not immediately returned Monday. I'm not involved in this situation, and I'm not a bad guy. Reporters inside the Centre County Courthouse live tweeted the proceedings as the prosecution played the surveillance footage from the Beta Theta Pi fraternity party on Feb. 2, the night of Piazza's fatal injury. He rolled off the couch again and curled his body, clutching his abdomen. Timothy is accountable for over consuming alcohol (under severe social pressure from his Brothers, which could easily be argued as coercion). What led to his death was the negligent behavior of the fraternity members after Tim was first injured. After 40 minutes of debating on what the next step should be, the conclusion was made that Piazza's injuries were indeed serious, and that he would require medical attention. The hearing, which is expected to enter a fifth day Friday, will determine whether there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. The charges filed Monday which range from involuntary manslaughter to aggravated assault and hazing rely on surveillance footage taken during the pledge event connected with the 19-year-old's death. Piazza appears lifeless for most of the video, rolling on the ground and holding his head in his hands. Meanwhile, tensions were high in the courtroom Thursday, with Centre County District Attorney Stacey Parks Miller turning her back on Judge Allen Sinclair to speak directly to the courtroom gallery, Philly.com reports. I guess I have just been annoyed with the parents claiming that if it was someone else, Tim would have saved them and walked out. They are acting like total jerks attacking these kids in public. And again, we get back to taking responsibility for your actions. Tim Piazza (center) is pictured with his parents, Evelyn and James. Reach him at: justin@cbsnews.com. 16 students face judge in Penn State hazing death of Timothy Piazza, 'He looked like a corpse': Video shown of Penn State pledge after fatal injuries, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Newly recovered security camera footage from inside a Penn State fraternity house showed a pledge had been given at least 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes, investigators said Monday in announcing dozens of new charges related to the pledges death. Every drink consumed was provided to him by a fraternity brother: DA. When Piazza was finally brought to the hospital on Feb. 3, he had a damaged spleen. We certainly didn't hear anything linking him to anything regarding Timothy Piazza's death," said Michael Engel, DiBileo's lawyer. That previous footage allegedly depicted Piazza, severely under the influence, falling head-first down the stairs at about 11 p.m. and falling again around 5 a.m., hitting his head against a metal railing. This wasnt boys being boys. If you don't think 18-21 year olds should be legally responsible for their actions, fine, but we're also going to have to take away their rights to vote, drive, hold a job, etc. Stupid yes, but they just don't fit my idea of evil. Advertisement FULL STORY: Video surveillance from Pennsylvania State University fraternity house shown in court - WNEP. What they did was far worse than, say driving drunk and killing someone which would still be involuntary manslaughter. Piazza was carried to a couch where frat brothers poured beer on him, hit him, and eventually propped him on his side. Maybe he didn't need to go to an event where he knew there would be drinking, but it's doubtful he expected to be forced to drink as much as he was or that he could have possibly been making rational decisions a few drinks in. It would be nearly another six hours before an ambulance was called for Piazza, who died with traumatic brain injuries and a ruptured spleen. As no one was left around him this all went unnoticed and he was left on the floor. "The videotape is horrible, and it is gruesome," Kline said. (CBSN). State College Police Detective David Scicchitano said he believed he knew the identity of the person who deleted the footage, PennLive.com reported. In partnership with Getting knock out drunk? Excerpts from the footage havebeen compelling: Fraternity members are shown holding Piazza down, strapping him to a backpack to keep him from turning over and choking, pouring liquids on him and trying to get him to stand so they could dress him even whenhe appeared to be unconscious. How is that murder? "Ems kept looking straight ahead," the report said. In September, following an unusually long, hard-fought preliminary hearing, a judge dismissed the most serious charges against the fraternity members. Obviously you are riding a very high horse and looking down on me. They aren't assholes. Pledges showed signs of intoxication, and Piazza had to be helped to a couch. Eight fraternity brothers are facing manslaughter charges in connection with Piazza's death. — -- A detective testifying in a Pennsylvania courtroom Thursday regarding the death of Penn State student Tim Piazza said some surveillance footage from the Beta Theta Pi house appears to have been deleted. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity, which has since been barred from Penn State, is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and hazing. Ad Choices, Video surveillance from Pennsylvania State University fraternity house shown in court - WNEP. WebAccording to the grand jury presentment, around 9 p.m., the videos show Piazza and other pledges in a ritual called "the gauntlet," consuming large amounts of beer, vodka and Detectives also found a text from Becker the day after the party, saying Piazza was technically hazed into drinking that much. In another text, Becker used an expletive to say someone had argued against getting the pledges very drunk but no one listened.. These were supposed to be his friends. Over the course of 42 more minutes, the video footage shows them hauling Piazza back upstairs, shaking him, and attempting to prop his limp body up on the couch. WebPenn State sophomore Tim Piazza spent his final hours dragging his bruised and bloodied body across a beer-soaked fraternity house floor, stumbling down stairs into iron railings, Feel free to message us. He continued to stand up only to repeatedly fall back down. That video was shown in court on Monday. College students drink. One brother tried to convince the others that Piazza needed immediate medical help, but was ignored. Seems like they don't realize he chose to be involved in this group and event. No other parents have acted like this when they have lost their child in similar fashion. Beckers motive, wrote State College Police Detective David Scicchitano, was to conceal the worst of the drinking and hazing. His tragic death made national headlines after it was revealed that frat members didn't alert authorities until about 12 hours after he fell down the stairs. Piazza, who was left on a first-floor couch overnight, made severalattempts to get up but fell multiple times,in some cases hitting his head and falling down the stairs. The fraternity brothers who encouraged him to drink had power over him while he was, for several reasons, unable to effectively say no or fully understand his actions. from At one point, the men can be seen trying to dress him, but struggling against the stiffness that had set into his limbs, grand jurors said. Not calling an ambulance for an unconscious, dying person, and instead beating that person up, sounds pretty evil to me. When he finally woke up and tried to roll off, they slammed him back down, slapped him in the face and poured beer on him. WebSurveillance video played in court reportedly shows Piazza repeatedly falling, passing out and tumbling head-first down a flight of stairs, and no one called 911 for hours. Again, letting people off the hook for being stupid is a dangerous precedent, because it encourages criminals to maintain as much ignorance as possible and act stupid in front of the jury. Sure. Shit is about to get real and hit the fan because charges have been refiled, theres new charges, on top of a new judge overseeing the entire thing and new evidence. "However, after later examining one of the DVR surveillance boxes, State College Police uncovered evidence that the basement camera footage had actually been manually deleted just as State College Police were poised to take possession of the recording equipment.". He's unconscious," Scicchitano said after Piazzas first fall. He ultimately was left on a couch overnight and was found by frat members the following morning. WebPiazza's family left the courtroom when surveillance video was played. Second of all, yes, victims of horrible crimes often did something stupid or unwise, which is why they were preyed upon instead of someone else who was more cautious and more difficult prey. WebSurveillance video inside a Penn State frat house showed a student who looked like a corpse by the time fraternity members came to his aid, a police detective said on He was just trying to join an organization. I see the frat members as stupid, not evil. He is then carried up, while unconscious, by a group of frat brothers who then proceed to "slam" him, slap him, pour water on him and even throw a shoe at him, according to accounts of the footage. Not one person thought to take him to the hospital??? The Centre County District Attorney announced on Monday that the FBI has recovered video footage from the night before 19-year-old Timothy Piazza's death. 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