Popular on Patch: Western Springs Man Among 22 Charged in NIU Freshman's Hazing Death
Michael J. Phillip Jr. is among 22 fraternity members being charged with hazing crimes after a pledge died due to excessive drinking, DeKalb police said.
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Western Springs Man Among 22 Charged in NIU Freshman's Hazing Death
Michael J. Phillip Jr. is among 22 fraternity members being charged with hazing crimes after a pledge died due to excessive drinking, DeKalb police said.
A Northern Illinois University student from Western Springs is among 22 fraternity members who have been charged with hazing crimes after a freshman pledge died due to excessive drinking last month, the DeKalb Police Department said in a release. Michael J. Phillip Jr., 21, is one of 17 members facing a misdemeanor hazing charge in the death. Five other members are facing felony charges. See also: NIU Freshman From Palatine Found Dead NIU freshman David Bogenberger was found unresponsive on the morning of Nov. 2 at the Pike fraternity house, 1020 W. Hillcrest in DeKalb. Bogenberger had a blood-alcohol content of .351 at the time of his death; "a highly-elevated blood alcohol content about five times the legal limit," according to the …
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Teri D. Springer
6:38 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
You sure like to throw around the insults and now, assumptions. Just for your piece of mind, I was quite sure the Duke LaCrosse team was innocent and assumed that given no proof was provided to the contrary. In this case we know certain facts: 1) there was a hazing (illegal in itself) party at this frat. 2) Alcohol was consumed in LARGE quantities (5 times the legal limit requires a pretty good … more ›