Ten LSU students are charged in connection with the hazing death of 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver of Georgia. Jeff Palermo spoke with a legal analyst…
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Sean Pennison is one of ten members of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity charged with hazing in the death of pledge Max Gruver. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Ten LSU students face charges in connection with last month’s hazing death of 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver. All ten were booked on a misdemeanor hazing charge and Matthew Alexander Naquin (Nah-Can) is also charged with negligent homicide. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Naquin was singled out due to his alleged role in the incident…
The lesser misdemeanor charges carry a 30 day sentence, however, Ciolino says if Naquin is found guilty of negligent homicide, he could be imprisoned for some time…
Law enforcement is cracking down on hazing around the country and Ciolino says they are intent on bringing justice to the victims…
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The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office has released the cause of death of Maxwell Gruver. Dr. Beau Clark says the death was an accident due to acute alcohol intoxication…
Clark says Gruver’s high blood alcohol level of .495 was more than six times the legal limit…
An initial autopsy report revealed that Gruver had THC, the chemical found in marijuana. Coroner Clark won’t say if that was confirmed in his findings…
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Sean Pennison is one of the ten LSU students arrested as part of the investigation into Max Gruver’s death. His Attorney Franz Borghardt says it’s extremely hard for these students as Max was their friend. He says Pennison is not being charged with Gruver’s death, only hazing.
Borghardt says it’s disappointing that LSU decided to arrest these ten young men rather than issue a court summons for the misdemeanor. He says these students truly cared about Max.
Of the ten, one fraternity member, Matthew Naquin, has been charged with hazing and negligent homicide. Borghardt says Gruver’s death will stay with Pennison for the rest of his life.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds Louisiana is ranked second in the country when it comes to the high rates of STDs for the third year in a row. Deputy Director for the Louisiana STD/HIV Program Chaquetta Johnson says chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are the sexually transmitted diseases measured. She credits this increase to a few factors.
2016 CDC data shows Louisiana’s chlamydia rate is 680 cases per 100,000 people. Johnson says they are looking at ways to increase screening and testing to lower this high number…
The CDC also reports Louisiana had the second highest rate of HIV in 2016. Johnson says they are aggressively tackling this epidemic. She says they have partnered with each office of public health and also with community and parish leaders to educate the public on these diseases.
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Former Saints and LSU star Tracy Porter has been arrested on drug and domestic battery charges. Sgt. Don Coppola with the Baton Rouge Police Department says on October 5th, the victim alleged she visited Porter to get her keys back from him, then the two became involved in an argument that got physical…:
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Porter was arrested on charges of battery of dating partner, possession of marijuana and distribution of schedule II drugs. Copolla says the victim and 31-year-old Porter had been in a relationship over the past couple of years. He says Porter did admit to grabbing her…: