What we know
What we know: Ex-fraternity leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
Compiled Sep 30
What we know
- Carter Eslick, former NAU fraternity leader, was sentenced to two months in jail and three years of supervised probation
- Eslick pleaded guilty to a felony hazing charge in the death of pledge Colin Daniel Martinez, 18
- Martinez died Jan. 31 at an off-campus house from alcohol poisoning
- An autopsy found Martinez's blood-alcohol content was 0.425%, more than five times Arizona's legal driving limit
- Martinez was one of four Delta Tau Delta pledges who shared two bottles of vodka to induce vomiting
- Eslick was the fraternity's pledge master and is no longer a student at NAU
- The university suspended the fraternity, and the national organization later closed the NAU chapter
- Eslick's probation requires him to deliver 305 anti-hazing presentations and avoid alcohol or drugs unless prescribed
What we don’t know yet
- Whether Eslick's attorney, Burges McCowan, will respond to the AP's requests for comment
Open questions
- What specific actions did Eslick take that led to the hazing charge?
- Will other fraternity members face charges related to Martinez's death?
- What will happen if Eslick fails to complete his 305 anti-hazing presentations?
- Has the national Delta Tau Delta organization made further changes beyond closing the NAU chapter?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.