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Florida A&M Hazers Charged With Manslaughter

Mar 4, 2013 2:45 PM CST

Florida A&M Hazers Charged With Manslaughter

Prosecutors up charges for 10 students in Robert Champion case, charge 2 more

(Newser) - Prosecutors are charging 12 former Florida A&M University band members with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Ten of the band members had been charged last May with felony hazing for the death of 26-year-old Robert Champion, but prosecutors said today they are raising the...

Florida A&M
Prez Resigns
Over Hazing
Death

Jul 11, 2012 1:59 PM CDT

Florida A&M Prez Resigns Over Hazing Death

Robert Champion's family expected to file lawsuit today

(Newser) - Florida A&M University President James Ammons announced his plans to resign today, in the fallout over the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion , whose family is expected to file a lawsuit against the university today, the Orlando Sentinel reports. But Ammons won't actually step down until Oct....

13 Charged in Band
Member's Hazing Death

May 2, 2012 4:08 PM CDT

13 Charged in Band Member's Hazing Death

Robert Champion of Florida A&M was beaten on a bus

(Newser) - Thirteen people were charged today for their roles in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the biggest college hazing cases ever. The charges were announced more than five months after 26-year-old Robert Champion died...

Florida Band Players Face
Charges in Hazing Death

May 2, 2012 4:17 AM CDT

Florida Band Players Face Charges in Hazing Death

Music profs resign in separate incident

(Newser) - Florida A&M band members will be hit with criminal charges today following a six-month investigation into the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion . The charges come as two music professors at the school have had to resign over alleged involvement in another hazing incident, their lawyer says. A...

Death of Hazed Florida A&M Drum Major Robert Champion Ruled a Homicide

Death of Hazed
Drum Major
Ruled a
Homicide

Dec 16, 2011 5:29 PM CST

Death of Hazed Drum Major Ruled a Homicide

Death caused by 'blunt force trauma sustained during hazing incident'

(Newser) - A Florida A&M University drum major who died after being hazed was indeed killed by that hazing, and his death has been ruled a homicide. The Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner's Office today revealed that Robert Champion's death was the result of "blunt force trauma sustained during a...