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The word hazing isn’t used in the charges. No felony charges were levied.
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Senior basketball players Robert Kitzinger and Brandon Hoge were charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal recklessness for an incident that occurred on a team bus on January 22. The bus was bringing the team home from a game in Terre Haute.
“The grand jury on each of the last counts, the Class B misdemeanor battery, all involved the bus incident in Hendricks County,” said Hamilton County Prosecutor Sonia Leerkamp.
Seniors Oscar Falodun and Scott Laskowski were also indicted on misdemeanor battery and criminal recklessness charges for a January 8 incident in a school locker room.
Class A misdemeanors can carry up to a year of jail time, while a Class B misdemeanor could mean up to 180 days in jail. Both charges could bring fines up to $5,000.
There have been many reports of beatings related to pledging, but it is rare for an alleged victim to claim he has been pummeled by members outside that chapter. This case is at Wayne State.