"The Piazzas are hopeful that the Attorney General will file an appeal so that all individuals will be held fully responsible for their misconduct and so that dangerous and potentially lethal hazing will be deterred in the future."
“We are in the process of reviewing the judge’s decision to determine next steps, and are pleased that 11 more defendants we charged will be headed to trial.”
This latest preliminary hearing was for 12 brothers charged following the recovery of basement footage during Beta Theta Pi's bid acceptance night.
The Fire Marshal responded to the scene and firefighters were able to put out the fire.
District Judge Steve Lachman is expected to announce on Monday a decision on which, if any, charges will be held over for trial.
Four candidates were nominated this year for the three open seats, and alumni voting was open from April 10 to May 3.