Overview
- An 18-year-old Northern Arizona University student was found unresponsive at a South Pine Grove Road residence on Jan. 31 and was pronounced dead despite CPR by bystanders and first responders.
- Detectives determined he attended a Delta Tau Delta rush event the previous evening where alcohol was reportedly consumed by several attendees, including pledge candidates.
- Police arrested executive board members Carter Eslick, Ryan Creech, and Riley Cass, all 20, on hazing charges and booked them into the Coconino County Detention Facility.
- Investigators executed search warrants and interviewed witnesses, with the official cause and manner of death pending from the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office.
- Northern Arizona University and Delta Tau Delta International placed the Theta Omega chapter on interim suspension as the university conducts a separate student conduct review and police seek additional tips.