Overview
- An 18-year-old Northern Arizona University student was found unresponsive on Jan. 31 at an off-campus residence on South Pine Grove Road and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
- Flagstaff police say the student had attended a Delta Tau Delta rush event the night before where alcohol was consumed by attendees, including pledge candidates.
- Three executive-board members of the fraternity — Carter Eslick, Ryan Creech, and Riley Cass, all 20 — were arrested on suspicion of hazing and later released after an initial appearance.
- The Coconino County Attorney’s Office said it has not yet received the cases for review, and no formal charges have been filed as detectives continue reviewing evidence and coordinating with the medical examiner.
- NAU and Delta Tau Delta International placed the local chapter on interim suspension during parallel campus and criminal investigations under Arizona’s strengthened anti-hazing law, which can elevate a death case to a class 4 felony.