By Ralph Ellis
CNN
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge threw out involuntary manslaughter charges Wednesday against 11 members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State in the alleged hazing death of a pledge, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
It’s the second time Judge Allen Sinclair has rejected the involuntary manslaughter charges in the case.
Sophomore Timothy Piazza, 19, died February 4, 2017, after drinking large quantities of alcohol during his first night of pledging at Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The frat was supposed to be alcohol-free.
Surveillance footage played in court shows Piazza falling repeatedly, including down a flight of stairs, following the event that involving heavy drinking.
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