Nine people have been charged with hazing-related misdemeanors as a result of the joint Brockport Police – SUNY Brockport investigation into an unregistered fraternity.
Six of the nine are currently students at the College at Brockport.
A statement from the college says village and campus police filed the charges after a month-long investigation that led up to last month’s raid on a house in the village. Charges filed against the nine include penal law hazing, assault, criminal mischief, unlawful dealing with a minor and failure to feed an animal.
One person was charged with drug possession.
All will be in village court on Friday.
Those charged include:
- Andrew William Peterson: Penal law-hazing first degree (2) counts; criminal nuisance second degree (2) counts; assault third degree-intent to cause physical injury; unlawfully dealing with a child first degree (alcohol)
- Nickolas Antonio Buffa: Agriculture and markets law-torture/injure/not feed animal; penal law-hazing first degree
- Jacob Benjamen Manolt: Penal law-hazing first degree; criminal nuisance second degree
- Jacob William Parker: Penal law-hazing first degree; criminal nuisance second degree; unlawfully dealing with a child first degree (alcohol)
- Mussey Tesfai Tella: Penal law-hazing first degree (2) counts; criminal nuisance second degree (2) counts; assault third degree-intent to cause physical injury
- Leo Woon Keul Chai: Agriculture and Markets Law-Torture/Injure/Not feed animal; Penal law-hazing first degree; criminal nuisance second degree; assault third degree-intent to cause physical injury
- Connor Brett Reed: Penal law-criminal possession of a controlled substance seventh degree; hazing first degree; criminal nuisance second degree
- Brian Christopher Halpin: Penal law-hazing first degree; criminal nuisance second degree
- Tyler Francis Ryan: Penal law-hazing first degree; criminal nuisance second degree.