A grand jury has returned indictments for several LSU students connected to the death of Maxwell Gruver.
Police said in September that Gruver, a pledge, was chosen by senior members of his Phi Delta Theta Fraternity to play a drinking game called “bible study.”
He died from alcohol poisoning early the next morning – the autopsy showed Gruver’s blood-alcohol content was 6-times the legal limit.
Ten men were arrested for the alleged hazing in October, and the grand jury began reviewing the case in December. Only four were charged.
They are: Sean-Paul Gott, Ryan Isto, and Patrick Forde – who were charged with misdemeanor hazing.
Matthew Naquin was also indicted on negligent homicide charges.
The EBR parish jury had the option of pursuing stronger indictments against Gott, Isto, and Forde, but elected not to do so.
The jury also did not  file indictments for the other 6 members who were arrested, and declined to take legal action against the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
A negligent homicide conviction could put Naquin in prison for up to 5 years. The hazing charges could put the other three men in jail for up to 30 days.
Under state law, any student convicted of hazing would be expelled from LSU.
LSU President F. King Alexander adopted task force recommendations to prevent hazing in student organizations in February.
Today he released a statement, saying, “today’s decision by the grand jury furthers the fact that behaviors that threaten the safety of our students will not be tolerated.Hazing is dangerous and unacceptable. We are taking the necessary steps to change the culture on campus related to hazing and are currently in the implementation phase of our task for on Greek Life’s recommendations.”