Stone Foltz hazing death: Two BGSU ex-frat members get 6 weeks in jail for forcing 20-yr-old to drink alcohol
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO: Two former BGSU fraternity members were sentenced to six-week in jail on Wednesday, August 10, after being convicted of hazing-related crime counts connected to the death of a Bowling Green State University student in 2021.
Troy Henricksen, 24, and Jacon Krinn, 21, were acquitted in May earlier this year of serious charges in the death of 20-year-old Stone Foltz in March 2021. The charges on the two included involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide.
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Henricksen of Grove City, Ohio, was convicted of hazing and failure to follow underage laws. He was sentenced to 42 days in jail and 28 days of house arrest. Meanwhile, Krinn of Delaware, Ohio, was convicted of obstruction of official business, hazing, and failure to comply with underage law, and was also sentenced to 42 days in jail and 28 days of house arrest.
As per the statement by the authorities, Foltz from Delaware, Ohio died of alcohol poisoning after being hazed into finishing an entire bottle of alcohol at a fraternity initiation event on March 4, 2021. The incident happened when Foltz and a few other members arrived at 8.30 pm at the off-campus house, known to members as the "Bando."
At the event, the members were introduced to the mentor in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. The mentor heavily pressurized the new members to drink a fifth (approximately 750 ml) of high-alcohol liquor. According to an eyewitness, Foltz finished his bottle in only 18 minutes. But the aftermath of the drinking left Foltz throwing up and unable to walk. Seeing his condition, two members of the fraternity drove him to his apartment. About half an hour later, Foltz’s roommate called his girlfriend Maddie Borja to inform her about the unconscious Foltz. Soon after, they realized that Foltz had stopped breathing and was turning blue. Foltz was taken to Wood County Hospital by paramedics.
Foltz died on March 7, 2021. His heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and other organs were donated. Later official reports informed that blood alcohol content in his body was .394 g/dL.
The death of the young boy left a void in the hearts of his parents - Shari and Cory Foltz, who filed a lawsuit against the school for being negligent. The suit alleges, "BGSU turned a blind eye to hazing within the Greek organizations on its campus while encouraging students like Stone to join its fraternities and sororities."
Before the sentencing of the two former members, the parents of the 20-year-old made a statement and said the actions of the defendants were “cruel, senseless, and destructive—to their lives and ours.”
After Foltz's death, six former fraternity members pleaded guilty to various charges, and some testified against Henricksen and Krinn. Some were sentenced to jail terms of between seven and 28 days, and all were ordered to spend 28 days under house arrest.
