COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
STACY PARKS MILLER
102 S. Allegheny St.
District Attorney
Courthouse, Room 404 Bellefonte, PA 16823
MARK S. SMITH
Telephone (814) 355-6735
First Assistant District Attorney
Victim/Witness (814) 548-1107 FAX (814) 355-6756
May 5, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BETA THETA PI FRATERNITY AND 18 BROTHERS CHARGED IN DEATH OF TIMOTHY PIAZZA; 8 FACING MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller announces criminal charges as a result of the Centre County Grand Jury’s months-long investigation into the death of Timothy J. Piazza while pledging at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on February 2, 2017. The following defendants are scheduled to surrender to law enforcement and be preliminarily arraigned before the Court of Common Pleas at 2 p.m. today in Courtroom 1:
Beta Theta Pi
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (50 counts) 3.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (48 counts) 4.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (48 counts)
Brendan Young
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Tampering with Evidence, 18 Pa.C.S. 4910 (1 count) 5.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (50 counts) 6.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (50 counts) 7.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (48 counts) 8.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (48 counts)
Daniel Casey
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Tampering with Evidence, 18 Pa.C.S. 4910 (1 count) 5.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (50 counts) 6.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (50 counts) 7.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (48 counts) 8.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (48 counts) 9.
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 18 Pa.C.S. 6308 (1 count)
Jonah Neuman
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (14 counts) 5.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (14 counts) 6.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (12 counts) 7.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (12 counts) 8.
Disorderly Conduct, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §5503(a)(1) (1 count) 9.
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 18 Pa.C.S. 6308 (1 count)
Nick Kubera
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (14 counts) 5.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (14 counts) 6.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (12 counts)
7.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (12 counts) 8.
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 18 Pa.C.S. 6308 (1 count)
Michael Bonatucci
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (14 counts) 5.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (14 counts) 6.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (12 counts) 7.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (12 counts) 8.
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 18 Pa.C.S. 6308 (1 count)
Gary Dibileo
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (14 counts) 5.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (14 counts) 6.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (12 counts) 7.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (12 counts) 8.
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 18 Pa.C.S. 6308 (1 count)
Luke Visser
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count) 4.
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, 18 Pa.C.S. 2705 (14 counts) 5.
Hazing, 23 P.S. 5353 (14 counts) 6.
Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, 18 Pa.C.S. 6310.1 (12 counts) 7.
Unlawful Acts Relative to Liquor, 47 P.S. 4-493 (12 counts) 8.
Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 18 Pa.C.S. 6308 (1 count)
Joe Sala
1.
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. 2504 (1 count) 2.
Aggravated Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) (1 count) 3.
Simple Assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701(a)(1) (1 count)