BELLEFONTE, Pa. — BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - A judge is hearing evidence of worried texts from Penn State fraternity brothers as he considers whether there's enough evidence to send charges related to a pledge's death to county court for trial.
Testimony resumed Monday in a preliminary hearing for the Beta Theta Pi chapter and 16 of its members, accused in the February death of 19-year-old pledge Tim Piazza after a night of heavy drinking.
Prosecutors introduced a text from the house pledge master that said "it's over" and that he didn't "want to go to jail" for it.
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Another text between fraternity brothers, as Piazza was near death in a hospital, says "he drank because we hazed him."
Authorities say Piazza, of Lebanon, New Jersey, suffered severe head and abdominal injuries before he died. Help wasn't summoned until the next morning.
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