Military Jury Convicts Marine In Death Of Emerson College Student

BOSTON — A military jury convicted a Marine of involuntary manslaughter in the 2019 death of an Emerson College student following a fight in Allston.

Lance Corporal Samuel London was court marshaled, dishonorably discharged, fined and sentenced to 65 months in a military prison. Boston police found Daniel J. Hollis, a second-year student at Emerson College, bleeding and unconscious around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2019. He died a few days later at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The Marines identified London as a suspect in November 2019. A Suffolk County grand jury declined to issue an indictment in February 2020. "We are in shock," the family said in a statement after the grand jury’s decision. "We are angry. We are sad. And we have no further comment until we learn more about the evidence collected during the investigation."

"The Grand Jury has spoken and we respect its findings, however difficult they are to hear," Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said at the time.