Ex Frat Vice Prez From Long Island Gets Prison Time In Hazing Death: AG

LONG ISLAND, NY — A former fraternity leader from Long Island and his brother were sentenced Tuesday in connection with their roles in a hazing death of Penn State University student Timothy Piazza in 2017, according to court records and Pennsylvania State Attorney General Michelle Henry's office.

Daniel Casey, 27, and Brendan Young, 28, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, were sentenced two to four months in prison with work release eligibility followed by three years probation and community service, according to Henry's office.

The pair are to report to prison on Monday, said an spokesman for the AG while citing a court order.

Casey is from Ronkonkoma, NBC Philadelphia reported.

In July, the pair pleaded guilty to 14 counts of hazing and a single count of reckless endangerment, all misdemeanors.

The 14 counts of hazing represent a count of hazing for each member of the Spring 2017 pledge class who were subjected to the same bid acceptance rituals, while the reckless endangerment charge pertains to Piazza.

Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old Penn State sophomore from New Jersey, suffered a ruptured spleen and head injury and died after a fall during a bid acceptance night party that included hazing and excessive binge drinking, according to investigators.

Beta Theta Pi fraternity leaders at the time, Young and Casey facilitated the hazing event where Piazza was a student pledge, Henry's office said. Piazza was found unresponsive the next morning after drinking large quantities of alcohol, and died days later as a result of multiple falls incurred subsequent to his intoxication, according to her office.

Casey was vice president and pledge master of the now-defunct fraternity.

Attempts to reach his attorney were unsuccessful.

The Piazza family was instrumental in the Pennsylvania legislature passing the Timothy Piazza Anti–Hazing Law, which includes a felony-graded offense when serious injury or death results, Henry's office said.

If the statute been in place at the time of the 2017 incident, the defendants could have been subjected to harsher penalties, according to the office.

“Our thoughts are with the Piazza family and everyone affected by this tragedy,”

Henry said. “Nothing can undo the harm Tim suffered seven years ago — nothing can bring Tim back to his family and friends. With the sentences ordered today, the criminal process reached a conclusion.”

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"There should be no discussion of this case without recognizing the tragic loss of life and resulting devastation for Mr. Piazza’s family and friends," Henry said in July after the guilty pleas were entered. "Mr. Piazza was simply seeking to join a social organization for the benefits of community and shared experiences, as so many university students do. Most of those students go on to successful lives and careers — basic expectations following college which Mr. Piazza never had the opportunity to experience."