1 indicted for manslaughter, 4 others face charges in hazing death of Southern student Caleb Wilson
BATON ROUGE — A grand jury indicted five men in the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson on Wednesday.
After being arrested in March, 23-year-old Caleb McCray, 28-year-old Isaiah Smith and 25-year-old Kyle Thurman were indicted on felony hazing charges. McCray was also indicted on a manslaughter charge.
Winston Sanders and Jayden Landrum were indicted on charges of principal to felony hazing and obstruction of justice.
Baton Rouge Police say the alleged hazing happened at a warehouse on Woodcrest Drive near Greenwell Springs Road. According to BRPD, Wilson and eight more Omega Psi Phi pledges lined up for a ritual in which McCray and others punched the pledges in the chest with boxing gloves. Wilson, 20, collapsed when he was allegedly punched.
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Fraternity members waited to take Wilson to the hospital and initially told officials Wilson had collapsed at a park.