Police identify 19 UNH students who have been arrested in fraternity hazing incident
Durham police said they have made 19 more arrests in connection with a hazing investigation into the ‘Sigma Alpha Epsilon’ fraternity at the University of New Hampshire.
Ten fraternity members were arrested Friday, June 10, and additional arrests were made on Tuesday afternoon. However, police say more arrests are anticipated to be made in the following days and weeks.
Police launched the investigation after an event at the fraternity on April 13. Forty-six arrest warrants were issued for members of the organization.
Some of the students, who face hazing charges, names were released:
Seth Burdick, South Hampton, NH - Age 19,
Benjamin Chase, Hampton, NH - Age 18,
Robert Doherty, Wolfeboro, NH - Age 19,
Daniel Fachiol, Hampden, ME - Age 21,
Charles Farrah, Grafton, MA - Age 20,
Robert Hardy, Atkinson, NH - Age 21,
Oliver Jacques, Auburn, ME - Age 19
Gabriel Kwan, Winchester, MA - Age 21
Mason Steele, Williston, VT - Age 19
Colby Travis, Pelham, NH - Age 19
Brendan Akpan, Springfield, NH - Age 21
Nikolaos Beka, Shrewsbury, MA - Age 19
Nikolas Boruvka, Westwood, MA - Age 20
Joseph Cleary, Plymouth, NH - Age 20
Jason Crocker, Malden, MA - Age 19
Anthony Gionta, Baldwin Place, NY - Age 19
Tucker Guard, Marion, MA - Age 20
Charlie Kavanagh, Sudbury, MA - Age 19
Thomas Langlois, Windham, NH - Age 20
Nore Mendes, Weymouth, MA - Age 19
Christopher Pacios, Northborough, MA - Age 19
Samuel Patterson, Avon, CT - Age 20
Tyler Prout, Grafton, MA - Age 19
Matthew Ray, Sudbury, MA - Age 18
Simon Roy, Portsmouth, RI - Age 20
Kevin Russell, Ashland, MA - Age 19
Matthew Smeltzer, Harwich, MA - Age 20
Joshua Tobin, Bedford, NH - Age 18
Austin Wackrow, Woburn, MA - Age 19
They all will be arraigned at the 7th Circuit Court: Dover District Division, on Wednesday, July 13th, 2022, at 8:30 a.m.
In addition to the individual misdemeanor charges, the chapter was also charged with ‘student hazing by an institution.’
Student hazing is a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to a $1,200 fine for individuals and $20,000 for organizations.
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