Ex-frat leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning

Key Points:

• Carter Eslick, a former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader, was sentenced to two months in jail and three years of supervised probation for his role in a hazing incident that led to the death of pledge Colin Daniel Martinez from alcohol poisoning.
• Martinez, 18, died with a blood-alcohol content of 0.425%, and was among four pledges who consumed large amounts of vodka in a ritual overseen by Eslick, who was the fraternity's pledge master.
• Eslick apologized in court and accepted responsibility, while Martinez's parents called for accountability and reform within Greek life; the fraternity chapter was suspended by NAU and later closed by the national organization.
• Conditions of Eslick's probation include delivering 305 anti-hazing presentations, abstaining from alcohol and drugs unless prescribed, and maintaining regular court updates, with the possibility of additional jail time if violated.
• Coconino County officials emphasized the dangers of hazing, urging people to intervene to prevent similar tragedies, and the judge criticized the lack of opposition to the dangerous practices.