Charges dropped in MSU hazing death but likely to be refiled

Michigan State University campus

Charges were dismissed against six of nine defendants in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge at Michigan State University. (MLive file photo)

EAST LANSING, MI – Ingham County prosecutors expect to refile charges in a Michigan State University hazing death after dismissing charges against six of nine defendants.

The dismissals came Friday, April 26, in East Lansing District Court where the defendants were scheduled for a preliminary examination to determine if their cases should be bound over for trial in Ingham Circuit Court.

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