Judge Imposes First Jail Terms in Penn St. Frat Death Case

Tim Piazza’s Parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, standing next to Tim’s photo, during a news conference in Bellefonte, Pa., on May 5, 2017. Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times via AP

A judge has sentenced three former Penn State fraternity members to jail in the 2017 death of a pledge, the first defendants ordered to serve time behind bars in a case that rewrote Pennsylvania’s anti-hazing law.

Centre County Judge Brian Marshall sentenced former Beta Theta Pi members Tuesday for hazing surrounding the death of sophomore engineering major Tim Piazza, 19, of Lebanon, New Jersey.