Sentencing for Fiji member accused in Santulli hazing case moved to Aug. 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A motion for continuance was granted for a University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case.
Alec Bradley Wetzler, 21, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in April to supplying liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor, both misdemeanors. His sentencing hearing was originally set for Tuesday, but was moved to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3.
Santulli was left disabled following an alleged hazing incident at Phi Gamma Delta in 2021. Santulli was left unable to walk, talk or see after suffering a traumatic brain injury that night.
Santulli's family alleged in a lawsuit against several fraternity members that he was forced to drink large amounts of hard liquor and not given immediate medical attention when he was unresponsive.
The fraternity was kicked off campus and its recognition from its national organization was withdrawn.
A number of Fiji members have taken plea deals recently.
- Harrison Reichman, 21, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty on Monday to giving alcohol to a minor. He was initially charged with hazing – life endangerment. He was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation, along with 100 hours of community services and 15 days of shock jail time.
- Thomas A. Shultz, of Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty to supplying alcohol to a minor. He was sentenced to a year of probation and 30 days of shock jail time.
Samuel Morrison – another fraternity member charged with hazing – has a jury trial set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11.
Another defendant, Samuel Gandhi, has a hearing set for 9 a.m. Monday. Benjamin Parres appeared in court last week. Both are charged with felony hazing.
