The Whitman County Prosecutors Office has completed the final eight cases related to the alcohol overdose death of Washington State University student Samuel Martinez.
In all, 15 defendants were members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. One of the defendants, Wesley Oswald, pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to Martinez. He was sentenced to 19 days in jail, a $500 fine, a requirement to complete a class regarding alcohol and drugs and 24 months of supervised probation.
The other 14 defendants were charged with furnishing alcohol to the other pledge members of the fraternity during an event.
Martinez, a 19-year-old freshman from Bellevue, Washington, participated in the event and was found dead the next day from alcohol poisoning. The police investigation found he died four hours before the fraternity members called 911.
In addition to Oswald, seven of the fraternity members pleaded guilty to furnishing liquor to a minor. They were sentenced to one day in jail, a $500 fine, eight months of supervised probation and must take a class on alcohol and drugs. (Lewiston Tribune)
