Eleven members of UGA’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity were charged with hazing Thursday night.
The arrests stemmed from a pledge event Jan. 27 and 28, according to University of Georgia police.
“There were a number of activities where pledges were being struck by fists,” UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson told the AJC. None of the injuries required treatment.
Kourtland Wills Jones, Rictavious Jerome Bowens, Robert Lee Ellis, Fakari Jalen Gresham, Julian Deandre Hoyle, Austin Johnson, Jason Rashaan Moffitt, Acarre Dejon Patton, Nicholas Brandon Pope, Raheen Thompson and John Allen Wood were each charged with one count of hazing, a misdemeanor.
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