3 Indicted in Binge Drinking Death
Daniel Wech, 21, Alex Stucki, 20, and a third man, Devin McClain, 21, have been charged in the death of another student from Geneseo State College, Arman Partamian which resulted from a night of binge drinking.
The 3 young men were each charged with criminally negligent homicide which could carry a prison sentence of up to 4 years. The men were also charged with multiple counts of hazing and dealing with underage drinking.
Arman Partamian’s body was discovered on the morning of March 1 in a fraternity-type club house after drinking heavily for three days. Partamian was one of three fraternity pledges known as “pigs” that were hazed during the alcohol fueled weekend. The hazing was part of an initiation into a fraternity house known as the Pig House.
An autopsy found that Arman Partamian’s death was a direct result of alcohol poisoning, as his blood-alcohol content was believed to be as high as 0.55 percent; almost 7 times the legal limit for driving. Arman Partamian, as well as the rest of the students being hazed, were all under aged. Witnesses say that the three pledges were forced to continue drinking by other Pig House members even though they were visibly intoxicated. One student mentioned the incident to a resident advisor on campus who in turn called 911. “The Pigs were forcing these individuals to drink entire bottles of alcohol around the fire.” The resident advisor told police. “They were, like falling over and vomiting and just, extreme, like hazing,”