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FAMU band shut down while death investigated
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University President James Ammons is suspending all practices and performances of the school’s famed Marching 100 band until investigators can determine what...
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Florida A&M Expels 4 Students For Role In Marching Band Member’s Death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University said that it’s dismissing four students for their role in the death of a marching band member last month, while audio of an emergency call released...
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Female University Band Member Suffers Broken Leg During Hazing Ritual
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida A&M University marching band members, all men, appeared before a judge Tuesday to face hazing charges in the beating of a woman band mate police said was hit...
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Hazing Death Probe Uncovers Possible Fraud, Misconduct At Florida A&M
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities investigating the death of a Florida A&M University drum major say they have uncovered possible employee fraud and misconduct at the school. The Florida...
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Lawsuit In FAMU Death Reveals Details Of Hazing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a Florida A&M band member who died after being hazed filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the owner and driver of the charter bus where the ritual took...
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Attorney: Family of FAMU Hazing Victim ‘Thankful’
ATLANTA (AP) — The attorney for the family of a Florida A&M University band member who died from a hazing incident last fall said Robert Champion’s parents are “thankful” that authorities plan to...
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Charges Expected in FAMU Drum Major’s Hazing Death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple...
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13 Charged in Hazing Death of FAMU Band Member
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thirteen people were charged Wednesday for their roles in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the...
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11th FAMU Hazing Death Defendant Arrested in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The last of 11 band members charged in the hazing death of a FloridaA&M drum major has turned herself in to authorities. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says...
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Pressure Mounting To Keep FAMU Band Suspended
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s famed marching band – tarnished by the beating death of one of its drum majors – appears unlikely to take the field once again anytime soon. A new...
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Defendant: Surviving Florida A&M Band Hazing Beating ‘Sign Of Respect’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus was known for his opposition to hazing but agreed to go through a brutal initiation ritual because it was seen as...
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FAMU President: New Restrictions For Band Members
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is proposing sweeping changes to its famed Marching 100 band. FAMU President James Ammons on Monday said he wants to limit the band to full-time...
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FAMU President Receives No-Confidence Vote Following Hazing Charges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University President James Ammons has received a no-confidence vote from the school’s board of trustees because of his handling of the hazing death of a band...
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Judge Denies Bond To FAMU Hazing Death Suspect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has denied bond to a former Florida A&M University band member charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. Circuit Judge Frank Sheffield rejected the...
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Florida A&M University Trustees Meeting About Naming Interim President
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University trustees still dealing with the fallout from the hazing death of a marching band member are planning to name an interim president. James Ammons in...
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Florida A&M Offers $300,000 To End Hazing Lawsuit
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is offering to pay $300,000 to the family of a drum major who died last year after he was beaten during a hazing ritual. The university made the offer...
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12 Charged With Manslaughter In FAMU Hazing Death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Ten of the band members had been charged last...
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Man Charged In FAMU Hazing Case Pleads No Contest
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died after undergoing a hazing ritual in 2011 pleaded no contest to hazing charges on Friday before his trial scheduled for next...
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Hearing Set For Remaining FAMU Hazing Defendants
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 10 remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of former FAMU drum major Robert Champion are set to have a status hearing on their cases. The hearing, set for Friday...
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FAMU Hazing Defendants In Court For Status Hearing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Eight defendants who remain charged in the hazing death of a FAMU drum major are set to appear in court for a status hearing on their cases. They are expected to tell a judge...
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Hearing Set For Remaining Defendants In FAMU Hazing Death Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The remaining six defendants charged in the hazing death of a former Florida A&M drum major are set to appear in court. A status hearing is slated for Friday. The six former...
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FAMU Hazing Defendant Considers Plea Deal
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the four defendant facing trial next week for the hazing death of a Florida A & M drum major is contemplating a plea deal. An attorney for Benjamin McNamee told Judge...
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Hazing Trial Starts For 1 FAMU Band Member
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has postponed the cases of three of the four remaining defendants facing charges in the death of a Florida A&M drum major. Judge Renee Roche delayed the trial Monday at...
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