Upstate NY Lacrosse Players Surrender Over Hazing Incident, Face Kidnapping Charges

Hazing Incident Details

• 🎯 Eleven high school lacrosse players in Syracuse, New York, turned themselves in to police following a hazing incident.
• ⚠️ The students were given 48 hours to surrender or face kidnapping charges.
• 🚗 The incident involved a mock kidnapping where younger players were put in a car, taken to another location, and approached by older players with weapons.
• 📦 One victim was reportedly thrown into a car trunk and abandoned in a field before being recovered.

Legal Consequences and Court Proceedings

• ⚖️ The District Attorney stated that students who surrendered would receive appearance tickets for unlawful imprisonment (a misdemeanor) instead of felony kidnapping charges.
• 📜 It's possible that charges may not appear on the perpetrators' permanent criminal records.
• 🧑‍⚖️ The court will consider the varying degrees of involvement and the ages of the perpetrators.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Perpetrators under 16 will be handled in family court with potentially more lenient punishments like community service or anger management.
• 🏛️ Those older than 16 may face harsher consequences, with judges deciding individual cases.

Potential Civil Lawsuits

• 💸 Regardless of the criminal court's decisions, the victims' families may pursue civil lawsuits against those involved.