Four fraternity pledges arrested on hazing allegations after teen forced into truck: cops

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Four fraternity pledges at Texas State University were arrested on Tuesday night after an 18-year-old active member was allegedly forced into a pickup truck with his mouth taped shut while yelling for help; the incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. in San Marcos, Texas. Police identified the four suspects as William Oldner, Noah Lara, Tyler Fogg, and Wyatt Carr, all fraternity pledges ranging from 18 to 20 years old. The arrests were made on misdemeanor hazing charges following an investigation that revealed the event was part of a fraternity initiation tradition. Phi Delta Theta’s headquarters acknowledged the incident and stated they are cooperating with university authorities and law enforcement.
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Adam Sabes
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🔮 Police took the following students into custody: William Oldner, 19, Noah Lara, 20, Tyler Fogg, 18, and Wyatt Carr, 18.
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Fox News Digital Fraternity Phi Delta Theta San Marcos Texas State University

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Phi Delta Theta ORG · 4× Texas State University ORG · 4× Fox News Digital ORG · 3× Fraternity ORG · 2× San Marcos GPE · 2× Wilde PERSON · 2× KSAT ORG · 1× Noah Lara PERSON · 1× Russell Wilde PERSON · 1× William Oldner PERSON · 1×

Narrative

"Phi Delta Theta holds the safety of every member of the Fraternity as well as the individuals of the campuses and communities they are a part of, in the highest regard, and does not support or condone behavior that jeopardizes the safety of others." Fox News Digital reached out to Texas State University and Carr, Oldner, Lara and Fogg for comment.
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🔮 Police took the following students into custody: William Oldner, 19, Noah Lara, 20, Tyler Fogg, 18, and Wyatt Carr, 18.

Claims (13 extracted, 4 hedged)

Four pledges at a Texas State University fraternity were arrested on Tuesday after an 18-year-old was allegedly forced into a pickup truck and heard screaming, according to police. uncertain
old → arrest → police
Police officers received several calls about men who were allegedly forcing another man into a blue pickup truck at around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Russell Wilde, public safety communications specialist for the city of San Marcos, told Fox News Digital. uncertain
Wilde → receive → Digital
According to KSAT, a probable cause affidavit by law enforcement stated that an 18-year-old man was forced into a truck with his mouth taped shut and was yelling for help and to be let go. uncertain
mouth → accord → help
Officers later located the truck at the Arba Apartments in San Marcos and determined the incident involved Texas State University Phi Delta Theta fraternity pledges, according to court documents. uncertain
incident → locate → documents
Police took the following students into custody: William Oldner, 19, Noah Lara, 20, Tyler Fogg, 18, and Wyatt Carr, 18. asserted
Police → take → custody
The 18-year-old who was forced into the pickup truck is an active member of the fraternity and was not injured. Wilde said they were taking part in a tradition that was part of their fraternity initiation. asserted
that → force → initiation
"Those involved told officers the incident was a tradition," Wilde said. asserted
Wilde → involve → officers
All men were arrested on misdemeanor hazing charges. asserted
men → arrest → charges
A spokeswoman for Phi Delta Theta General Headquarters told Fox News Digital it is aware of the alleged hazing incident. asserted
it → tell → incident
"Phi Delta Theta is aware of an incident involving several students associated with the Texas Mu Chapter at Texas State University. asserted
Theta → involve → University
Upon learning of the matter, Phi Delta Theta began gathering information and is working closely with the university and local law enforcement. asserted
Theta → learn → university
The Fraternity will continue to cooperate fully throughout the investigation," the spokeswoman said. asserted
spokeswoman → continue → investigation
"Phi Delta Theta holds the safety of every member of the Fraternity as well as the individuals of the campuses and communities they are a part of, in the highest regard, and does not support or condone behavior that jeopardizes the safety of others." Fox News Digital reached out to Texas State University and Carr, Oldner, Lara and Fogg for comment. asserted
Digital → hold → comment
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