KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An additional eight former members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia are facing felony charges for their roles in an alleged hazing incident last fall that resulted in significant brain damage to a freshman pledge, according to court documents.
The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday charged each of the additional defendants with one count of hazing — life endangerment, according to court documents. Under Missouri law, hazing is a felony when “the act creates a substantial risk to the life of the student or prospective member.”
Those newly charged are Samuel S. Gandhi of St. Louis; Benjamin Karl of Columbia; Samuel E. Lane of Columbia; Samuel J. Morrison of Cameron, Missouri; Blake A. Morsovillo of Springfield, Missouri; John J. O’Neill of Columbia; Benjamin C. Parres of Chesterfield, Missouri, and Harrison M. Reichman of Kansas City.
