Crime & Safety
College Student Dead From Hazing; 22 Arrest Warrants Issued
The Palatine native was found dead in his Northern Illinois fraternity house on November 2, five of the 22 arrest warrants issued are for class 4 felony hazing, NBC 5 Chicago reports.
On Monday, twenty-two arrest warrants were issued relating to the death of Palatine native, David Bogenberger, NBC 5 Chicago reports.
Bogenberger was found dead in his Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on November 2.
Find out what's happening in Niles-Morton Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
His death has now been determined to be alcohol and hazing-related, according to NBC 5 Chicago, and five of the warrants issued are for Class 4 Felony Hazing.
Autopsy results showed Bogenberger, 19, had a blood alcohol content of 0.351, close to five times the legal limit, according to Northern Star, the NIU daily paper.
Find out what's happening in Niles-Morton Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The death was ruled accidental, the Northern Star reports, and according to DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller, Bogenberger had an enlarged heart and the alcohol caused an arrhythmia, which led to his death.
Though his family moved to Florida after his 2012 graduation from Palatine High School, a celebration of life was held in Palatine for Bogenberger on November 6.
Like Niles-Morton Grove Patch on Facebook
Get local news from Patch in a daily email. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
