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The apparent suicide of a UCF fraternity pledge in November has prompted police to open two investigations surrounding his death.
John Yancy, 19, was found dead Nov. 19 in his Oviedo home, with a handgun at his side, by a roommate who called police.
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[A family friend] said Yancy had never done drugs before entering college. Based upon incidents described by Yancy prior to his death, she blamed Pi Kappa Alpha for distributing drugs to its members.
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On Nov. 14, five days before his death, Yancy was arrested for possession of cocaine and Xanax. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office report, Yancy said the drugs were for his own use. He referred to the Xanax as a "xanny bar." In Yancy's wallet after his death, investigators found a Post-It note that read, "8 - Bars $30," suggesting a sale or purchase.
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On the day Yancy died, police found items in his bedroom that included several prescription medications, $230 in cash, five cell phones, many bags containing a white powder and residue, a measuring scale and several bongs, marijuana plants and syringes. They also found a safe and a combination to that safe. The combination was addressed to a UCF student. Inside the safe were more bags containing a white, powdery substance.
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Yancy's family and friends want the investigation to take a hard look at the actions of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members.
"He had told us about them beating him up," the family friend said. "At the funeral, members of Pi Kappa Alpha told very disgusting stories."
One of the restrained stories involved Yancy being high one night, and members of the fraternity shaving his sideburns off. A more disturbing story involved fraternity members tying up pledges and women visitors, and forcing them to take drugs until they passed out, she said.
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Yancy's mother had tried to talk to UCF President John Hitt and other members of the administration about her concerns with the fraternity, but that she didn't get the answers she was looking for. "They just kind of blew her off. The president didn't even acknowledge [John's death]," she said.
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