2 Ohio University students plead guilty in 18-year-old's hazing death

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Two Ohio University students pleaded guilty Thursday for their involvement in the hazing death of an 18-year-old freshman, prosecutors said.

Dominic A. Figliola, 21, and Cullen Willi McLaughlin, 21, both appeared before a judge to enter their pleas in the death of Collin Wiant, who died of asphyxiation from nitrous oxide ingestion on Nov. 12, 2018, according to a statement from Athens County Prosecuting Attorney Keller Blackburn.

Figliola pleaded guilty to hazing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, while McLaughlin pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of LSD, a fifth-degree felony, according to the statement.

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Neither were hit with jail time. They will instead have to successfully complete the Prosecutor's Office Athens County Empowerment Program.

Figliola was also ordered to complete a year of probation.

[Benzgirl]

This took place in the Sigma Pi annex house.