Southern student arrested, jailed in connection with alleged hazing death of Caleb Wilson
One suspect accused of being connected to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson is now in custody.
According to jail records, Caleb McCray is in police custody as of Thursday evening. McCray is charged with manslaughter and criminal hazing.
McCray is a graduate of Southern University and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
During the incident Feb. 27, Wilson and eight other Omega Psi Phi pledges lined up in order of height for a fraternity ritual, in which each pledge is punched in the chest four times, a source close to the investigation said. Wilson, a Kenner native, collapsed after he was punched and experienced a medical episode, but fraternity members did not call 911 and waited to bring him to a hospital, sources have previously said.
The alleged hazing took place at a warehouse off of Greenwell Springs Road — not a local park, as police said some fraternity members initially told them