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Ex-fraternity leader sentenced to jail time in hazing death of NAU pledge
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Carter Eslick, a former fraternity leader at Northern Arizona University, was sentenced Wednesday to two months in jail and three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to a felony hazing charge. The case stemmed from the Jan. 31 death of pledge Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, who died of alcohol poisoning at an off-campus Delta Tau Delta house. Martinez was among four pledges who drank two bottles of vodka to induce vomiting, according to court documents. Witnesses said they checked Martinez's pulse and breathing and adjusted his sleeping position overnight. Reports differ on Martinez's blood-alcohol content, citing either 0.425% or 0.45%, and on Eslick's age at sentencing, listed as either 20 or 21.
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Carter Eslick was sentenced to two months in jail and three years of supervised probation.
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Eslick pleaded guilty to a felony hazing charge.
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Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, died of alcohol poisoning on Jan. 31 at an off-campus Delta Tau Delta house.
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Four pledges, including Martinez, drank two bottles of vodka in a hazing ritual meant to induce vomiting.
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Witnesses said they monitored Martinez's breathing and pulse and adjusted his sleeping position during the night.
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Martinez's blood-alcohol content was reported as 0.425% by some outlets and 0.45% by others.
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Eslick's age at sentencing was reported as 20 by some outlets and 21 by Daily Mail.
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Martinez's blood-alcohol content at death
AP (via ABC/CBS/NY Post) and Daily Mail report 0.425%, while Fox News reports 0.45%.
Carter Eslick's age
AP and Fox News report Eslick is 20, while Daily Mail reports he is 21.
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the left
2 outlets
Both left outlets published the same Associated Press wire report with a neutral headline focused on the jail sentence.
Ex-fraternity leader gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
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Right-side coverage ranges from the same neutral AP wire headline used by the New York Post to more emotionally framed, independently written headlines from Fox News and Daily Mail that emphasize the brevity of the sentence and the defendant's emotional reaction.
Frat leader, 21, Loaded modifier“sobs as he's jailed for just 60 days”The word “just” frames the sentence as inadequate, implying a judgment about its leniency rather than stating a neutral fact.More neutral: sentenced to 60 daysDisagree with this highlight? over alcohol poisoning death of student, 18
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sentenced to just 60 days behind barssobs as he's jailed for just 60 days
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sentenced to just 60 days behind barsMore neutral: sentenced to 60 days behind bars
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A fraternity leader sobbed as he was sentenced to just 60 days behind bars over the alcohol poisoning death of an 18-year-old.
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sobs as he's jailed for just 60 daysMore neutral: sentenced to 60 days
The word “just” frames the sentence as inadequate, implying a judgment about its leniency rather than stating a neutral fact.
Frat leader, 21, sobs as he's jailed for just 60 days over alcohol poisoning death of student, 18
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- guilty plea to hazing charge
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Ex-fraternity leader gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
A former fraternity leader at Northern Arizona University has been sentenced to two months in jail and three years of supervised probation for his role in a deadly hazing
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Ex-Arizona frat leader gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
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0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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3 outletsLeads with
- courtroom emotion and Eslick's tears
- perceived leniency of the sentence
- victim's age and family grief
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- Daily MailRight
Frat leader, 21, Loaded modifier“sobs as he's jailed for just 60 days”The word “just” frames the sentence as inadequate, implying a judgment about its leniency rather than stating a neutral fact.More neutral: sentenced to 60 daysDisagree with this highlight? over alcohol poisoning death of student, 18
Carter Eslick, 21, broke down in tears in court on Wednesday after a judge sentenced him to just two months behind bars over the alcohol poisoning death of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Former Arizona fraternity leader sentenced to jail time after pledge dies in off-campus hazing
Carter Eslick, former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader, pleaded guilty to felony hazing in the alcohol poisoning death of a pledge.
Arizona university ex-fraternity leader gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
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ABC News, Oct 1, 2:57 AM EDT
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Its first report, Oct 1, 3:40 AM EDT
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- New York PostRightOct 1, 3:40 AM EDT
- CBS NewsLeftOct 1, 8:09 AM EDT
- Fox NewsFar RightOct 1, 8:24 AM EDT
- Daily MailRightOct 1, 1:09 PM EDT
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