Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death

Nypost · Aug 10, 2026 · 292 words · By Associated Press

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A former leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity pleaded guilty Monday to hazing and causing a pledge’s death by making him drink excessively at an off-campus rush event.

Common ground

Carter Eslick, 20, entered the plea to a felony hazing charge involving the death of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Under an agreement with prosecutors, Eslick would serve no more than four years of probation.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that under the plea agreement, Eslick would serve no more than four years of probation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Former fraternity member Carter Eslick pleaded guilty to felony hazing in the death of 18-year-old Colin Martinez following a drinking game in Flagstaff.It is guaranteed under this plea agreement. Now…
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/former-fraternity-member-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carter Eslick, 20, entered the plea to a felony hazing charge involving the death of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff. Under an agreement with prosecutors, Esl…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ex-fraternity-member-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Eslick initially pleaded not guilty to hazing charges, but on Monday entered a guilty plea. Eslick could face one to three years in prison, although the plea agreement calls for probation only.
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/man-…

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Claim 2: “He’s no longer a student at NAU.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about 'DMAC Solutions'. No evidence was provided regarding Eslick's current student status at NAU.

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Claim 3: “Martinez was among four men pledging to Delta Tau Delta who shared two bottles of vodka to ensure they vomited, according to court documents.”

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No evidence was found or provided in the search results to support the claim about sharing two bottles of vodka to induce vomiting.

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Claim 4: “A former leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity pleaded guilty Monday to hazing and causing a pledge’s death by making him drink excessively at an off-campus rush event.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a former NAU fraternity leader pleaded guilty to hazing in connection with a pledge's death caused by excessive drinking at an off-campus event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1899, it was the third and final university established in the Arizona Territory. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Arizona_University

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 9, 2015, Steven Edward Jones, an 18-year-old freshman at Northern Arizona University, shot four people, killing Colin Charles Brough and severely injuring three others, in a parking lot out…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Northern Arizona is an unofficial, colloquially defined region of the U.S. state of Arizona. Generally consisting of Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, and Yavapai counties, the region is geographicall…
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Claim 5: “The university suspended the Delta Tau Delta fraternity after Martinez’s death, and the national organization closed the NAU chapter.”

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Claim 6: “Martinez, who was pledging to the now-defunct Delta Tau Delta fraternity chapter at NAU, was found unresponsive Jan. 31.”

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Multiple sources confirm Colin Martinez was a pledge for Delta Tau Delta at NAU and was found unresponsive on January 31.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of hazing deaths in the United States. This is not an exhaustive list. An exact list is not available because there is no central system for tracking hazing deaths, and the role of hazi…
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Claim 7: “A judge will determine the length and could also impose up to a year in jail at a Sept. 30 sentencing hearing.”

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While web results confirm a guilty plea and potential jail time/probation, the specific date of September 30 and the specific 'up to a year' limit for the judge's discretion are not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence. One source mentions 'a year in jail' as a possibility under the deal, but the date is missing from the snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Willa Eslick (née McCord Blake; September 8, 1878 – February 18, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, wife of Edward Everett Eslick and the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United …
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Claim 8: “An autopsy found his blood-alcohol level was 0.425%, which is considered life-threatening.”

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Three independent web sources explicitly cite the autopsy result of a 0.425% blood-alcohol level.

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Claim 9: “Eslick was serving as the fraternity’s pledge master at the time, responsible for welcoming new members.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Jimmy Carter and Carter's clothing brand. No evidence was provided confirming Eslick's role as 'pledge master'.

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Claim 10: “Carter Eslick, 20, entered the plea to a felony hazing charge involving the death of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff.”

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Multiple sources identify the defendant as 20-year-old Carter Eslick and the victim as 18-year-old Colin Daniel Martinez, and confirm the plea was entered in Coconino County Superior Court.

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web search NEUTRAL — Former fraternity member Carter Eslick pleaded guilty to felony hazing in the death of 18-year-old Colin Martinez following a drinking game in Flagstaff.
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/former-fraternity-member-p…

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Claim 11: “Witnesses reported adjusting Martinez’s sleeping position and checking his pulse and breathing to look for signs of alcohol poisoning throughout the night, the documents said.”

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No evidence was found or provided in the search results regarding witnesses adjusting the victim's position or checking pulse/breathing.

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