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11 high school lacrosse players suspected in hazing of teammate in Syracuse turn themselves in, avoiding kidnapping charges

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CNN By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — All 11 Westhill High School lacrosse players suspected of being involved in hazing a teammate in Syracuse, New York, have turned themselves in, Onondaga County First Chief Assistant District Attorney Joseph Coolican said Wednesday.

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  1. Local News 8

    DA gives 11 high schoolers involved in extreme hazing of lacrosse players 48 hours to surrender or face kidnapping charges (opens Local News 8)

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    By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 high school students in Syracuse, New York, have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges of kidnapping for their alleged involvement in victimizing at least five younger lacrosse players in an incident the district attorney says “goes way beyond …

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    High school lacrosse team members could face kidnapping charges in hazing incident, DA says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    At least 11 high school students in Syracuse have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges for their alleged involvement in hazing.

  3. UPI

    In alleged lacrosse hazing incident, DA tells N.Y. high school students to turn in themselves (opens UPI)

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    At least 11 students in New York were given an ultimatum to turn themselves in to authorities within 48 hours or face prosecution as adults following an alleged high school lacrosse team hazing incident.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Lacrosse hazing included high schoolers staging armed abduction, prosecutor says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A group of high school students in upstate New York are being threatened with charges of kidnapping if they don't turn themselves into

  5. Fox News

    11 high school athletes face charges in armed 'hazing' after prosecutor's ultimatum (opens Fox News)

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    Eleven high school lacrosse players have turned themselves in and face kidnapping charges after allegedly binding up a younger player at gunpoint and putting him in the trunk of a car.

  6. Local News 8

    11 high school lacrosse players suspected in hazing of teammate in Syracuse turn themselves in, avoiding kidnapping charges (opens Local News 8)

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    CNN By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — All 11 Westhill High School lacrosse players suspected of being involved in hazing a teammate in Syracuse, New York, have turned themselves in, Onondaga County First Chief Assistant District Attorney Joseph Coolican said Wednesday.

  7. NBC News

    11 high schoolers ordered to surrender after lacrosse team hazing in upstate New York (opens NBC News)

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    Eleven high school students in upstate New York are being ordered to turn themselves into the sheriff’s office within 48 hours following a hazing stunt on younger lacrosse team members in which at least one student was taken to the remote woods and tied up.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Lacrosse hazing included high schoolers staging armed abduction, prosecutor says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Members of a high school lacrosse program in upstate New York are accused of staging an armed abduction of younger players

  9. CBS News

    DA gives students involved in hazing of lacrosse players 48 hours to surrender or face kidnapping charges (opens CBS News)

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    Eleven young people suspected of carrying out an intense hazing scheme in upstate New York have been given a deadline to turn themselves in to authorities.

  10. Local News 8

    ‘Way beyond hazing’: What we know about the high school lacrosse team scandal in Syracuse (opens Local News 8)

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    By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Instead of finishing their lacrosse season, at least 11 high school lacrosse players from Syracuse, New York, will face felony kidnapping charges if they don’t surrender to authorities by Thursday, officials said.

  11. ABC 7 New York

    11 Syracuse high school lacrosse players turn themselves in to police over alleged hazing incident (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The legal punishments for the 11 Syracuse high schoolers who surrendered for their alleged involvement in the hazing of younger players could vary.

  12. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    11 Syracuse high school athletes charged with unlawful imprisonment misdemeanor over alleged hazing (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    CNN, WSTM By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to …

  13. KESQ Palm Springs

    11 Syracuse high school athletes face charges over alleged hazing. Here’s what kinds of punishments they could face (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Emma Tucker and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York are accused of plotting or participating in the same stunt: staging a kidnapping scene and making younger teammates believe they were being abducted by armed assailants dressed in black.

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    11 Syracuse high schoolers face charges over an alleged team hazing. Here’s what we know about the possible punishment (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The legal punishments for each of the 11 Syracuse high school students who surrendered for their alleged involvement

  15. WMUR

    11 high school lacrosse players suspected of hazing turn themselves in, avoiding kidnapping charges (opens WMUR)

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    Instead of finishing their lacrosse season, at least 11 high school lacrosse players from Syracuse, New York, will face felony kidnapping charges if they don’t surrender to authorities by Thursday, officials said.

  16. The Daily Caller

    11 High School Lacrosse Players Turn Themselves In After DA Threatens Them With Kidnapping Charges (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Eleven high school lacrosse players reportedly surrendered to authorities in upstate New York after prosecutors threatened to charge them with kidnapping.

  17. NBC New York

    NY lacrosse hazing allegedly included high schoolers staging armed abduction (opens NBC New York)

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    All 11 people believed to be involved in the events linked to the team at Westhill High School in suburban Syracuse have turned themselves in to face charges,...

  18. CNN

    Inside the moments a high school hazing plot was hatched. When it was over, 11 lacrosse players were facing criminal charges (opens CNN)

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    As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan. The resulting prank spiraled out of control.

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