Crime & Safety
3rd Player Pleads In Wheaton College Hazing Case
Prosecutors dropped felony charges in exchange for the player's guilty plea.
WHEATON, IL — A third of five former Wheaton College football players charged with hazing an underclassman in 2016 has entered a plea deal with prosecutors. Samuel TeBos, of Michigan, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery Tuesday, Chicago Sun-Times reports.
As a result, prosecutors dropped the remaining felony charges against TeBos. TeBos must serve one year of conditional discharge, perform 100 hours of public service, and pay a $250 fee.
TeBos's guilty plea comes shortly after his former teammates Kyler Kregel and Noah Spielman also pleaded guilty to similar charges.
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TeBos, Kregel, and Spielman, along with Benjamin Pettway and James Cooksey, were charged in 2017 with allegedly restraining and kidnapping a younger football player, then leaving him partially clothed on a baseball field near Wheaton College in 2016.
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