11 Syracuse high schoolers involved in alleged lacrosse team hazing have turned themselves in

Eleven upstate New York high school students have turned themselves in after an alleged hazing stunt on younger players on their lacrosse team, in which officials say at least one student was taken to the remote woods and tied up.

Eleven upstate New York high school students have turned themselves in after an alleged hazing stunt on younger players on their lacrosse team, in which officials say at least one student was taken to the remote woods and tied up.

Onondaga County Assistant District Attorney Joseph T. Coolican confirmed that all 11 students in question turned themselves in to the sheriff's office Wednesday and have received appearance tickets.

No other information about the students or their current statuses was shared. It was not immediately clear whether any of them had legal representation.

District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick said earlier that he and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office had decided to prosecute the case — and gave anyone involved a 48-hour window to turn themselves in to avoid criminal records. Investigators said they believe 11 people, perhaps more, were involved in the stunt. 

“You have 48 hours to turn yourself into the sheriff’s department and the following will happen: You will be given an appearance ticket with a crime of unlawful imprisonment, a class A misdemeanor. You will not be spending time in the public safety building, you will not have bail set, you will be released to the custody of your parents,” Fitzpatrick said. 

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