Charges dismissed against fraternity members accused of setting pledge on fire

Criminal cases have been dismissed against fraternity members who were charged with intentionally setting one of the defendants on fire during a skit.

Prosecutors charged the four members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity following a party last year that involved lighting a fraternity pledge’s clothes on fire. The act left the pledge with third-degree burns.

The San Diego State University students initially faced felony charges that included recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, but a judge reduced the charges to misdemeanors earlier this year…

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