Secret Service agent charged with felonies in beatings police say were fraternity hazing
Summary
A Secret Service agent and two other men were arrested in Miami for violent hazing that caused serious injuries to two men during a fraternity ritual. The agent has been placed on leave while authorities continue to investigate the case.Key Facts
- Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, a Secret Service agent in Miami, is charged with violent felonies related to fraternity hazing.
- The alleged hazing involved repeated beatings with canes and paddles over four nights in April.
- Two victims were seriously injured, one needing skin grafts and having kidney damage, the other requiring a breathing tube.
- Charges include felony hazing with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, and attempted manslaughter.
- Pinder was described as a “dean of pledges” for a Miami chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
- Pinder was released on a $75,000 bond and faces arraignment on September 24.
- The Secret Service is cooperating with investigators and has placed Pinder on administrative leave.
- Florida law considers hazing a crime, with authorities emphasizing its dangerous and abusive nature.
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