Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announcing no criminal charges would be filed in Braham's death. (Fox 29)
A state grand jury is recommending no criminal charges for fraternity hazing that one family claims led to the suicide of a Penn State-Altoona student.
The grand jury report released Tuesday indicates 18-year-old Marquise Braham left notes indicating he had contemplated suicide since he was a child. It also says there's no evidence linking Braham's hazing by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and his death.
Finally, while several witnesses described hazing -- including sleep deprivation, alcohol binging, and other abuse -- the grand jury says "there is both conflicting evidence and a lack of direct evidence" that could lead to successful prosecutions.
Braham's family sued the school and the fraternity last month, blaming the hazing for his March 2014 suicide.
A spokesman says the family is preparing a statement. The school and fraternity didn't immediately comment.
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