New York High School Lacrosse Hazing 'could Have Been Catastrophic': Da

Onondaga County, New York, District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick joined "Fox and Friends" connected Thursday to talk a hazing lawsuit by a Syracuse precocious schoolhouse lacrosse squad that has made nationalist headlines. 

"If a sheriff's lawman aliases a authorities constabulary serviceman had travel upon nan segment and saw 4 equipped men each dressed successful camouflage and acheronian clothing abducting a young man, it could person been catastrophic," Fitzpatrick told "Fox and Friends" big Lawrence Jones. 

Eleven Westhill High School lacrosse players turned themselves successful to nan Onondaga County Sheriff's Department Wednesday and will look misdemeanor unlawful imprisonment charges stemming from a heinous enactment of hazing that allegedly progressive kidnapping a younger teammate astatine gunpoint, putting a pillowcase complete his head, binding him up and stuffing him successful nan trunk of a vehicle. 

Westhill High School diversion installation bleachers.  (WTVH)

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"Weapons could person been drawn, and shots could person been administered to nan kids," Fitzpatrick said. "It could person been an absolute disaster." 

He told "Fox and Friends" that aft further investigation, nan weapon utilized successful nan incident appears to person had a agleam reddish aliases orangish tip, and was apt fake.

Four of nan 11 suspects are 18 and will look their charges successful section justness courts that grip insignificant criminal matters, while nan others will beryllium taxable to proceedings successful juvenile courts, according to Fitzpatrick. 

Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick connected "Fox and Friends." (Fox News)

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However, nary will person criminal records aft their cases are adjudicated, nether a woody nan territory lawyer offered during a stern property convention connected Tuesday. If they move themselves in, Fitzpatrick said during nan property conference, they would look nan misdemeanor charges. If not, they would each beryllium tried arsenic adults connected felony kidnapping charges. 

"In immoderate event, nary of nan eleven – if they jump done nan hoops that nan tribunal mandates – will upwind up pinch criminal records, which I deliberation is adjacent contempt nan idiocy of what they did," Fitzpatrick told Jones. 

Jones asked Fitzpatrick really nan incident had travel to his attraction successful nan first place. 

"Some of these geniuses posted this connected societal media successful immoderate misguided effort to impressment their friends, and we show that benignant of thing," he said. "The sheriff's agency became alert of that and past notified my office, and we started an investigation." 

Westhill High School successful New York, wherever lacrosse players were accused of hazing. (Westhill Central School District)

Westhill Central School District Superintendent Stephen Dunham released a connection Wednesday. 

"This is an incredibly superior situation, and nan District continues to cooperate afloat pinch nan District Attorney and nan Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department. Because this is an ongoing investigation, we are not capable to supply further remark astatine this time," Durham said. 

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"What I tin share, arsenic Superintendent, is that immoderate behaviour that endangers nan beingness safety, intelligence wellness aliases well-being of our students will ever beryllium addressed promptly and successful accordance pinch our Code of Conduct. We stay committed to addressing superior issues straight and thoughtfully, and we will make nan decisions basal to uphold nan values of our schoolhouse community."