Ria Ramkissoon

One of three former members of a banned fraternity in western New York has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for his role in the hazing of a college student who died of alcohol poisoning. Daniel Wech, a 21-year-old from Buffalo, will spend weekends in jail for three months. He pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing with a child for allowing alcohol to be served to 19-year-old Arman Partamian (AR'-mahn par-TAY'-mee-in) during a drinking session at the State University of New York in Geneseo (jehn-uh-SEE'-oh). Partamian, a sophomore from Queens, was found dead March 1 after drinking heavily for three days to gain membership in the ... Read Full Story

A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to being part of a religious cult that starved her toddler son to death will soon be released from the Baltimore jail. Lawyers on both sides say they've agreed to send Ria Ramkissoon to a counseling center in rural northeast Maryland. Ramkissoon is set to receive a 20-year suspended sentence under her plea deal. But a sentencing hearing Tuesday was postponed because her co-defendants have not yet gone on trial. She was one of five people charged in the death of 1-year-old Javon Thompson. Authorities say the five starved the child because he did not say "Amen" after ... Read Full Story

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