Secret Service agent and two others arrested for ‘prolonged’ hazing in Miami

A US Secret Service agent, Marquez Christopher Pinder, and two others, Jared Lamar James and Elijah Delano Dyous, have been arrested in Miami for alleged hazing incidents. The arrests stem from an investigation into prolonged beatings with canes and paddles that occurred in April, leaving two individuals hospitalized with severe, potentially fatal injuries. The victims, a University of Miami graduate student and another young man, allegedly failed to answer initiation questions for the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Charges include felony counts of hazing with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, and attempted manslaughter. The Miami-Dade county state attorney emphasized that hazing is a crime and highlighted past hazing-related fatalities in Florida. Pinder, assigned to the Secret Service's Miami field office, faces multiple felony charges.

A U.S. Secret Service agent, Marquez Christopher Pinder, and two other men have been arrested and charged with violent felonies in Miami for allegedly committing brutal beatings as part of a fraternity hazing ritual in April. The alleged hazing incidents involved prolonged beatings with canes and paddles, resulting in two individuals being hospitalized with severe injuries, including one who required skin grafts and suffered kidney damage, and another who was intubated. Pinder, described as a "dean of pledges" for a Miami chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, has been placed on administrative leave by the Secret Service, which is cooperating with investigators. Charges against the three men include felony counts of hazing with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, and attempted manslaughter.