A 19-year-old man died from an apparent drug overdose early Saturday at a Texas A&M University fraternity house in College Station.
Four other men at the Sigma Nu fraternity house in the 500 block of Fraternity Row were arrested on drug possession charges around 4:40 a.m., according to a report from KXAS-TV (NBC5).
Police found the victim unresponsive and not breathing. Paramedics took him to College Station Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
“We are deeply saddened by this news and offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased student,” Amy B. Smith, a spokeswoman for Texas A&M University, told the Bryan Eagle.
Authorities have yet to release further details about the victim.
“Our hearts are filled with sorrow as we grieve the loss of this young man,” Sigma Nu Executive Director Brad Beacham told the Eagle. “Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with his family and loved ones.”
Police obtained a search warrant for the fraternity house and found drugs inside, according to NBC5.
Police later released the names of the four men arrested on drug possession charges.
Christian Sandford, 18, and Ty Robertson, 21, were charged with marijuana possession. Michael Frymire, 20, and Samuel Patterson, 21, were charged with possession of a controlled substance: Frymire with hash oil, and Patterson with LSD and MDMA, according to the Eagle.
All are listed as College Station residents, though Frymire’s Facebook page indicates that he is from Dallas and Robertson’s Facebook lists Granbury as his hometown.
Several other people were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Fall classes at A&M begin Aug. 29.
♦ Culled from The Dallas Morning News
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