Plea deal reached for former Milton football player
Brandon Beliveau pleads guilty to two charges
Updated: 12:14 AM EDT May 15, 2015
Robyn Estabrook
WPTZ Reporter
On Thursday, a former Milton High School football player accused of hazing his teammates changed his plea. Brandon Beliveau pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor simple assault charge and a felony unlawful restraint.
On Thursday, Brandon Beliveau pleaded guilty to simple assault and felony unlawful restraint in a plea deal. He is one of five former football players charged in the Milton High School football hazing case from 2011 to 2012.Click here to watch the video." I'm sorry and I take full responsibility for what I did," Beliveau said.Beliveau admitted to abusing teammates with a broomstick.The parents of Jordan Preavy, one of the students hazed, say their son committed suicide after the abuse. Jordan's father, Sean, did not think Beliveau's apology was sincere."I don't believe you are remorseful and I don't believe you have taken responsibility for actions that you are clearly guilty of. My son Jordan Daly Preavy, at 17-years-old, was 10 times the man you will ever be," Sean Preavy said.Beliveau received a nine to 12 month suspended sentence with 12 days behind bars for simple assault. And he got a four-year deferred sentence for felony unlawful restraint.TJ Donovan, the Chittenden County State's Attorney, says the entire community was affected by the aftermath of the hazing."I think as the court said this was a culture of abuse that occurred. I think it is being corrected. And as we go forward, I think the message is very clear to any young person who is being bullied, being teased. Often times these have tragic consequences. It is important to speak out and speak up for young folks who are being bullied," Donovan said.Three players already pleaded guilty to charges of simple assault and a fourth to disorderly conduct under agreements reached with prosecutors.
On Thursday, Brandon Beliveau pleaded guilty to simple assault and felony unlawful restraint in a plea deal. He is one of five former football players charged in the Milton High School football hazing case from 2011 to 2012.
" I'm sorry and I take full responsibility for what I did," Beliveau said.
Beliveau admitted to abusing teammates with a broomstick.
The parents of Jordan Preavy, one of the students hazed, say their son committed suicide after the abuse. Jordan's father, Sean, did not think Beliveau's apology was sincere.
"I don't believe you are remorseful and I don't believe you have taken responsibility for actions that you are clearly guilty of. My son Jordan Daly Preavy, at 17-years-old, was 10 times the man you will ever be," Sean Preavy said.
Beliveau received a nine to 12 month suspended sentence with 12 days behind bars for simple assault. And he got a four-year deferred sentence for felony unlawful restraint.
TJ Donovan, the Chittenden County State's Attorney, says the entire community was affected by the aftermath of the hazing.
"I think as the court said this was a culture of abuse that occurred. I think it is being corrected. And as we go forward, I think the message is very clear to any young person who is being bullied, being teased. Often times these have tragic consequences. It is important to speak out and speak up for young folks who are being bullied," Donovan said.
Three players already pleaded guilty to charges of simple assault and a fourth to disorderly conduct under agreements reached with prosecutors.