Three students booked for “Red Dawg Order” hazing

Three male FAMU students are behind bars tonight after being charged with hazing a female student.

James Harris, 22, (pictured on top), Aaron Golson (pictured below on top) 19, and Sean Hobson (picture below on bottom) 23, were arrested for allegedly hazing Bria Hunter. Hunter suffered a broken thigh and blood clouts after being fist-punched and beaten with a metal ruler during an unauthorized initiation process for an underground group called the “Red Dawg Order.”

The alleged victim and three suspects are all members of the Marching 100. The “Red Dawg Order” is said to consist of band students from Georgia.

Hunter filed a battery report with the FAMU Police Department on November 8. FAMU police turned the case over to the Tallahassee Police Department, as the assult reportedly took place at Harris' off-campus apartment. The alleged hazing happened about three weeks before the death of drum major Robert D. Champion, which also has a suspected link to hazing.


Harris, Golson and Hobson were arrested and taken to the Leon County Jail. All three were charged with one count of hazing. Harris and Golson were also charged with one count of felony battery.

Police say Hobson texted Hunter on November 5 with a message that stated: "I apologize for the hurt I put you through. I apologize for the mental and physical strain you have endured."

"The Board of Trustees and President [James] Ammons hope that through these arrests all involved in perpetuating this culture will really begin to view hazing as a serious matter," FAMU Spokeswoman Sharon Saunders said in a statement published by the Tampa Tribune.