Carter Eslick was sentenced to jail and probation in the NAU hazing death case.

A sentence after a guilty plea is the court’s judgment on the admitted count. It is not an open accusation. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, Judge Stacy Krueger sentenced Carter Eslick on his Aug. 10 guilty plea to one count of hazing leading to a person’s death, a Class 4 felony, AZFamily and the Arizona Daily Sun reported. The judgment rests on that plea. It does not invent guilt for others who were not convicted.

AZFamily reported the court imposed 60 days in jail and three years of probation, with 305 additional days that Eslick can avoid by giving anti-hazing presentations during probation. The Arizona Daily Sun described the same structure as a one-year jail term with 305 days suspended for those presentations, plus three years of probation. Credit for two days already served was also reported. A sentence structure tied to educational conditions is still a judgment. It is not a dismissal.

Colin Martinez, 18, died after a Jan. 31, 2026, off-campus Delta Tau Delta rush event in Flagstaff. Reporting described forced drinking games involving large amounts of vodka and a blood-alcohol level of 0.425%. Eslick had been the chapter’s new-member educator. The national fraternity later closed the chapter. Those facts describe the case background already tied to the plea. They are not a new trial finding.

AZFamily reported that Martinez’s family did not push for prison and sought accountability, and that both families spoke about hazing culture. The Coconino County Attorney’s Office previously said only Eslick was indicted after review. Other early arrestees who were not indicted are not convicted.