On April 20, police said, seven male VSU students attempted to walk through the Appomattox River to complete their initiation into an organization known as Men of Honor. The current swept the students down river; some were pulled to safety and others drifted to shore. Two students, Marvell Edmondson, 19, and Jauwan M. Holmes, 19, were reported missing.
On April 22, Edmonson's body was recovered from the river. The search for Holmes continues. The search operations conducted by Chesterfield Police and Fire, Colonial Heights Police and Fire, Virginia State Police and Virginia State University Police resumed at 9 a.m.
Four men, James A. Mackey Sr., Eriq K. Benson, Cory D. Baytop and Charles E. Zollicoffer II, have each been charged with five counts of hazing in relation to the incident. All are affiliated with Men of Honor.
Mackey, Benson and Baytop have been arrested; police continue to seek Zollicoffer. Anyone with information about Zollicoffer's whereabouts should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or text the code "WATSON" and send to 274637 (CRIMES).