By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla., May 2 (Reuters) - A central Florida state attorney announced charges on Wednesday against 13 people in the case of a Florida marching band drum major who was killed in a brutal hazing ritual last November.
Most of the charges were third degree felonies for "hazing with death," punishable under Florida law by a maximum of six years in jail, said Florida's Ninth District State Attorney Lawson Lamar. No murder charges were filed, he said.
The charges capped a lengthy investigation into the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who died on a band charter bus after the university's renowned "Marching 100" band performed at the annual Florida Classic football game. (Writing by David Adams; Editing by Tom Brown and Jackie Frank)
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