5 charged with providing alcohol to teen in fatal fall from Bemidji State dorm

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December 3, 2018 at 4:51PM

BEMIDJI, Minn. — The Beltrami County prosecutors say they've charged five people in connection with the death of a teen who fell from the seventh floor of a Bemidji State University dormitory.

The county attorney's office says five men have been charged with two gross misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. Nineteen-year-old Isaac Jon Morris, of Cokato, died of head trauma in a fall at Tamarack Hall Sept. 30. Morris was not a student. Authorities said Morris had been drinking alcohol at a large party before heading to the dorm.

Prosecutors say the men pooled funds to buy kegs of beer for the party, then sold cups to those attending.

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