LEXINGTON, Ky. — Months after the death of a student due to alcohol toxicity, the University of Kentucky has revoked the chapter status of its FarmHouse Fraternity. 

Thomas "Lofton" Hazelwood, an 18-year-old from Henderson, died in October after he was found unresponsive at the fraternity in Lexington. His friends told the coroner he was intoxicated and had been drinking "hard liquor" throughout the day.

Hazelwood's blood alcohol concentration was 0.354, almost 4.5 times the legal limit for an adult of drinking age, the coroner's report said. Hazelwood also had Adderall in his system. The coroner's office ruled the manner of death an accident, with alcohol poisoning as "the significant contributing factor."

UK released a series of investigation reports on Wednesday, laying out the key findings of UK Police's investigations and handing down actions as a result. 

The university released the following findings:

• The reviews found no evidence of physical coercion or forced drinking associated with Hazlewood’s death. At least one new member who was present where the incident occurred did not drink at all.
• However, the reviews found that FarmHouse Chapter members practiced hazing throughout the semester, creating a culture of non-compliance in which such activities were accepted. 
• There is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing directly related to Hazelwood’s death, based on the findings of the institution’s investigations to date.
• Fraudulent identification cards were purchased by members, which is illegal. UK Police will be working with local, state and federal partners to address the increased use of fraudulent identification cards purchased online.
• Outside the context of the specific incident, the investigations yielded findings of several violations of university policy and the Code of Student Conduct, including hazing; underage drinking and misuse of alcohol; and failure to follow UK’s COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines.

Based on those findings, UK revoked the charter of its FarmHouse fraternity and revoked its status as a Registered Student Organization for at least four years.

UK President Eli Capilouto said that because of the review, individual students could be charged with student conduct violations.

"We cannot heal this pain. Nothing we announce today, or do in the future, will bring back Lofton," Capilouto and Kirsten Turner, VP for student success, said in an email to students. "We cannot fill the emptiness of a life ended too early. But we can come together as a community to remember and to honor Lofton’s memory. We can hold our loved ones a little bit closer. And we can embrace this family and our students who are hurting, ensuring them that this UK community will be here for them always."

You can find the full investigation reports here.