Secret Service agent charged in near-fatal hazing with canes and paddles that led to kidney failure
U.S. newsSecret Service agent charged in near-fatal hazing with canes and paddles that led to kidney failureMarquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was placed on administrative leave and the Secret Service is “fully cooperating with the investigation,” the agency said. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A Secret Service officer.Celal Gunes / Anadolu via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 10:48 AM EDTBy David K. LiSenior Breaking News ReporterJuliette ArcodiaJuliette Arcodia is a producer for NBC News' Southern Region.
- ▪U.S. newsSecret Service agent charged in near-fatal hazing with canes and paddles that led to kidney failureMarquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was placed on administrative leave and the Secret Service is “fully cooperating with the investigati
- ▪Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A Secret Service officer.Celal Gunes / Anadolu via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 10:48 AM EDTBy David K.
- ▪LiSenior Breaking News ReporterJuliette ArcodiaJuliette Arcodia is a producer for NBC News' Southern Region.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:48:56 GMT |
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U.S. newsSecret Service agent charged in near-fatal hazing with canes and paddles that led to kidney failureMarquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was placed on administrative leave and the Secret Service is “fully cooperating with the investigation,” the agency said. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A Secret Service officer.Celal Gunes / Anadolu via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 10:48 AM EDTBy David K. Li and Juliette ArcodiaA Secret Service agent in Florida and two others were arrested in connection to a brutal, days-long college hazing ritual that nearly ended in death, officials said Sunday.Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was placed on administrative leave and the Secret Service is “fully cooperating with the investigation,” according to a…
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