Six Iowa State students face criminal charges in connection with a recent incident that resulted in a student’s alcohol overdose.

Jared Joseph Kenyon, 19, a freshman in chemical engineering, was transported by ambulance to Mary Greeley Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 9, after he was found unresponsive after drinking a fifth of vodka.

Mary Greeley Medical Center reported Kenyon was admitted at about 2 a.m. on Oct. 9 and dismissed later that morning at 10:15 a.m.

Kenyon said his blood alcohol content was .364. A person is considered legally intoxicated when his or her blood-alcohol level reaches .10, according to Iowa law.

His condition at the time of admission was life-threatening, according to ISU Department of Public Safety officials.

“Because of the seriousness of this hospitalization, we spent a good deal of time doing follow-up investigation,” Loras Jaeger, DPS director, said.

Following an investigation by DPS, the following students were arrested or cited:

• Stacy Lea Hindermann, 21, of 428 Stonehaven #13, was charged with an aggravated misdemeanor and a serious misdemeanor for supplying alcoholic liquor or beer to people under the legal age.

• Trent Matthew Lienau, 18, of 5318 Larch Hall, was charged with an aggravated misdemeanor for aiding and abetting the supply of alcoholic liquor or beer to people underage.

• Andrew Neal Marske, 20, of 5309 Larch Hall, was charged with a serious misdemeanor for aiding and abetting the supply of alcoholic liquor or beer to people underage.

An aggravated misdemeanor carries a penalty of imprisonment for up to two years and a fine of $500-$5,000, Jaeger said.

A serious misdemeanor can include jail time of up to one year and a fine of $250-$1,500, he said.

• Kristopher Thomas Helling, 18, of 5325 Larch Hall, was cited for possession of alcohol underage.

• Justin Lee Potts, 18, of 5325 Larch Hall, was cited for possession of alcohol underage.

• Kenyon, of 5310 Larch Hall, was cited for possession of alcohol underage.

“We’re very concerned that if we can’t improve the drinking situation on this campus, someone will die,” Jaeger said.

One of the men cited said he doesn’t think the incident will improve attitudes on campus.

“The situation really is not going to change what other people’s opinions are,” Potts, a freshman in engineering, said. “You’re going to do what you’re going to do; you know the consequences and you do it anyways.”

Potts said he and his roommate, Helling, were cited because it was their room in which Kenyon was drinking. He said he and Helling were both drinking that night with Kenyon.

Potts said he and Helling received a message from DPS when they returned home at the end of last weekend, telling them they were being cited.

He received a ticket for possession of alcohol underage, he said, with a fine of $145.

“I’ve got the money. It’s just kind of sad,” Potts said. “There’s a lot of other things that you could spend money on.”

Potts said Jaeger and another officer came to his door Oct. 9 and told them Kenyon almost died.

“You just don’t expect something like this to happen,” Potts said.

Potts said Hindermann, Lienau and Marske were not drinking with them that night.

Jaeger said Hindermann bought the alcohol Kenyon was drinking, and Lienau actively assisted her by accompanying her when she purchased it and by helping to collect money.

“The university should be a place to pursue academic excellence and should not be a place to become involved in an alcoholic situation that could bring harm to you or to someone else,” Jaeger said.