Surprise ending to Wilson hazing case

WILSON, N.Y. (WIVB) - Two Wilson High School baseball coaches involved in a high profile hazing case will soon break their silence.

Thomas Baia and William Atlas will hold a news conference Wednesday to speak publicly for the first time since their arrest in April of last year.

Monday, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office dropped child endangerment charges against both men in connection with an alleged hazing incident on a team bus.

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A decision for the coaches in the case of the Niagara County hazing incident. The Niagara County district attorneys office motioned Monday morning to Justice George Berger to have the charges against the two former coaches dismissed and Justice Berger did agree to do so.

Both Thomas Baia and William Atlas were facing three counts each of endangering the welfare of a child. The charges stem from an incident involving some older students who were on a school bus that started to haze some younger players on the baseball team.

Those two students were charged with forcible touching and second degree hazing. Their fate is still up in the air after Justice Berger ruled to reserve his decision last week.

Until the Justice makes a decision on the penalty for the two students, the DA's office will not comment as to why they motioned to have the charges dismissed against the two former coaches.