Austin Rice, who is accused of providing alcohol to an underage Texas State University student who died of alcohol poisoning in 2017, is due in court today to be sentenced.
Rice, now 21, is accused of providing alcohol to Matthew Ellis, who was 20 when he was found unresponsive in an off-campus apartment on Nov. 13, 2017, the morning after attending an off-campus pledge event. An autopsy revealed his blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was .34 percent. In comparison, the legal limit for driving in Texas is a BAC of .08 percent.
Rice is due to appear before Hays County Court-at-Law Judge Robert Updegrove at 1:30 p.m. The offense is a Class A Misdemeanor, and he could be sentenced to up to 180 days in a county jail and a fine of up to $2,000.
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