Fifth suspect arrested in Caleb Wilson’s alleged hazing death

Law enforcement arrested Jaydn Landrum, the fifth suspect accused of hazing the night Southern student Caleb Wilson died.
Published: Dec. 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM CST

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The last of the suspects currently indicted for the alleged hazing death of Caleb Wilson has been arrested.

Jail records show Jaydn Landrum, 24, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office as a fugitive on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

Jaydn Landrum.
Jaydn Landrum.(East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office)

A grand jury indicted him for principal to felony hazing in court on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

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The four other suspects who were indicted alongside Landrum have already been booked on charges. Those suspects include Caleb McCray, Kyle Thurman, Isaiah Smith, and Winston Sanders.

From left are Caleb McCray, Kyle Thurman, Isaiah Smith, Winston Sanders, and Jaydn Landrum.
From left are Caleb McCray, Kyle Thurman, Isaiah Smith, Winston Sanders, and Jaydn Landrum.(BRPD/EBRSO)

The grand jury did not decide on the indictment of a sixth suspect but can later if more evidence is brought forth.

Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior at Southern University, died in February during an off-campus event for the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

He collapsed after receiving a blow to the chest as part of an off-campus “hazing ritual,” arrest court documents state.

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