A Florida judge last week sentenced a former Florida college student to 30 days in prison and a year of probation after he punched his peer during a fraternity hazing incident in 2018.

Oliver Walker, 26, was charged with culpable negligence inflicting harm after he sucker punched fraternity pledge Nicholas Mauricio during a tradition called “Scumbag of the Week” organized by members of FSU’s since-dissolved Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter, according to a lawsuit previously filed against the fraternity.

“Not only am I lucky to be alive, but I’m lucky to … be in a good condition upstairs,” Mauricio told Fox News Digital. “It’s taken a lot of hard work and a lot of struggling and a lot of low points.”

He said the “hardest part about” his brain injury “is that it’s not a visible injury like a broken arm or a torn ACL that takes physical rehab.” It can be difficult for his friends and family to understand that he was severely injured and has been fighting every day since the “Scumbag of the Week” incident.

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Mauricio, who was 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds at the time of the punch, fell and hit his head after Walker’s punch and has spent the last six years recovering from a debilitating brain injury that included two different hematomas and frontal lobe damage.

The incident came just months after FSU student Andrew Coffey died of alcohol poisoning after his fraternity brothers did not immediately call for help.

The longstanding “Scumbag of the Week” tradition required members to select a pledge to be punched in the face in front of the entire fraternity, according to the lawsuit.

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Nicholas Mauricio poses with his fraternity “big brother” and “grand big brother” during a pledge night in 2018. (Nicholas Mauricio)

“It’s affecting my whole family,” Mauricio said, adding that they “like the word survivor because it’s an extension of being a victim, but you were able to persevere.”

His mother, Michelle Mauricio, told Fox News Digital waiting six years to get justice has been “atrocious.”

“I’m still so emotionally exhausted. … I’m just tired of fighting a battle we’re never going to win.”

— Michelle Mauricio, Nicholas’ mother

“The stories keep going out, and every year another student is injured or dies,” Michelle said. “This is friends hurting friends.”

Nicholas Mauricio (center) poses with his two fraternity pledge brothers in 2018. (Nicholas Mauricio )

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David Bianchi, a renowned hazing attorney who represented Mauricio in both cases, told Fox News Digital he is glad the Mauricio family is finally seeing a resolution to the criminal case.

“Most people would be amazed at the number of fraternity hazing incidents that happen every year in the United States, and that’s despite the fact that almost every state has an anti-hazing law, every major university has an anti-hazing policy and every major fraternity and sorority has an anti-hazing policy,” Bianchi said. 

“These incidents are happening all the time throughout the United States, and the message isn’t getting through to the guys that do these things.”

Nicholas Mauricio’s mother told Fox News Digital waiting six years to get justice has been “atrocious.” (Nicholas Mauricio)

Bianchi added that “perhaps jail time” will show fraternity members that if they put pledges or existing members into situations where they can be seriously injured or die, suspension, expulsion and even jail time are plausible consequences. 

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Mauricio wants other college-aged men who are considering joining a fraternity to speak up if they are exposed to any kind of physical harm or alcohol if they are underage.

“You can tell them no, and you should tell them no.”

— Nicholas Mauricio

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“At the end of the day, even though it may seem like they have all the power, you have more power than them. You can tell them no, and you should tell them no,” Mauricio said. “We should all be leaders more than we should be followers. You’ll be able to prevent something bad from happening to you and keep your dignity intact.”

Nicholas Mauricio received a football scholarship in high school. (Nicholas Mauricio)

Mauricio added that universities also have “a lot of skin in this game,” rather than just Greek organizations and their members. He and his mother are hoping their story educates other college students and fraternity members about the potential dangers of hazing.

Mauricio hopes to be an advocate for college hazing and others who suffer from brain damage.

Attorney Gannon Coens of Bodiford Law, which represented Walker, declined to comment at the time of publication.

An original printed archetype of the United States Constitution, signed by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson, was found at a North Carolina plantation.

The revolutionary document was discovered in 2022 at Hayes Farm, in Edenton.

It will be auctioned off in Asheville, North Carolina, by Brunk Auctions.

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The rare piece of history was pulled from an old filing cabinet while the house was being prepared for sale in North Carolina to transform the plantation into a public historic site, according to Brunk Auctions’ press release.

The 184-acre plantation property was originally purchased by former North Carolina Governor Samuel Johnston in 1765, according to the release.

The document is one of only eight known surviving signed ratification copies and the only known copy in private hands.

“James Madison wrote that the Constitution was nothing more than a draft of a plan, nothing but a dead letter, until life and validity were breathed into it by the voice of the people, speaking through several State Conventions,” said auctioneer Andrew Brunk in the release.

The rare document was found inside an old filing cabinet at Hayes Farm, in Edenton, North Carolina. (Brunk Auctions)

The bidding will start at $1 million but is expected to sell for much more. 

“This is a unique opportunity to own a cornerstone of our democracy, particularly at this time in our nation’s history. It also reminds us of the crucial role New York played in the founding of America,” Seth Kaller, a historical document expert who is collaborating with Brunk, said.

The last and only other recorded sale of a similar document was in 1891, according to Brunk Auctions.

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The rare document will be sold at Brunk Auctions on Sept. 28 to align with the 237th anniversary of the day Congress passed the ratification resolution.

The rare document will go under the hammer on Sept. 28 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Brunk Auctions)

The public is welcome to view the piece of American History at the location where the Confederation Congress met in 1787 and resolved to send the Constitution to the States for ratification.

It will be on display on Friday, Sept. 13, from 1:00 – 4:30 PM at Federal Hall National Memorial at 26 Wall Street in New York, New York.

The 14-year-old charged with shooting up a Georgia high school last week brought a rifle into the school inside his backpack, authorities said.

Colt Gray brought the gun to Apalachee High School in Winder on his own on Sept. 4, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) confirmed.

The assault-style rifle could not be broken down, but Gray hid it in his backpack, authorities added. 

“It would have stuck out, but he had some things that made it concealed,” Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told WSB-TV Atlanta. 

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Gray was able to leave the classroom because he asked a teacher if he could go to the front office and speak to someone. The teacher allowed him to leave and take his belongings with him. 

“Which was not uncommon. He asked to go up front and speak to someone at the front, and when you do that you take your belongings with you,” Smith told WSB-TV, “so the teacher allowed him to leave.”

Gray then went to the restroom, where he hid from teachers. 

Later, he allegedly took out the rifle and began shooting, leaving two students and two teachers dead. Seven other victims had gunshot wounds, and two others suffered other injuries, police said. 

The victims were identified as Richard Aspinwall, 39; Cristina Irimie, 53; and Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14. 

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A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the school shooting on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in Winder, Georgia. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Apalachee High School does not have metal detectors, GBI said. 

The suspect’s mother, Marcee Gray, called the school counselor the morning of the shooting to warn officials about a concerning message she had received from her son, she said in an interview with ABC News.

She said the last message she had received from her son was, “I’m sorry, Mom,” and that his father had received similar texts – “I’m sorry” and “You’re not to blame for this.”

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Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, leaves the Barrow County courthouse after his first appearance for the shooting at Apalachee High School on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 in Winder, Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool)

Colt Gray has been charged with four counts of felony murder and more charges are expected.

His father, Colin Gray, 54, is accused of “knowingly allowing” his son to possess the weapon he used in the attack, police said. He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.