WACO (July 7, 2010)—Baylor University student Brandon Bingham, who’s charged with purchasing, furnishing or making an alcoholic beverage available to a minor in connection with the investigation of an unsanctioned fraternity party in March at a bar in West, after which Navarro College coed Megan Helal, 19, died, turned himself in Wednesday afternoon.

His bond was set at $1,500.

The charge stems from a separate incident before the party in which Helal was provided with alcoholic beverages, the TABC said.

On Friday, Baylor student Matt Crowe, 20 turned himself in to McLennan County authorities, two days after he was named in an arrest warrant in connection with the party.

Crowe is charged with purchasing, furnishing or making an alcoholic beverage available to a minor and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said he would also be cited for a class C misdemeanor for possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor and purchase of an alcoholic beverage by a minor.

He was released after posting a $1,500 bond.

On July 1, the owner of the bar where the party was held surrendered, along with two bartenders.

Mynar’s bar owner Linda McWilliams, 66, is charged with making an alcoholic beverage available to a minor and bartenders Carol Baker, 45, and Amy Free, 35, are charged with sale, service or delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

According to arrest warrant affidavits, McWilliams allowed Sigma Chi fraternity members to use a party room at the bar, but failed to verify the ages of those who attended the party.

The affidavits say she contracted with Crowe to use the room and accepted payment to open a beer tab for fraternity members and their dates, although Crowe was 20 at the time.

Baker and Free also failed to verify the ages of partygoers and served or delivered alcoholic beverages to minors including Crowe, John Whitfield, 19, and Helal.

McWilliams, Baker and Free were released Thursday after posting $1,500 bonds.

Helal died on March 21 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center after her boyfriend found her unresponsive at the Baylor-owned Arbors apartment complex at around 7 a.m. the next day.

A medical examiner determined that alcohol didn’t cause her death, but a toxicology report released earlier this month said it could have been a factor in the cardiac arrhythmia that claimed Helal’s life.

The report said Helal was seen drinking at the party on March 20 and that she was heard to vomit during the night.

A final autopsy report says Helal, who was a student athlete, died of cardiac arrhythmia because of myocardial fibrosis of undermined origin.

The toxicology report said the arrhythmia could have been the result of an infection or an underlying genetic condition, or that Helal might have been predisposed to the arrhythmia because she consumed alcohol and later vomited, but her death was of natural causes, the report said.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s investigation confirmed that Helal and other minors were illegally provided with alcoholic beverages during the party.

Selling to a minor and furnishing alcohol to a minor are both class A misdemeanors, punishable by a fine of as much as $4,000 fine and/or as much as a year in jail.

Making alcohol available to a minor also includes a 180-day driver’s license suspension.

The penalty for a class C misdemeanor is a fine of as much as $500.

The bar faces administrative sanctions for failing to verify the ages of those who were served or allowed to drink alcoholic beverages during the party and for failing to monitor consumption, the TABC said.

The bar could be fined and its permit could be suspended or canceled, the TABC said.

“Selling or providing alcohol to minors is dangerous and illegal, and those actions come with consequences,’ said TABC Administrator Alan Steen.

“These laws are in place for a reason, and the obvious disregard by these individuals is what makes this incident such a tragedy.

“Well past the disposition of these cases, TABC will continue to work with the Baylor and Waco communities to help prevent any similar circumstances in the future,” Steen said.

In the aftermath of Helal’s death, Baylor revoked Sigma Chi’s charter.

School officials sent an e-mail to students on April 3 that said, "Sigma Chi's dissolution on campus is a direct result of a consistent failure to comply with University and Student Activities policies.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issued 32 subpoenas in April for potential witnesses who were at the bar during the party.

Helal, who was from Combine, was a sophomore at Navarro College and a member of the school’s volleyball team.