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Mark Kulbis

Criminal case connected to the death of Bucknell freshman football player Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr.

Charged · allegations
last updated 12 August 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
8
Open questions
4
Bail
$10,000
Stage
Charged
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Case file Mark Kulbis, reference D C zero one three eight. CBS News reported, citing the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, that Calvin “CJ” Dickey Junior was taken to a hospital on twelve July twenty twenty-four and died two days after a workout. The Associated Press, citing the attorney general’s office, reported that in July twenty twenty-four, Dickey was a freshman football player training at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania when Mark Kulbis told him and other players to do one hundred up-downs and full-body plank drills. AP reported that Dickey had sickle-cell trait, which can increase the risk of serious injury or death after extreme exertion. The attorney general’s office said Dickey began struggling and passed out during the workout, and AP reported that the office said Kulbis was the only coach in the training room. AP and CBS News, citing the attorney general’s office, reported that Kulbis was charged with felony aggravated hazing and misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and hazing. The charges are unproven allegations. AP reported bail was set at ten thousand dollars. AP and CBS News reported that Kulbis’ attorney, Barbara Zemlock, said Kulbis did not contribute to Dickey’s death and is not responsible for it. The file’s open questions include the exact date of the workout and collapse, whether Kulbis has entered a plea, the next scheduled court date or hearing, and the current posture of the related civil lawsuit mentioned by AP and CBS News. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one three eight at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed8 entries
12 July 2024
CBS News reported, citing the attorney general's office, that Dickey was taken to a hospital and died two days after the workout.
CBS News, citing Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
July 2024
Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr. was a freshman football player training at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania when Mark Kulbis told him and other players to do 100 up-downs and full-body plank drills, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.
AP, citing Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
July 2024
Dickey had sickle-cell trait, which AP reported can increase the risk of serious injury or death after extreme exertion.
AP
July 2024
The attorney general's office said Dickey began struggling and passed out during the workout, and AP reported that the office said Kulbis was the only coach in the training room.
AP, citing Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
January 2025
CBS News reported that Kulbis left Bucknell around six months after Dickey died.
CBS News
6 July 2026
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday's office announced that Kulbis had been charged with felony aggravated hazing and misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and hazing; the charges are unproven allegations.
AP and CBS News, citing Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
7 July 2026
AP reported that bail for Kulbis was set at $10,000.
AP
7 July 2026
Kulbis' attorney, Barbara Zemlock, said in a written statement that Kulbis did not contribute to Dickey's death and is not responsible for it.
AP and CBS News
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What exact date in July 2024 did the workout and collapse occur?unconfirmed in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
Has Kulbis entered a plea?unconfirmed in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
What is the next scheduled court date or hearing?unconfirmed in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
What is the current posture of the related civil lawsuit mentioned by AP and CBS News?unconfirmed in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
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