( CNN ) -- The alleged ringleader of a group of Florida A & M University marching band students who beat drum major Robert Champion Jr. in a 2011 hazing incident was convicted Friday of multiple charges related to Champion 's death , according to CNN affiliate CFN13 , which was in the courtroom when the verdict was read . A jury found former band member Dante Martin , 27 , guilty of manslaughter and felony hazing after just an hour of deliberations , charges that could carry a sentence of more than 20 years in prison . `` Mr. Martin having been found guilty as charged , you are adjudicated guilty on these counts , on all four counts of the information as charged . You are remanded to the custody of the Orange County sheriff to be taken to the Orange County jail , '' Circuit Judge Renee Roche said as she delivered the jury 's verdict in the case . `` I wo n't get my son back , but no one wins here . So there should be sadness all the way around for everyone , and we hope and pray to continue our mission to eradicate hazing -- to end it , '' Champion 's mother , Pamela Champion , told CNN affiliate WFTV . Champion , 26 of Decatur , Georgia , died after a band hazing ritual in which he was beaten aboard a school bus after a football game in Orlando , Florida . The initiation requires pledges to run down the center of the bus while being punched , kicked and assaulted by senior members , band members have said . A medical examiner ruled Champion 's death a homicide , saying he suffered multiple blunt trauma blows and internal bleeding from the beating . Champion died in the parking lot within an hour of the assault . Martin is scheduled for sentencing on January 9 , 2015 . FAMU famed marching band , known as the Marching 100 , was suspended for the 2012-13 school year after Champion 's death . The college pledged to make reforms and address hazing both on and off campus . FAMU is one of the nation 's top university marching bands , famous for its elaborate dance formations and innovative style . CNN 's Chandler Friedman contributed to this story .
Former FAMU band member found guilty in murder of drum major . Kevin Martin is convicted of manslaughter and felony hazing . Victim 's mother believes conviction is a no - win situation . Sentencing set for January .