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A spokesperson for the North Carolina Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement says that after the party is over, an alleged underage drinker may not be free from being charged later for an alleged alcohol offense. The ALE special agent made the statement as officials announced charges brought after an alleged Johnston County, North Carolina party last month. A 21-year-old was charged for allegedly buying 60 beers that were given to underage drinkers.

ALE officials say that an 18-year-old high school student was killed in a crash involving a driver who had allegedly attended the party. Police charged the 17-year-old accused of driving a truck that rolled over February 16 with felony death by vehicle, DWI and underage DUI after the wreck.

Thursday, ALE officials announced charges against the 21-year-old and a 16-year-old who is accused of hosting the underage drinking party. Police opened a probe into the party after the car accident, searching for names of other alleged attendees at the party.

Based upon that investigation, ALE agents say that about a dozen people will be facing underage alcohol charges. Some of the teens are also accused of possessing marijuana at the party. The special agent said in announcing the charges that, “Kids should know that even though the police don’t show up at the party they can still be charged.”

Underage drinking charges in North Carolina can bring long-lasting consequences for a person convicted of the charges. For anyone over the age of 16, charges are filed in adult court. Signing a ticket and paying a fine to get it over with, or otherwise simply pleading guilty to a charge, creates a criminal record. For high school kids, that means background checks for future jobs, college, joining the military, or other life events may turn up a criminal record.

Source: The Smithfield Herald, “12 people face alcohol-related charges after wreck that killed a Johnston County teen,” Thomasi McDonald, March 6, 2013

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Law enforcement in Haywood County recently issued sixteen citations after discovering an alleged underage drinking party near Waynesville, North Carolina. An adult in the residence was also charged with 16 counts of providing alcohol and contributing to the delinquency of a minor related to the same investigation.

Many people might expect that noise, or some kind of public display, may to an investigation of an alleged underage drinking party. However, law enforcement says it was a cellphone call to 911 that led to the charges.

It does not appear that anyone called to report the party. Deputies claim that it was a pocket dial to 911 that alerted law enforcement to suspect the party was going on.

Details about the actual investigation are fairly sketchy in the media. Officials apparently only have publicly claimed that the alleged pocket dial led to the investigation. It is not clear how authorities were able to determine the source of the pocket dial, or if some other communication also occurred.

The adult charged with numerous offenses is reportedly the homeowner of the house where the alleged underage drinking party occurred. Police say that the 48-year-old was arrested at the home, but was sleeping when law enforcement found him in a back bedroom of the house, according to WGHP-TV.

Law enforcement says that two teens were treated for alcohol poisoning after law enforcement raided the party.

Underage alcohol offenses are commonly charged in North Carolina. This blog has reported a number of issues and stories regarding underage consumption, underage possession, fake IDs and underage drinking charges under North Carolina law.

Many college students, including those at ECU or Pitt Community College, may be given citations for alcohol offenses. As the charges can haunt a student later in life, it is important to consider consulting an underage drinking defense lawyer when confronted with alcohol allegations.

Source: WGHP My Fox 8 News, “Pocket dial 911 call leads deputies to NC underage drinking party,” Joe Borlik, Jan. 15, 2013

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Two adults from the Whiteville, North Carolina area are facing charges for allegedly supplying alcohol to a minor. Authorities claim the 47-year-old and 51-year-old defendants were implicated in supplying alcohol to a 19-year-old Clarkton, North Carolina man who crashed his car May 3 on Shade Fisher Road south of Chadbourn, North Carolina.

A 21-year-old passenger was killed in the car accident. Authorities investigated the accident and initially accused the teenage driver with underage drunk driving. Over the summer, authorities upped the ante against the 19-year-old and added a charge of death by motor vehicle.

The two adults have been more recently brought into criminal court are each accused of aiding and abetting charges. The 47-year-old woman is accused of aiding and abetting underage possession and consumption of alcohol and a count of giving alcohol to a minor. The second defendant faces charges for aiding and abetting underage possession and consumption of alcohol.

Agents from the North Carolina Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement say that the two men involved in the May 3rd crash had attended a party at the home of the two adults who now face the aiding and abetting charges.

North Carolina law provides authorities with a wide variety of options in the state’s efforts to control underage drinking. Not only can teens face direct underage alcohol offenses, including underage drunk driving, but authorities can pursue a wide variety of aiding and abetting type charges. In addition, North Carolina has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to the amount of alcohol needed to pursue underage drinking or underage DUI charges.

This blog has previously reported that criminal charges for anyone over the age of 16 are brought in adult court in North Carolina.

Source: Fayette Observer, “Whiteville-area couple charged with serving alcohol to underage driver involved in fatal wreck,” Deuce Niven, Oct. 13, 2012

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College students all across the country can be brought up on charges related to underage drinking and other types of student offenses. From time to time, the national media gets its hooks into allegations that arise in college dorms or at frat houses. Recently, allegations out of Tennessee grabbed such headlines after a 20-year-old male student was hospitalized with a blood alcohol level measuring over 0.40 percent.

News reports suggested that a group of students at a fraternity at the University of Tennessee had used an enema containing alcohol. Law enforcement claims that their investigation revealed some suspicion that fraternity members had sought to ingest alcohol through the use of a rubber tube.

Authorities cited twelve members of the fraternity with underage drinking. And one student reportedly is facing a disorderly conduct offense as a result of the police investigation.

But the student who reportedly was hospitalized says that the national media frenzy about the alleged use of the rubber tube as a form of an alcohol enema is simply not true. He says that the false accusations have harmed him.

The young man’s lawyer says that some members of the fraternity may have participated in what is called a “Tour de Franzia,” a game of drinking from several bags of wine, according to CNN. The student at the focus of media reports says that the claims that students used rubber tubes as a form of an alcohol enema are completely untrue.

Ingesting alcohol in such a fashion can be extremely dangerous. The idea is discouraged as it can easily lead to death. Alcohol molecules are absorbed quickly –without the protection of enzymes in the stomach that protect humans. The enzymes reduce the toxicity of the alcohol, an Atlanta doctor told CNN.

Source: News Channel WCTI 12, “UT student denies using alcohol enema,” CNN News, Oct. 2, 2012

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North Carolina law enforcement says that mother threw a party for her daughter and up to 400 other people June 30. The daughter is 19-years-old. The young woman reportedly had applied for a block party permit, but had been denied. Authorities say that the 48-year-old woman then held a huge party that including guests under the age of 18. The woman is now accused of alcohol and drug offenses. Neighbors say that the woman did not throw the party, but only allowed her daughter to have the event.

Police say that they knew about the party, due to the application for a permit. Authorities in Winston-Salem had denied the permit due to the time of day (10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.). Law enforcement visited the neighborhood at some point to check on traffic flow. Authorities claim that they spoke to the mother, and warned her about potential underage drinking violations.

Law enforcement claims that a neighbor called in a complaint about alleged marijuana use at the party. Officers reportedly returned to the neighborhood after the complaint, which reportedly came in just after midnight. Police say that beer cans, bottles and other items were strewn about the yard of the home of the mother. Police claim that an underage person was found at the party who was in need of medical assistance.

Police requested to search the woman’s home, but she reportedly asserted her right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion. Authorities later obtained a search warrant, and claim that evidence of underage drinking and illegal drug use was found inside the residence.

The woman has been charged with a variety of underage alcohol offenses and drug charges, including possession of marijuana, and maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of violating drug crime laws. She was booked into jail on ,000 bond.

The daughter faces charges for allegedly aiding and abetting underage alcohol offenses and for underage drinking.

Thirteen people who allegedly attended the party have been charged with underage drinking offenses. One person faces North Carolina DWI charges. The additional people face drug charges in the aftermath of the party.

Source: WMFY-TV, “Police: Winston-Salem Mom Provided Drugs, Alcohol At Party For Minors,” July 2, 2012

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North Carolina law has many provisions aimed at controlling underage drinking in the state. Pitt county criminal defense attorneys know that alcohol offenses can be brought against parents of teens in certain situations. Chapel Hill and Carrboro recently set up a tip line designed specifically to seek information about allegations of underage drinking.

Three people were recently charged with alcohol offenses due to an alleged tip offered through that tip line. Someone reportedly anonymously into the tip line to report an alleged underage drinking party late last month during the early morning hours. Officers responded to the Chapel Hill home and claim that two adults were inside, but the officers were not allowed to enter the residence.

Nonetheless, police claim that a number of teens were inside. Law enforcement claims that the teens were drinking. As a result of the allegations, a 57-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife have each been charged with three counts of aiding and abetting underage drinking. The couple’s 17-year-old daughter has also been charged. The young woman faces a charge of underage consumption.

The leader of the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, who previously presided as superior court judge, recently told NBC 17 News that, despite efforts to control underage drinking in North Carolina, “It’s very unusual when you have law enforcement make that intervention to actually charge a family.”

The case apparently arose after the police visited the home on January 29, but news reports are rather sketchy in regard to what evidence law enforcement obtained to support their conclusion that teens were present, and drinking, within the home. Law enforcement was reportedly denied entry into the home.

Greenville criminal defense lawyers know that individuals are given certain guarantees under the Constitution against unreasonable government intrusion. For instance, the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment generally protects people in their home from unreasonable police searches.

Source: NBC 17, “Chapel Hill parents charged in connection with teen drinking party,” Annette Newell, Feb. 23, 2012

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Criminal charges continue to flow from allegations of a Raleigh underage drinking party. Three more people have been charged with underage drinking-related charges in the aftermath of the investigation into the recent fatal car accident that occurred after two people allegedly attended the high school party in Raleigh. This blog reported stories of the accident and a subsequent arrest of a Raleigh man on aiding and abetting underage drinking charges.

Wednesday, state officials brought charges against three more people related to the alleged underage drinking party. An 18-year-old Raleigh woman is accused of hosting the alleged party on Jan. 6. She is now facing two counts of aiding and abetting.

A 17-year-old woman has been charged with underage purchase of liquor. Like any criminal charges in North Carolina brought against a person age 16 or older, the charges are filed in adult court. A juvenile petition has also been filed in relation to the same investigation. Authorities say a 15-year-old will face a charge of underage purchase of spirituous liquor in the North Carolina juvenile system.

The new charges highlight that North Carolina law has broad shoulders in the area of underage drinking. The most recent round of charges is linked to the Jan. 7 fatal accident that allegedly involved alcohol.

None of the more recent charges include allegations that any of the people accused were present at the time of the Jan. 7 accident. An Agent with the North Carolina Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement says, “You don’t always (even) have to be present,” to face charges on underage drinking allegations.

For students age 16 or more, the charges are filed in adult court in North Carolina, which can lead to a permanent criminal record, if a conviction ultimately results from the charges. Greenville underage drinking defense attorneys note that a criminal record can have long-term adverse collateral consequences.

Increasingly, companies conduct criminal background checks during the application process; schools of high education are also increasing background checks.

It is important for any charged with a crime in North Carolina to consider speaking with an experienced defense attorney before appearing in court, or paying a drinking ticket. Paying the ticket is the equivalent to pleading guilty and the conviction is recorded on the defendant’s record.

Source: WRAL, “Host of underage party charged after student’s death,” Jan. 25, 2012

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Law enforcement says they responded to an anonymous tip around 11:30 p.m. Saturday that a large number of underage people were attending a party at the home of a Smithfield Town Council member. Police claim that upon arrival at the residence, a large number of teens were drinking alcohol in the yard and inside the home. After police converged on the home, at least twenty people were charges with underage possession of alcohol charges.

The Smithfield Town Council member and his wife were not present in the home at the time of the investigation. The couple reportedly is traveling in China. The couple left their 19-year-old daughter in charge of the home during the trip to China. The 19-year-old was not charged, however, Lt. Keith Powell says the police department and the District Attorney’s Office are considering bringing a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor related to the incident.

Powell says a number of other individuals age 18 and older who attended the party may also be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

During their investigation at the residence police say they used a portable Breathalyzer to test for alcohol. Law enforcement says they tested everyone who was attending the party for alcohol.

Law enforcement says they have no special protocol for handling allegations of underage drinking at a public official’s residence. Among those charged with underage drinking in the matter are a daughter of the Town Council member and a daughter of the Johnston County Attorney.

Source: News and Observer, “Teens cited for booze at Smithfield official’s house,” Colin Campbell and Sarah Nagem 17 May 2011

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