Police: 22 Teens Charged with Drinking at Party

More than 20 teens were charged with underage drinking violations at a Severna Park home Saturday night. Police said it was the third call to the home in four months.

Police said officers responded at 9 p.m. on Saturday to a home in the 100 block of Southway Drive in Severna Park for a reported underage drinking party—the third call in four months at the Southway address.

Officers reportedly observed teens walking out of the home with cans of beer in their hands. Once inside the home, police found the house full of teens with alcohol. Several people fled the home before additional officers arrived, but police were able to detain 22 teens inside the house.

One of the teens at the party fell out of a second-story window as he attempted to avoid police. The boy was uninjured and brought in with the rest of the juveniles, police said.

All of the individuals were under the legal drinking age and in possession of alcohol, according to police. The adult homeowner was not home at the time.

In total 22 juveniles, male and female between the ages of 14 and 17, were charged via citation with underage liquor law violations. According to police, due to their various states of intoxication, the teens were detained at the home until officers contacted parents to take custody of their children.