Two Wadley residents charged under Alabama’s open house party law following hurricane party
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- Two Wadley residents charged under Alabama's open house party law after hurricane party on October 6.
- Two minors also arrested for alcohol possession or consumption at the same Highland Avenue residence.
Two Wadley residents were arrested and charged with violating Alabama’s Open House Party law following a party during Hurricane Isaias, according to the Wadley Police Department.
Police said the incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, in the 300 block of Highland Avenue in Wadley, which is located just outside CNAW2News.com’s typical coverage area.
According to an incident update released by the department, two minors were also arrested for minor possession or consumption of alcohol.
Alabama’s Open House Party law, under Alabama Code § 13A-11-10.1, addresses situations in which an adult who authorizes a party at a residence and is present knowingly allows a person under 21 to illegally possess or consume alcohol or a controlled substance and fails to take reasonable action to prevent it. A violation is a Class B misdemeanor.
The police department did not identify those arrested in the incident update.
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