Iuka Residents Charged With Social Host Violations

IUKA, Miss. (Press Release) — Agents from the Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office filed Social Host charges against two Iuka residents following a party Friday, March 6.

Phillip A. Harris, age 60, of 102 CR 196, Iuka, is charged with eight (8) counts of violating the Social Host Law.  Rebecca Creel Bridges, age 49, of 3 CR 437, Iuka, is charged with four (4) counts of violating the Social Host Law.  Both were arrested and booked at the Tishomingo County Jail.

The Social Host Law was enacted in 2011 making it unlawful for an adult to knowingly allow minors to possess and consume alcoholic beverages on his or her property.

After receiving a 911 call concerning the welfare of a juvenile, a Tishomingo County Deputy Sheriff made contact with an intoxicated fourteen (14) year old male found walking on Tishomingo County Road 196.  The Deputy determined that the juvenile had been at a house party at 102 CR 196, Iuka.  A search warrant was obtained after the Deputy observed that a large number of underage persons were still at the residence.

Approximately twenty-five (25) underage persons were suspected to have attended the party with ten (10) minors still at the party when law enforcement officials arrived with the search warrant.  Alcoholic beverages and beer, alcohol infused candies and gelatin shots, marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, and various prescription narcotics were seized from the home.

Juveniles who registered a Blood Alcohol Content level on a Personal Breath Test ranged from thirteen (13) to seventeen (17) years in age.  The juveniles were released to their parents or legal guardians.

The law provides that a person convicted of the Social Host law shall be punished by a fine of $1000 or by 90 days in county jail, or both at the discretion of the court, for each count.  A court date of May 5, 2015 has been set in Tishomingo county Justice Court.

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