Crime & Safety
Teen Charged for Hosting Drinking Party — 20 Others Cited
The following information was supplied by the Batavia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Batavia police arrested Austin Shanahan, 18, of Batavia on charges the he hosted an underage drinking party, according to a report filed at 12:13 a.m. Aug. 7. The charge is “unlawful residential gathering,” according to reports. He has a court date of Sept. 17.
Also cited under local ordinance for unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor were:
- Shannon McGee, 18, of Batavia
- Trevor Hollis, 18, of Batavia
- Brian Vetsch, 18, of Batavia
- Benjamin Link, 18, of Batavia
- Brittney Reaber, 18 of Bensenville
- Anna Zeyen, 18, of Batavia
- Rachael Miller, 18, of Batavia
- Peter Rudd, 18, of Batavia
- Andria Miller, 18, of Batavia
- Celine Harmon, 18, of Batavia
- Jake Monty, 18, of Batavia
- Katheryn Nielsen, 18, of Aurora
- Sierra Delatorre, 18, of Aurora
- Emily Daly, 18, of Winfield
- Nathan Tague, 18, of Batavia
Five juveniles also were issued citations.
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