North Andover couple plead not guilty in teen drinking case
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April 27, 2010 01:42 PM
LAWRENCE – A North Andover couple today pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a weekend party at their home where they allegedly allowed underage teens to drink alcohol.
Ronald and Susan Smits, both 49, appeared before Lawrence District Court Judge Thomas Brennan who ordered the couple released on personal recognizance and also barred them from hosting parties for teens where alcohol is served.
The couple are each charged with one count of keeping a noisy and disorderly house and one count of furnishing liquor to a minor. Their attorney, Robert Solomon, told the Globe on Monday the couple “had no role in serving alcoholic beverages to anybody.''
North Andover Police allege the adults knew about the drinking by the teens and that they identified at least 40 teens in attendance when they broke up the party Friday night.
It was the third party in April where North Andover Police say underage drinking was taking place.
The couple are due back in court June 14.
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