Fire captain, wife charged under `social host' law
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. --A Northampton Fire Department captain and his wife have been charged under the state's so-called social host law.
Prosecutors allege that Edgar and Deborah Lesko allowed several underaged youths to drink alcohol in their home last July. One of those youths, 19-year-old David Holman, was later killed when the car he was driving struck a tree.
The couple was released on personal recognizance after pleading not guilty in Northampton District Court to four counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor.
The Leskos' son, Andrew, was charged with four counts of procuring alcohol for a minor and one count of being a minor in possession of alcohol.
Edgar Lesko was placed on administrative leave from the fire department, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
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Information from: Daily Hampshire Gazette, http://www.gazettenet.com 