OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A promised crackdown on illegal house parties over the July 4 weekend led to six people arrested and two parties shut down.
As News 6 reported last week, the sheriff’s office monitored social media to catch large parties and worked with Airbnb on the crackdown.
The sheriff’s office said the property manager of a VRBO on Crown Haven Road notified deputies of an illegal party on July 4. Deputies say at least 20 individuals were seen at the home, but two were arrested: Efrain Manases Martinez, 20, was charged with possession of illegal drugs, and an unnamed 16-year-old was arrested for having a gun with hollow point bullets.
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Then on July 5, deputies arrested four people at a house on Harbor Road. They responded to the home after receiving a disconnected 911 call at 1:52 a.m.
Deputies say most of the people at the party were under the legal drinking age, and several attendees appeared to be alcohol-impaired.
Diego Abraham Ledezma-Otto, 20, was arrested for holding an illegal house party.
Jose Miguel Oraa-Perez, 20, David Mateo Canas-Romero, 20, and Alejandro Quintero-Escalante, 18, were also arrested at that home for resisting arrest without violence.