Three Lancaster County adults are facing charges after police say they gave a 16-year-old tequila, canned alcoholic drinks and marijuana, then left him near a Manheim Township roadway with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.154%. The teen was reportedly found visibly intoxicated and in need of medical attention, with the allegations coming to light more than a month after the June 25 incident.
The incident was detailed in a report by Fox San Antonio, which cited police. Investigators said the group drank tequila and canned alcohol with the teen, smoked marijuana and later dropped him near York Road and Lititz Pike, where officers found him.
Police identified the defendants as Miguel DeJesus, Amarillis “Lily” Perez and Daniel Santiago. All three were charged with endangering the welfare of children and selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to a minor.
Pennsylvania Charges Could Bring Separate Penalties
Under Pennsylvania law, knowingly furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to someone under 21 is a third-degree misdemeanor, with a minimum $1,000 fine for a first conviction. The statute also allows higher fines for subsequent violations.
The child-endangerment allegation is addressed separately in Pennsylvania’s Crimes Code, which generally treats knowingly endangering a child by violating a duty of care as a first-degree misdemeanor, with more serious grading possible for a course of conduct. The available report did not detail a court hearing, plea or response from attorneys, and the defendants remain presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
