Underage Drinker Says She's Innocent Because She Wasn't in a Bar: OMG PD

FOREST PARK

Underage Drinker Says She's Innocent Because She Wasn't in a Bar

Maureen Hanley, 20, and Melissa Vissman, 19, both of Westmont, were arrested for underage drinking following a disturbance in the 7400 block of Madison Street about 2 a.m. 

Police said Vissman, who was an "active participant in the melee" in the street, tried to walk away from police when they arrived at the scene. 

Vissman and Hanley each received an Oct. 2 court date. Hanley told police she will be pleading not guilty because she was not drinking in any of the Forest Park bars, and is therefore innocent. 

Police suggested they conduct their underage consumption in Westmont, police said. 

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