Recent Skiatook Arrests Show Cody's Law In Action

Police are cracking down on underage drinking and the adults who supply the alcohol.

A Green Country man was busted for the second time in two and a half weeks. This time he was caught with drinkers as young as 13 years old.

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This is the new, tougher Cody's Law at work.  It's holding adults responsible for teens drinking.

The Greenhaw family released these balloons to celebrate a new law they believe might have saved their son, Cody died from a drug and alcohol overdose at a party where adults were present.

One month later, some Green Country police say Cody's Law is already having an effect.

"Officers received the information to go to this house. We went to the residence to do a welfare check on this child. And this is what we found," said Skiatook Police Sgt. Chris Tinsley.

Officers say early Saturday morning they found 20 people in the Skiatook home, nine were underage, four of them minors -- the youngest barely a teenager.

"They were all fairly intoxicated. It was a pretty big party," Tinsley said.

Benjamin Stilwell, Colin Nuttall, and William Ramsey, all in their early 20s, were arrested for violating Cody's Law.

The Greenhaws have lobbied lawmakers for years to go after "social hosts," adults who allow underage drinking and illegal drug use.

Last summer, Governor Mary Fallin signed into law tougher penalties, including up to five years in prison for multiple offenses. Stilwell now has two social host arrests, less than three weeks apart.

"People that are going to host these parties are going to face the consequences. We're watching, more these days than ever," Tinsley said.

Officers say several party-goers had blood alcohol levels over the legal limit. They say all of the minors were issued citations for underage drinking.