A Staten Island couple was arrested yesterday for hosting a Halloween party where they served booze to the teenagers in attendance. Diane and Mark Diefenthaler were not exactly discreet about it either--the teens were yelling and screaming on the lawn with Solo cups in their hands (which had cost them $5 a pop) when cops arrived after 1 in the morning early Saturday. When an officer asked Mr. Diefenthaler if the scene taking place was what appeared to be going on, he responded, "Yes this is my house. They are drinking beer. So what?" The cops then arrested the couple and rounded up the teenagers and took them down to the stationhouse where their parents had to come pick them up. The Diefenthalers are charged with unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child and could face up to year in prison if found guilty.
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