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Student throws whiskey to ground


Police Beat (04/27/12)

Staff Student throws whiskey to ground, admits age Around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, an Oxford Police Department officer was on foot patrol when he noticed a male throwing a plastic jug and a bottle of Old Crow whiskey on the ground. As the male walked towards the officer he started throwing empty cans of Keystone Light from his pockets. The officer approached the male and as soon as the officer approached him, the male admitted he was 18-years-old. The officer picked up everything the male threw and took possession of it. The officer identified the male as Miami University first-year Samuel Harrington. As the officer confirmed his age he realized Harrington's date of birth did not match up on the license because it said he was 19. When he asked Harrington how old he was he said, "I never told you how old I