A 17-year-old boy became so drunk at a graduation party outside the home of the Mille Lacs County attorney that he passed out at his Milaca home and required hospitalization, authorities said.
Given the Memorial Day incident's connection to the home of County Attorney Jan Jude, the investigation has been turned over to the Anoka County Sheriff's Department to avoid any potential conflicts of interest.
Jude is married to Russell Jude, a Mille Lacs tribal police officer, and they have a daughter who is graduating from Milaca High School.
Authorities have yet to say whether any adults were at home during the late-night party in a field near the Jude house, northwest of Foreston.
In an interview published Wednesday by the Mille Lacs Messenger, the 17-year-old said he brought a 1.75-liter bottle of vodka to the party, drank all of it and ended up with a blood alcohol content of 0.21 percent.
The newspaper said the party occurred in a field, a short walk from and on the same property as the Jude home.
In a statement she released Wednesday, Jan Jude said:
"It has been reported that a juvenile exhibiting signs of alcohol consumption was on my property during a graduation party for my daughter. It has also been reported that there are other minors [who] have said they consumed alcohol on my property. I had no knowledge of any of these events occurring on my property until these reports were brought to my attention."
