Four Wilton Women Charged with Underage Drinking [Clarification]

[Editor's Note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Emerson's first name and the ages of Emerson and Schneider.]

Four women were issued a fine on July 17 after officers found them in possession of alcohol while parked in a car at Wilton High School, according to police.

An officer noticed a car parked in the north section of the lot at 12:20 a.m. and approached it, police said. When speaking with the driver, the officer smelled the odor of alcohol and observed two open cans and two closed cans of beer.

Elizabeth Myers, 20, of 37 Mayapple Road, Daniella Sheppard-Pqantoli, 20, of 25 Carriage Road, Katherine Emerson, 18, of 103 Kensett Drive, and Whitney Schneider, 19, of 50 Sturges Ridge Road were each charged with possession of alcohol by a minor and were issued an $136 infraction ticket.