This weekend I attended a football game ath Virginia Tech. I was sitting on the tailgate of my friends fathers truck, in the back yard of my friends house. There were college students all over tailgating and drinking.
I just got to the Tailgate and had just been handed a drink freshly poured full of what I was told after my ticket contained Mountian Dew and some Vodka. I didnt drink any and had just sat it down by my side when someone grabbed my hand which turned out to be an undercover ABC officer. He began to ask about my age and obtained my drivers license.
He charged me with underage possesession of alcohol. I told him I had just got there and been handed the drink. I told him there was no alcohol in the drink, and he took a sample of the drink in a container he said he would send off to a lab.
I was still charged and I feel I have been mis treated. I have a court date in January, and im seeking advice on the subject on how to represent my self in court. I know that if I go in and plead "not guilty" I will have to still take a 250-300 dollar VASAP class and this is what I am trying NOT to do.
I feel like this sample could have been tampered with, as well as he didnt have the rigth to walk on private property and ticket me.
Please Advise me in anyway to get out of this.
Thanks

