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Authorities are searching for the individuals who broke into a $8 million Florida home, threw a massive party and posted videos of the mayhem on social media.
About 200 people attended the party at the property in the small, affluent community of Watercolor on Friday evening as the owners were out of town, Walton County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Corey Dobridnia told NBC News.
Watercolor is located on the Gulf Coast, about 40 miles northwest of Panama City, Florida.
Individuals pried open the back door to enter the property, Dobridnia said.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called to the home in Blackwater Street on a noise complaint early Saturday morning around 1 or 2 a.m., but when they arrived most of the party attendees had left the scene, officials said.
However, footage of the party circulated on Snapchat, Instagram and other social media platforms, showing people dancing, drinking, and cheering on young people boxing with gloves on.
The sheriff’s office warned that Snapchat isn’t private and authorities can issue subpoenas for social media posts.
“An open house party is against the law. An open house party in a home you break into is a burglary," the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Several partygoers have been identified so far, some by parents who called the sheriff’s office.
So far the attendees are believed to be high schoolers from the county and neighboring Okaloosa County, Dobridnia said. Officials are still looking to determine who made entry into the house and who organized the party.
The Watercolor home where the party took place is up for the sale but the owners lived there full time, the sheriff’s office said. According to a listing for the home, it has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and spans 6,442 square feet.
About 200 people attended the party at the property in the small, affluent community of Watercolor on Friday evening as the owners were out of town, Walton County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Corey Dobridnia told NBC News.
Watercolor is located on the Gulf Coast, about 40 miles northwest of Panama City, Florida.
Individuals pried open the back door to enter the property, Dobridnia said.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called to the home in Blackwater Street on a noise complaint early Saturday morning around 1 or 2 a.m., but when they arrived most of the party attendees had left the scene, officials said.
However, footage of the party circulated on Snapchat, Instagram and other social media platforms, showing people dancing, drinking, and cheering on young people boxing with gloves on.
The sheriff’s office warned that Snapchat isn’t private and authorities can issue subpoenas for social media posts.
“An open house party is against the law. An open house party in a home you break into is a burglary," the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Several partygoers have been identified so far, some by parents who called the sheriff’s office.
So far the attendees are believed to be high schoolers from the county and neighboring Okaloosa County, Dobridnia said. Officials are still looking to determine who made entry into the house and who organized the party.
The Watercolor home where the party took place is up for the sale but the owners lived there full time, the sheriff’s office said. According to a listing for the home, it has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and spans 6,442 square feet.
