Mother, 38, arrested after she locked her son, 7, in closet so she could host booze-fueled party with 26 teens

Busted: Kimberly Kiernan, 38, allegedly supplied booze to 26 teenagers

A South Florida mother has been arrested after allegedly locking her 7-year-old son in the bathroom so she could host throw a raucous booze-filled party at her apartment.



Kimberly Kiernan, 39, had 26 drunken teenagers in her home on Monday night and was serving them beer and liquor from bottle kept in ice in 55-gallon drums on her porch, according to police.

Her ex-husband later told police: 'She likes to party with teenage boys.'

One of the teens found in the house, a 16-year-old girl, was so intoxicated she was choking on her own vomit and had to be hospitalized.



When police arrived at the apartment in Palm Beach Shores about 10.45pm, the teens refused to open the door for police and barricaded it shut so officers couldn't open it.



Kiernan briefly came to the door, but she was so drunk that she could barely stand, according to WPBF-TV.



The teens then slammed the door shut and refused to open it again.



They threatened to 'stand their ground against the police with force' and slipped a 'written notice of demands' under the door to officers, telling them to leave the premises



Eventually officers kicked in the door and forced it open.



Kiernan's ex-husband told police that 'she likes to party.' When officers found her, she was hiding under a pile of dirty clothes

Kiernan is accused of locking this boy in her bathroom while she and more than two dozens teens got drunk

The neighbors who called the police said they were concerned for the welfare of Kiernan's young son, who they knew was in the apartment.



When officers finally entered the door, the young boy was locked in a bathroom by himself.



The teen girl choking on her vomit was in another bathroom.

They eventually found Kiernan hiding under a large pile of dirty laundry.

Kiernan, 38, was arrested and charged with child endangerment and supplying alcohol to minors