A Virginia couple was busted for hosting an out-of-control underage party for hundreds of teenagers who packed their $3 million home in one of the nation’s wealthiest neighborhoods.
Aubrey and Lisa Vaughan were charged with Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and Maintaining a Common Nuisance for the chaotic gathering at their McLean home on Nov. 6, the Fairfax County Police said.
Officers responded to Vaughan’s home on the 1400 block of Woodacre Drive after neighbors complained about the gathering that drew the mass crowd of “100 to 300” young revelers just after 9 p.m.
Cops found dozens of allegedly drunk teens wandering around the streets, the smell of alcohol wafting through the air, disorderly conduct and fireworks being fired off outside the home.
Police confronted the Vaughans outside their house and questioned the couple about the large bash that was organized for their teenage son, which they claimed they had been supervising.
“No, we haven’t had any alcohol,” Lisa Vaughan said, according to bodycam footage of the confrontation.
One officer laughed at her answer and asked if she was joking.
“I’m not joking. We’ve been making sure there’s no backpacks, no alcohol,” Vaughan said.
“You don’t smell it in the air right now,” the officer questioned.
“It reeks like liquor. We got drunk kids walking everywhere,” a second officer said.
After his arrest, Aubrey Vaughan defended his decision to host the gathering at his home, saying uninvited teenagers had disrupted the celebration.
“When people see this, put themselves in the shoes of a parent,” Vaughan told Fox 5 DC. “We want our kids at our house so we can watch them, and the reality is that this could happen to anybody.
“We had zero idea that ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders would come to an eighth-grader’s party,” he said. “But they did.”
A large fireworks explosion erupted behind the home, abruptly interrupting the conversation in the front yard.
Officers rushed toward the source of the blast, where they encountered a large group of teenagers shouting and running from behind the house.
Police found roughly 100 more young people gathered in the backyard as they worked to clear the property.
Some teenagers climbed down from scaffolding on the porch, while dozens more crowded onto a set of stairs.
As smoke from the fireworks spread through the area, officers ordered the unidentified teenagers to “go home.”
According to video released by police, the group fled on foot down leaf-covered streets as additional officers arrived.
Public property records reviewed by The Post show that the estimated $3.2 million home is co-owned by 55-year-old Aubrey Vaughan and his 45-year-old wife.
The sprawling, 11,000-square-foot estate has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It is located in the nation’s ninth-wealthiest neighborhood, where the average home value reached $1,795,314 in April 2026, according to a MoneyLion ranking.
Online listings show that the ground floor also includes a bar, wine cellar, exercise room, laundry room and several recreation rooms.
“When the house party gets so out of hand we get an invite,” the Fairfax County Police Department wrote in the caption accompanying the video.
Investigators allege that the Vaughans organized the party for their teenage child and obtained arrest warrants for both spouses.
The couple turned themselves in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and were later released on $1,000 unsecured bonds.
“We definitely didn’t ask for this, and to the kids who behaved this way, I apologize to everyone,” Aubrey Vaughan said.
Vaughan said there was “zero alcohol” at the party and claimed he had instructed anyone carrying age-restricted substances to leave.
“This incident serves as a reminder of the importance of safety and supervision when hosting gatherings involving minors,” Fairfax County Police said.
“While these events are often intended to be fun and enjoyable, circumstances can change quickly. We encourage parents and homeowners to remain mindful of activities taking place on their property, take steps to prevent underage drinking, and contact police if concerns arise or a situation begins to escalate.”