Minor Indiscretion

Jenna Bush Ticketed for Alcohol Possession

April 27 — First daughter Jenna Bush was cited early today for alcohol possession by a minor, police in Austin, Texas said.

The 19-year-old daughter of President Bush, a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, was ticketed at about 1:30 this morning by plainclothed officers from the Austin Police Department at the Cheers Shot Bar, police said. The officers were checking for minors in possession of alcohol at nightclubs along the city's popular East Sixth Street.

In a statement, the Austin Police Department said the officers had ticketed four other people inside the club before questioning Jenna and another woman they believed to be under age 21. The women were given citations but were not arrested.

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer would not comment on the incident, which he described as a private "family matter."

Jenna has a twin sister, Barbara, who is a freshman at Yale University. Minor possession of alcohol in Texas is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or community service. Police said minor consumption of alcohol, particularly in downtown Austin, is an ongoing problem as 270 people, including 42 this month, have been arrested so far this year.

ABCNEWS' Josh Gerstein contributed to this report. ABC Report Jenna Bush Busted