Party Held at Vacant Sandy Springs Home

A raucous Halloween party at a vacant Sandy Springs home led to the arrest of a party promoter. Police were called in after the party swelled to over 1,000 people.

It wasn't a nightclub caught on police dash cam video, it was hundreds of people waiting to get into a Halloween night party at a vacant home on Powers Ferry Road.

"We don't want you to come here and start setting up in vacant houses because in that case we're going to be very aggressive with law enforcement," said Lieutenant Steve Rose of the Sandy Springs Police Department.

Lt. Rose said the Halloween party was the latest party is among a handful of parties held in rented vacant homes in the area. Lt. Rose said the party's promoter, 31-year-old Anthony Epps, was arrested and charged with a disorderly house misdemeanor charge.

"There was an admission at the door there was alcohol being served and a charge for that there was a charge for food and no permits were obtained," said Lt. Rose.

"It was fine until midnight when it went exponentially through the roof," said neighbor Rick Battaglia

Battaglia said the party shut down the street. Police said about 1,000 people showed up after fliers were posted around the Georgia State University area.

Sandy Springs police said the promoters hired buses to pick up the partygoers at a parking lot about a mile away from the GSU campus.

Police said Epps told them he owned a property management business in charge of the mansion where the party was held.

"If you're willing to assume the responsibility of damages to your own property go ahead and have a party but to use an empty house and invite a thousand people to go crazy? Come on," said Battaglia.