An Adams County man will spend six days in jail as part of his sentence for hosting a party that drew hundreds of underage drinkers.

Clifton&160;C. Cox, 21, 1307 Martin Luther King Jr. St., pleaded guilty last month to one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for holding the party at his residence.

During a sentencing hearing Monday, Justice Court Judge Charles Vess sentenced Cox to six months in jail, of which all but six days will be suspended. Cox is to serve those six days over the next three weekends. t

&uot;We want to break the colt, but we don’t want to kill the horse,&uot; Vess said about the sentence.

Cox, who described the sentence as reasonable, was also placed on two years probation and fined $1,000 — the maximum fine possible for the charge.

At the party, officers took down the names of at least 206 minors, ages 14 to 20, who were at the party. Deputies also seized several kegs of beer and containers filled with alcoholic beverages.

&uot;It got way out of hand,&uot; Cox said, adding he had not planned for so many people to attend. Cox said news of the party spread by word of mouth, with minors from Adams County, Franklin County, Claiborne County and Concordia Parish attending.

And some of those people reportedly paid a $5 admission, deputies said.

Cox said he only charged his friends who are over 21 to pay the $5 to cover the cost of the alcohol

He said he could not be sure if any of the minors paid.

Deputies seized seven kegs at the party and Natchez Police Officer Craig Godbold told the court Monday he also picked up four joints of marijuana of the ground at the property.

The officers took down the names of all the minors and made sure they had a safe ride home, Godbold said.

During the hearing, Vess said he wanted to impress on Cox it was dangerous to serve alcohol to minors.

&uot;If just one of them had had a car wreck you would have been liable,&uot; Vess said.

And because of the number of minors at the party, Vess said Cox could have been sentenced to hundreds of contributing counts — each of which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.

&uot;You could have conceivable been sentenced to up to 207 years in the county jail,&uot; Vess said.

&uot;I can’t impress on you enough the kind of danger this type of situation posed.&uot;