A New Year house party advertised on Facebook ended badly for the teenage host after one uninvited guest stole the family car.
Jed Duncan, 17, took a set of car keys from a home in the Sheddocksley area of Aberdeen and stole a Land Rover parked outside.
Neighbours called the police after spotting suspicious activity outside the house and the car thief was later arrested.
Duncan admitted stealing the vehicle - belonging to 17-year-old Jake McCallum's father - on January 3 when he appeared at the city's sheriff court on Tuesday.
He also admitted a charge of driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance. Sentence was deferred and he was remanded in custody.
Electrical engineering student Jake previously told how he had organised a small get-together with friends as he had been working at a hotel on Hogmanay and had missed out on New Year celebrations.
Jake said: "I invited people through Facebook and texts, and my friend put it as his status online asking people if they wanted to come to the party.
"It was just a small party to begin with, I thought there would be maybe five people but then more turned up and it escalated.
"It was a good atmosphere, everyone was friendly, and I didn't find out the car was missing until the police came."
Police contacted Jake and asked if he was driving the car after neighbours reported seeing someone getting into the Land Rover.
Jake's father James, 40, was working offshore on the night of the party. The Land Rover was later recovered by police.
Duncan, who has a string of motoring offences despite being only 17, was branded a "disgrace" by a sheriff when he appeared in the same court on driving charges at the age of 16 last year.
At the time the teenager admitted a charge of dangerous driving and the reset of a stolen Skoda car, both committed on May 29 last year.
He was sentenced to a community payback order with 200 hours of unpaid work and a supervision requirement of 24 months. He was also banned from holding a driving licence for 18 months.
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