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| Moonshine found in truck stopped for weaving |
| 2008-09-10 |
FLAG POND (AP) -- A man who police in northeastern Tennessee charged with possession of untaxed whiskey told officers he's been buying it in the region for a decade. Yup! Goin' on 10 years now. Buyin' it regalar like. Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris told the Johnson City Press that Arvin Guffey, 65, of Beach Island, N.C., was stopped Sunday on Interstate 26 a few miles from the state line after his pickup truck was seen weaving. I guess he forgot to wait until he got home to try the stuff. "Honest, Ossifer, I jus hada lil tase." Deputy Frank Rogers then saw the moonshine, 312 quarts of it, uncovered in the back of Guffey's truck. Only 312? Piker! Guffey told authorities he parked his truck with nearly $3,000 inside it in Flag Pond, took a walk and came back to find it full of moonshine. Honest! I don't know how it got there! It's majik! A Mirakle! Da money wuz gone and da hooch was dere! Mus be nomes. He said he has been buying whiskey like that in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina for a decade. Guffey was cited into court. I don't know nuthin' and I can prove it. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #16 LOL, Joe!! |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-09-10 21:00 |
| #15 D *** NG IT *hic*, CLEARLY *hic* THE MAN/DRIVER *hic* IS INNOCENT **hic-hic**! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-10 20:57 |
| #14 Ya'know, something like that happens at my house; i leave a wallet full a' money and right after Spousal Unit passes by, it be MT. Not even no hootch, Dammit! |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-09-10 15:30 |
| #13 On second thought I'll bet not just any truck would be "Filled" Only the ones the moonshiner's acquainted with. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-09-10 12:50 |
| #12 Guffey told authorities he parked his truck with nearly $3,000 inside it in Flag Pond, took a walk and came back to find it full of moonshine. Seriously, that's a damn fine way to be sure the Moonshiner remains unidentified. You don't see him, you can't identify him. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-09-10 12:47 |
| #11 It doesn't matter if it's for personal use or not, Moonshine is not lawful. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-09-10 12:42 |
| #10 It was all for personal use, officer! |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-09-10 12:32 |
| #9 If Guffey was smart he would have claimed his truck was a FlexFuel vehicle and that was his spare fuel. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-09-10 09:40 |
| #8 Hindu gods statues make milk offerings disappear, Catholic virgin Mary statues weep blood, and moonshine appears in pick-up trucks. It's a cultural thing. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-09-10 08:59 |
| #7 Guffey told authorities he parked his truck with nearly $3,000 inside it in Flag Pond, took a walk and came back to find it full of moonshine. It happens, you know. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-09-10 08:58 |
| #6 R of O, you haven't had East Tennessee Moonshine. By the way, Excellant first name. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-09-10 07:45 |
| #5 cheaper at Walmart, but the proof's prolly a digit lower |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-09-10 07:06 |
| #4 That's about $8 a quart. Cheaper at Walmart, especially when you figure in the gas for the trip from NC to Tenn. Next time stay home and get snockered with local juice. Cheaper and more time to get pie-eyed and stay that way. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-10 06:57 |
| #3 Guffey told authorities he parked his truck with nearly $3,000 inside it in Flag Pond, took a walk and came back to find it full of moonshine. The tooth fairy must have gotten a promotion. |
| Posted by: Grins Oppressor of the Pixies4430 2008-09-10 02:36 |
| #2 Behind the hill There's a busy little still Where your Pappy's workin' in the moonlight Your lovin' paw Isn't quite within the law So he's hidin' there behind the hill Bye bye baby Stop your yawnin' Don't cry baby Day will be dawning And when it does From the mountain where he wuz He'll be coming with jug of moonshine So count your sheep Mama's singing you to sleep With the Moonshine Lullaby --credit Irving Berlin, Annie Get Your Gun |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-09-10 01:45 |
| #1 Moonshine found in DRIVER stopped for weaving |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-09-10 01:25 |