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Fire call leads to moonshine bust

Katie Allison Granju Robin Murdoch     Updated: 4/25/2007 9:52:59 PM    Posted: 4/25/2007 5:45:35 PM
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Firefighters responding to a Cocke County fire on Tuesday discovered much more than they expected.

On property belonging to Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, they found everything needed to make moonshine, as well as dozens of jugs of the finished product. Three large stills were in operation, and a building on the property was on fire.

Sutton now faces two charges stemming from Tuesday's bust. Before his arrest, Sutton had gained a certain notoriety for his popular books and videos teaching others how to make moonshine.

According to one of Popcorn Sutton's videos, he's gotten in trouble for moonshining before - in 1974, and again in 1998.

He's expected to appear before a judge on these most recent charges on May 9.



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