popcorn sutton
Everything you ever wanted to know about moonshiner Popcorn Sutton compliments of his daughter Sky Sutton. [1]
Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, 61, made an initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Dennis Inman in Greeneville on charges including three counts of making moonshine and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. [2]
They would have been referring to home brew connoisseur Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, purportedly the local moonshine king. [3]
Pam Sutton said she found her husband Monday afternoon dead of carbon monoxide poisoning outside their home in Cocke County, Tenn. [4]
— Nationally renowned moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton died today in Cocke County and authorities are investigating his death as a possible suicide, a Cocke County official confirmed tonight. [5]
“Daddy Moonshine” is the story of Sky Sutton’s journey to uncover a family history so different from her own experience, and to understand her ornery, sometimes brilliant, and often quite dangerous renegade father; the one and only Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton. [1]
I think I’d be much more worried about a meth lab than a moonshine still. [5]
An infamous moonshiner who wrote of his craft in the book “Me and My Likker” has been busted by federal authorities after search warrants yielded moonshine stills and more than 800 gallons of the illegal firewater at his Parrottsville home, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. [2]
So the news of Popcorn’s arrest brought with it a tinge of nostalgia and a bit of regret — another mountain tradition is coming to an end. [3]
Sutton evoked curiosity from people around the world, drawing tourists to places like the Misty Mountain Ranch Bed and Breakfast in Maggie Valley, which has a suite dedicated to the moonshiner. [...] Sutton, 62, spent much of his life making moonshine, a craft that brought him fame and a string of criminal convictions dating back to the 1970s. [4]
I’d be more concerned about corruption in law enforcement than someone making or drinking a little ’shine. [...] All this is, is another example of power hungry government swinging their badge because their to stupid or scared to bust a real criminal. [2]
Researching her paternal geneology for over a decade, she discovered her biological father is a notorious - and quite famous - backwoods moonshiner from the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. [1]
Federal authorities arrested Sutton a year ago on charges of running a moonshine operation that produced hundreds of gallons of liquor. [4]
Sources:
[1] Popcorn Sutton: the book: “Daddy Moonshine- The Story of Marvin …
[2] The law gets notorious moonshiner Popcorn Sutton - again : Local News …
[3] If the moonshine don’t get ya, the law will | Mountain Xpress News …
[4] ‘Popcorn‘ Sutton dies | CITIZEN-TIMES.com | Asheville Citizen-Times
[5] Moonshiner Popcorn‘ Sutton may have committed suicide : Local News …