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Regional Briefs: 929 gallons of moonshine seized at home in Wilkesboro
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Investigation in Wilkes yields a lot of moonshine and sugar, but no still.
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Published: October 10, 2009
WILKESBORO -- N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement agents seized 929 gallons of moonshine Wednesday stored at the home of a Wilkesboro man, authorities said.
Roger Lee Nance, of 1117 Shew Ridge Mission Road, Wilkesboro, was charged with possession of nontax-paid liquor, possession of nontax-paid liquor for the purpose of sale and possession of equipment and ingredients for the use in the manufacture of an alcoholic beverage. The charges are misdemeanors.
"This is one of the biggest seizures of white liquor I've seen come out of the mountains in my career," John Ledford, the director of the ALE, said.
The arrest followed a two-month investigation by ALE agents, with assistance from the N.C. Highway Patrol. Deputies from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office assisted in the search, which also turned up large amounts of sugar. Sugar is used in production of moonshine, but officers did not find a still.
Man, 61, found dead on stretch of Old U.S. 601 in Surry County
Surry County investigators are looking into the death of a 61-year-old man whose body was found yesterday morning on Old U.S. 601, John Shelton, the county's emergency services director, said.
Two people on their way to work found the body on a stretch of road between New N.C. 601 and Branch Road, Shelton said.
A cause of death has not yet been determined. The man's identity has not been released pending notification of his family.
Shelton said that the man had a history of health problems. His body was found not far from his home.
2 watersports companies want liability limit in women's deaths
WILMINGTON -- Two companies have filed a complaint in federal court aimed at removing them from liability in the deaths of two women, including one from Kernersville, who were killed in a parasailing accident, attorneys said yesterday.
Cynthia Woodcock, 60, of Kernersville, and Lorrie Shoup, 54, of Granby, Colo., were killed Aug. 28. Authorities say a that strong gust of wind blew up while they were in the air, eventually snapping the line connecting their parasail to a tow boat, throwing the women into the ocean. They died of blunt force trauma.
The complaint by Ocean Isle Beach Water Sports Inc. and N.C. Watersports Inc. proposes that any potential payout should be capped at $100,000, the estimated value of the boat that carried the two women and others and a limit allowed under a federal law.
Calls to the two companies and attorneys representing them were not immediately returned yesterday. The complaint states that Ocean Isle Water Sports owned the boat, and N.C. Watersports was leasing it.
McDonald's on Akron robbed by man at drive-through window
Winston-Salem police are looking for a man who walked up to the drive-through window of a McDonald's restaurant Wednesday night and reached through the window to steal cash.
The robbery occurred just before 9 at the McDonald's in the 100 block of Akron Drive. Police said that the man scuffled with an employee who tried to stop him. The robber took an undisclosed amount of cash from the register's drawer and ran away. He did not display a weapon during the robbery.
Coming-out celebration to be at Green Street United Methodist
PFLAG of Winston-Salem's Interfaith Coalition will have a National Coming Out Day Interfaith Celebration at 6 p.m. Sunday at Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green Street. Guests include Wilda Spalding, Fleming El-Amin and keynote speaker the Rev. Carlton A.G. Eversley. For more information, e-mail info@pflagwinstonsalem.org. or call 306-3011.
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