Legendary moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, 61, of Haywood County was arrested and charged with making moonshine in March 2008. He faces three charges related to the manufacture and possession of selling untaxed whiskey and one charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the firearms count and up to 5 years in prison for each of the moonshining counts. He faces up to a $250,000 fine on each count, according to the news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
This government affidavit outlines how undercover government agents met with Sutton several times to buy liquor. Click here to download a PDF of the document.
On April 3, 2008, Sutton signed a plea agreement with the government. The document explains how an undercover agent bought hundreds of gallons of illegal liquor from Sutton. Click here to download a PDF of the document.
On Aug. 15, 2008, the federal government filed a sentencing memo in Sutton’s case, asking the federal judge to impose a sentence that reflects the seriousness of his crime. Click here to download a PDF of the document.
Sutton, 61, faces jail time that could add up to a life sentence. His defense attorneys have been asking friends and supporters to sign a petition which states in part: “Considering his basic nature, age and significant medical problems, we ask the court to consider leniency in sentencing Popcorn.” People from all over the region, including a few from Asheville, have signed. Click here to download a PDF document showing part of the petition.
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thats total horseshit! Free Popcorn! He didnt do them ####### no harm! |
J. Mitchell Apr 04, 2008 |
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hang in there popcorn, iam doing all i can to help you…bashful brotherslope |
May 10, 2008 |
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Hi I think popcorn sutton is part of the smokey mountain history and should be able to make his likker. My great great great grandfather made moonshine and its been in the family for years and a long as there is life around the smokey mountains and foothills there will always be moonshine here that’s apart of our life’s. |
crystal Dec 01, 2008 |
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Let him go . I never saw or heard of him standing in front of a school handing out free samples to our children. Leave the man alone ang after some real crooks. |
WYATT Dec 01, 2008 |
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Hi just wanted to say the law should leave popcorn alone this man is not a law breaker, he’s payed his taxes on the copper he used and the jars and even on the corn he used. Looks to me like the law would be out running down these dope heads that stuff kills your brain cells and likker don’t do that. I have drink likker all my life. This likker maker’s will be here as long as there is life here in these mountains. the law needs to leave this man alone and let him be. |
Dec 18, 2008 |
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but it’s ok for the damn gas company to make moonshine for gas to put in cars….. it makes my car run like shit!!!!!!!!!! now the key word here is “untaxed ” the fbi and cops around the world need to go after ppl that need to be in jail…... oh my bad thay seen him on tv they cant catch anyone with out help….. FREE POPCORN |
heath parker Mar 14, 2009 |
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bye you ol’ fool |
chaffee Mar 19, 2009 |
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Wonder how many ppl he killed or made sick with that junk. Poor” moonshiner my a@@, he had to have money to buy all the fixins and made a bundle sellin it. quit romanizing the old fart |
holl Mar 19, 2009 |
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PISS OFF HOLL POPCORN WAS A LEGEND HE DIDNT HURT ANYONE IF YOU WANNA SEE THE REAL PISS ON’ GO TO THE PRISONS AND LOOK AT ALL THE DRUG DEALERS THAT HAVE KILLED COUNTLESS KIDS AND ADULTS WITH THERE BAD JUNK OR JUNK IN GENERAL SUCH AS CRACK ICE AND SO ON POPCORNS SHIT WAS PURE AS UNDRIVEN SNOW SO PISS OFF AND KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELF NO ONE ASKED FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY |
Mar 29, 2009 |
