He was a friendly fellow, and of course every time you would talk to him, he would say, "Ray, I've run my last run of moonshine, I'm not gonna do it anymore, I'm just getting too old to be doing this stuff.". Popcorn Sutton and his moonshine: 6 surprising facts (with pictures) Filmed in one week in June, 2002, less than seven years before infamous moonshiner Marvin, People have been making moonshine almost since the day water started running downhill,, Attendees of this years Hillbilly Winter Jam kicked off the annual fest with a special, On a frosty Appalachian mountain morning in 1962, 22-year-old Waynesville man Charles. Sutton was arrested by an undercover police officer in 2008 after he admitted to storing large amounts of illegal alcohol in another location. Moreover, there were several petitions made to reduce his sentence. According to the report, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama have the most moonshiners, with a combined total of 1,634 stills seized by law enforcement. Popcorn had just one question for the stranger. Pretty dam sad if you ask me. Despite being on probation, Popcorn defiantly refused to give up his trade. Popcorns stuff wasnt just cleanit was so tasty that locals treasure their last mason jars of it to this day. Its empty. Manhunt: What happened to Colin Sutton? Where is he now? The exact amount is unknown, but it is thought to be in the millions. In this article, we take a closer look at some of the most interesting monsters mentioned on Travel Channel's Mountain Monsters (media photo from Travel Channel, werewolf rendering from Adobe stock), The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is one of the main attractions in Bryson City, North Carolina (photo by Alaina O'Neal/TheSmokies.com), I would love to have drank some of his moonshine ll0, I wud love to have met Popcorn. She was taken to upstate where she remained there for a a week and worked so hard to come home. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has released a report ranking the top moonshine states.