Shane Irwin Crosby, 38, of North Bergen Road, Bergen, is charged with manufacturing an illicit alcoholic beverage, a Class E felony. Crosby was found to have an illegal moonshine still during a visit by probation officers at 8:40 a.m., Oct. 26. Deputy John Weis was dispatched to investigate. Crosby is accused of operating a still without being a properly licensed distiller. He was issued an appearance ticket.
Dale S. Berglund, 39, of West Allis, Wisc., is charged with felony DWI. Berglund was stopped at 8:45 p.m. Sunday in the Village of Corfu for allegedly driving 51 in a 35 mph zone.
Willie Marshall, 61, of Batavia, is charged with forcible touching. Marshall was arrested following an investigation by the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation into a complaint that he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl while staying with her mother at a local motel.
Brett Nelson Magoffin, 39, Genesee Street, Pembroke, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .18 or greater and failure to keep right. Magoffin was stopped at 5:27 p.m. Sunday on Read Road, Pembroke, by Deputy Patrick Reeves.
Macayla T. Brown, 18, Ja'Nelle A. Smith, 18, and a 17-year-old, all of 8170 Batavia Stafford Townline Road, are charged with petit larceny. The trio are accused of stealing $366 in merchandise from Walmart.
Kaylee Louise Middaugh, 19, of Little John Road, Belfast, is charged with petit larceny. Middaugh is accused of pushing a cart full of merchandise out of Walmart without paying for the items.
Eric Vernon Biscaro, 57, of Ellicott Street Road, Batavia, is charged with assault ,3rd. Biscaro is accused of hurting another person during a domestic incident.
". . . was found to have an
". . . was found to have an illegal moonshine still during a visit by probation officers. . ."
I demand to taste the evidence!
Me too, how do we know it's
Me too, how do we know it's moonshine, maybe it's all a big mis-understanding??
So it is legal to make wine
So it is legal to make wine and beer but not moonshine?
I'm not sure, but I think the
I'm not sure, but I think the laws refer to distillates only. .
From
From http://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/moonshine-still-blog/7155304-is-m…
"Federal Distillation Laws
Federal law states that it is legal to own a still of any size. It doesn't matter if you have a 1 gallon still or a 100 gallon still. According to the feds, it is legal to have a still for decoration, distilling water, distilling essential oils, etc. The still does not need to be registered with anyone and no permits are needed as long as it is being used for the aforementioned purposes. However, be advised it is illegal to distill alcohol without having either a "distilled spirits permit" or a "federal fuel alcohol permit." It does not matter if the alcohol is for personal use only, not for sale, etc."
Don't know if ANY of the above is true - I'll leave that decision up to the readers. Personally, I've never met a moonshine that wouldn't mess you up, but, likewise, I've never met one that tasted very good (to me).
How does one get arrested on
How does one get arrested on a class E felony, and receive only an appearance ticket?
An appearance ticket is
An appearance ticket is possible for that class of crime, it's at the discretion of the arresting agency. However I would not be surprised if the probation department files for a violation before the new charge even plays out. If so, a judge may decide to take the suspect into custody until a solution can be found for both matters.