ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 29, 1996 TAG: 9602290093
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-4 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: WOODSTOCK
SOURCE: Associated Press
Last week, Jason and Scott Stanley were stopped in Frederick County by police who said they found 446 gallons of moonshine in the back of the brothers' pickup truck.
The brothers were stopped again Tuesday by police in neighboring Shenandoah County. A search of their pickup found another 453 gallons of white lightning, police said.
Shenandoah County officials hope to confiscate the pickup.
According to the state police, Jason, 22, and Scott, 25, both of Rocky Mount, were stopped Tuesday night on Interstate 81 after a trooper saw their pickup weaving through traffic. State police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said authorities had been tipped off that a load of moonshine was on its way from Southwest Virginia.
Because the brothers wouldn't consent to a search, police obtained a search warrant. They found the moonshine in the covered bed of the truck, Caldwell said. Police said the pickup was equipped with heavy-duty springs so that it would not appear to be carrying a large load.
The brothers were charged with the misdemeanors of transporting and possessing illegal alcohol, Caldwell said. Capt. Timothy C. Carter of the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Department said the brothers posted $500 bond Wednesday.
Commonwealth's Attorney William H. Logan Jr. said he plans to confiscate the truck because it was used to transport untaxed liquor.
Logan said by the look of the sealed jugs, it appears that the brothers ``had a pretty good operation.''
Robert Chapman of the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said the alcohol sells for about $30 per gallon, making this shipment worth nearly $14,000.
The brothers were arrested on the morning of Feb. 21 on I-81 in Frederick County and were charged with transporting 446 gallons of moonshine.
Scott Stanley also was charged then with possession of marijuana and being drunk in public and his brother with drunken driving. Both made bond.
``Franklin County has a reputation for moonshine producing,'' Caldwell said. ``The demand is there from out-of-state residents.''
While the moonshine isn't uncommon, Caldwell said the fact that the brothers were caught just one week later in the same part of the state is.
``They must have thought the risk was worth it,'' she said.
LENGTH: Medium: 54 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: AP. State troopers J.D. Anderson (left) and S.L. Wrightby CNBcount some of the 453 gallons of moonshine confiscated after
Anderson stopped the Stanley brothers Tuesday.