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Police raid Rockholds man’s home, charge him with bootlegging
Posted On 29 Jul 2009
A Rockholds man is behind bars for allegedly bootlegging after Williamsburg police executed a search warrant at his home about 5 p.m. Wednesday and recovered 332 cans of beer and over $400 cash.
Police also arrested another man at the residence and one spotted driving up toward it and then turning around, who both said that they were there to buy "cold beer," according to Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird.
Williamsburg Public Affairs Officer Shawn Jackson said that a "cooperating witness" allegedly bought 12 cans of beer at a 1335 Whetstone Road residence for $13 earlier in the day.
Police obtained a search warrant that they executed at Lonnie Ray Powers residence a few hours later.
Police charged Powers, 51, with illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in a dry option territory and having a prescription not in its original container. He was lodged him in the Whitley County Detention Center.
Police also seized 19 assorted prescription narcotic pills that Powers had in an improper container and three ledgers that were apparently used to keep track of alcohol sales, authorities said.
Jackson said that police are investigating to determine if pills were possibly being sold as well.
"Other charges are possible," he added.
Jackson said that police had been getting "numerous" complaints about alcohol being illegally sold there for about a week.
Herschel Lawson was also at the residence when police executed the warrant
Police determined that he was simply there to buy beer, and was sitting around "as he stated to officers just having a cold beer," Jackson said.
Police charged Lawson, 43, of Rockholds, with alcohol intoxication.
While police were there, Jeffrey D. King, 48, of Barbourville, started to pull into the driveway then turned around when he spotted police, Jackson said.
"I eventually caught up with the subject that pulled into the driveway and saw us," Jackson said. "He made the statement to myself that he was just there to buy half a case of beer."
Police charged King with driving on a DUI suspended license, no insurance, expired registration plates and expired registration receipt.
Jackson said that police later recovered a small bag of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana that King allegedly hid in a police car while on his way to jail.
He said that King would likely be charged with possession of marijuana at a later date.
"He was driving at a high rate of speed. He said the reason he was doing that is that he was coming there to get a half a case of beer and that it just startled him and surprised him and he didn’t know what else to do but try and leave the area," Jackson said.
Williamsburg Police Detective Bobby Freeman is continuing the investigation and was assisted by Chief Wayne Bird,
Jackson, K-9 Officer Brandon Prewitt, Officer Susan Petty and Kentucky State Police Detective Colan Harrell.
"Detective Harrell is a great asset and a tool for us in assisting us with investigations like this. We appreciate his help also," Jackson added.
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Well, I can’t blame the officers for doing what they have to do. But I will say that someone reselling a few ice cold brews, is not a big deal. Sorry, it’s just not. If they sell it to minors or if they deal in pills or other substances, then it is clearly a big deal. But BEER, c’mon.