Moonshiner gets federal prison sentence
A North Carolina man who brewed moonshine on an island in the Pasquotank River was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in federal prison, authorities said.
Posted — UpdatedJohn Dawson Pierce, 61, of South Mills, pleaded guilty in August to operating a liquor still without a license and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He also was ordered to pay $60,855 in restitution and to forfeit two boats, a Ford F-150 pickup and a 2004 Nissan Altima.
An investigation revealed that between June 2005 and August 2007, Pierce purchased more than 21,000 pounds of sugar, a key ingredient in moonshine. In August 2008, federal agents conducted a traffic stop on one of his customers and found 30 gallons of moonshine in the trunk, authorities said.
A November 2008 search of Pierce's property turned up four firearms and 15 gallons of moonshine, authorities said.
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