Things haven’t been too great for the popular reality show Moonshiners this week. One of the biggest stars of the show, Steven Ray Tickle, has been convicted of possessing an illegal firearm. 39-year-old Steven Ray Tickle of Blairs was found guilty Thursday in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court of possession or use of a saw-offed shotgun or rifle. Prosecutor Bryan Haskins says a deputy spotted the weapon inside Tickle’s truck during a traffic stop July 12. Attorney Joe Garrett says Tickle was in a vehicle on his own property. Haskins says the deputy began the traffic stop on the highway and
Moonshiners: Getting To Know Steven Ray Tickle A Little Better...
Moonshiners: Getting To Know Steven Ray Tickle A Little Better...
- 2/2/2016
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Back in August, Discovery Channel premiered "Tickle," its Tuesday spinoff series from the hit reality show "Moonshiners," featuring the illegal-alcohol-related misadventures of Steven Ray Tickle and his pals.
At the beginning of the show, the Virginia native located a hidden cache of the privately brewed alcoholic beverage in the woods. His challenge is now to find a way to unload the purloined spirits without running afoul of the law or the original owners.
Of course, a lot of people wonder why the cast of "Moonshiners" isn't already in jail for the unlawful activities shown on television.
"Well, now," Tickle explains to Zap2it during a break from filming, "by the time anything airs, it is already in the past. To be arrested for moonshining, you have to be caught with the moonshine, making the moonshine, with the still. You have to be caught in the act of doing it.
"So...
At the beginning of the show, the Virginia native located a hidden cache of the privately brewed alcoholic beverage in the woods. His challenge is now to find a way to unload the purloined spirits without running afoul of the law or the original owners.
Of course, a lot of people wonder why the cast of "Moonshiners" isn't already in jail for the unlawful activities shown on television.
"Well, now," Tickle explains to Zap2it during a break from filming, "by the time anything airs, it is already in the past. To be arrested for moonshining, you have to be caught with the moonshine, making the moonshine, with the still. You have to be caught in the act of doing it.
"So...
- 9/4/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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