An Escambia County man who has competed on several reality TV shows making moonshine has been reportedly arrested for possession of a still and possession of prohibited beverages.
Johnny Wayne Griffis, 48, of Flomaton, was arrested Monday by agents of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, according to the Tri-City Ledger.
He was released from the Escambia County Detention Center Tuesday on $3,000 bond, the outlet reported.
Authorities said Griffis was found with a moonshine still, in the process of cooking, when officers arrived with a search warrant. They also found 19 quarts of flavored moonshine and five gallons of clear moonshine.
Griffis competed in 2020 on the Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners: Master Distiller.” A new television series, “Alabama Shine,” premiered in August on The Country Network, with him competing against a moonshiner in Carbon Hill, Jimbo Bray.
WEAR in Pensacola reported that officials said Griffis discussed evading law enforcement during the moonshine distillation process in his new show.
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