Saturday, April 18, 2015

Bourbon bandits...Wild Turkey whisked away

The mystery of who's been spiriting away barrels of Kentucky bourbon might soon have a resolution, as authorities seem close to revealing details about a possible theft ring. So far, one person has been arrested in the theft of Wild Turkey bourbon from a Kentucky warehouse, but a prosecutor signaled Friday that the case is much broader. Franklin County Commonwealth's Attorney Larry Cleveland said he expects multiple people to be indicted as his office prepared to present the case to a grand jury in Frankfort, Kentucky. "If all things fall into place and nothing else develops, we'd go and present that case for indictment on Tuesday," he said. Investigators have recovered barrels and bottles of stolen whiskey; the volume is significant, the prosecutor said. "It's more than I could imagine one person drinking in a lifetime," Cleveland said. Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton said the case has mushroomed from an investigation that began with the recovery of barrels of Wild Turkey bourbon found behind a shed, with spray paint covering the labeling on top of each barrel. Bourbon barrels weigh hundreds of pounds each when filled with aging whiskey. "I'm amazed at the amount of bourbon that we've recovered, the amount of bourbon that's been stolen," he said...more

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