LOCAL BOOTLEGGERS ARRESTED

Two men were arrested late last night after local and state police raided their home and found homemade whiskey, bootlegging equipment and supplies.

Ronald Sheens, 42, and Donald Satellite, 32, were charged with illegal possession of controlled substance, bootlegging and conspiracy to cross state lines with alcohol. Police raided the home they share after a long investigation led them to the house where it is alleged the two men have been running a bootlegging ring for the past twelve years. Officers found kitchen sinks full of corn whiskey and a dozen containers in the basement used for distilling the low-cost liquor.

If convicted, Sheen and Satellite face 12 to 25 years in prison.

"I think we set a precedent today, in this town, that moon-shining is illegal and won't be tolerated. This ring has been operating for too long and today, we've taken more illegal whiskey out of the hands of those people who abuse the product and also the liquor license system," Captain Wilson Hunting said at a news conference.

The attorney for Mr. Sheen, Macy Green, came forward and said she believed the authorities were only trying to find a fall guy. "The town police needs to take another look at the liquor laws. Is it a crime to own a little liquor in your home? This isn't the prohibition era, you know."

Police confiscated twelve hot water boilers in Sheen and Satellite's basement that were full of 40 to 50 gallons of homemade corn whiskey. Sheen and Satellite have already posted a 50 thousand dollar bond each. A court date is set for the second week of next month.