Turns Out It's Not Okay To Sell Moonshine On Facebook In Order To Raise Money For Your Boyfriend's Bail

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Three people were arrested in Polk County for selling moonshine on Facebook, deputies said. Deputies got a tip that Alton Trowell, 31, was selling the alcohol on his Facebook page. An undercover detective contacted Trowell through Facebook, but ended up speaking to Trowel’s live-in girlfriend, Christie Comkowycz, 31. She offered the detective 192-proof grain alcohol for $20 a pint, deputies said. Comkowycz negotiated the sale of 12 pints for $240 and asked the detective if he was a cop. The two met at a store parking lot on Jan. 12 with another suspect, Dalton Ridlon, 20. Once the illegal liquor, which was in mason jars, was exchanged for money, detectives arrested Comkowycz and Ridlon. Comkowycz told detectives that Trowell had been arrested the night before by deputies on unrelated drug charges, and she continued to use his cellphone and Facebook page in an attempt to sell moonshine, to raise enough money for his bond.

Maybe the most southern story in the history of southern stories.  Boyfriend gets arrested the night before on drug charges so the girlfriend tries to sell moonshine on Facebook to raise enough money to bail him outta jail. A love story as old as Romeo and Juliet. So perfect that they used Facebook instead of Craigslist or Twitter or Snapchat. Because of course people in Florida still use Facebook and would try to use it as a market for moonshine. I’ll be honest, I kinda thought moonshine was a thing of the past.  I thought it was a thing they made in Dukes of Hazzard movies but not in actual real life. That turns out to be false. How are moonshine businesses still plausible when grocery stores legally have rows and rows and rows of alcohol for sale? That’s my question. Also, how can I get my hands on some homemade moonshine? I’ve heard that shit lights you up like a Christmas tree. That’s something I’m very interested in. Show me where to get some and I’ll buy it.  I swear I’m not a cop. I’m more than happy to help somebody raise money to get their boyfriend outta jail. Point me in the right direction.