Florida man caught with 81 gallons of moonshine in Alabama traffic stop

A Florida man is under arrest after police say he was stopped on an Alabama roadway with 81 gallons of moonshine.

Learndis Hamilton, a 61-year-old from Polk County, Fl., is charged with possession of more than five gallons of alcohol without a license, which is a felony.

Ozark police Officer Dylan Griffin, who is with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, stopped Hamilton for a traffic violation on Jan. 9, police announced Wednesday.

Officers found Hamilton with multiple containers in his vehicle that police determined to be illegally distilled moonshine in plain sight…

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