Images of the Past - John Thompson

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Rapid City Journal

In the Moment ... May 6, 2019 Show 569 Hour 2

In 1948, law enforcement received a tip on a wildlife game violation. Upon arrival to John Thompson's farm they found a newly shot deer - but they also found 12 gallons of freshly distilled whiskey.

Technically, there were two charges. Which did they choose? Gary Enright, director of the 1881 Courthouse Museum in Custer, has the rest of the story. 

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Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.