Johnny Knoxville interviews Popcorn Sutton
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Johnny Knoxville posted a video interview with Popcorn Sutton in February in which they discussed, among other things, his pending jail time. The legendary Cocke County moonshiner expressed concerns over his health in a video interview shot in February 2009 by Johnny Knoxville and local filmmaker Storm Taylor.
Popcorn Sutton died Monday at the age of 62. He was facing jail time and officials are investigating to determine if suicide was a possibility.
Read more about Johnny Knoxville and Popcorn Sutton's meeting at the Ramblin' Man blog.
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