Has served as a longtime firefighter with the volunteer department in Climax, Virginia
Quote: "My moonshine is legit and it is the real deal․ There is a right way and a wrong way to make moonshine and for me, the right way is the only way․ I am proud of the quality product I have been crafting for decades․"
After years of perfecting the perfect moonshine recipe, he established his own distribution business called Climax Moonshine
A moonshiner since childhood, he rose to prominence after participating on Discovery's "Moonshiners" beginning in 2011
Served in the United States Army as a soldier during the Gulf War