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This image provided by the Danville Virginia Police Department, shows the booking photo of Steven Ray Tickle, a star on the TV show "Moonshiners" who was arrested for public intoxication in Danville, Va.Photo by Associated Press /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
DANVILLE, Va. — A star of the TV show “Moonshiners” has been arrested for public intoxication.
Police in Danville announced Tuesday they had arrested Steven Ray Tickle — known on the show as “Tickle” — at a convenience store on Thursday.
Police say they received a report of a man sitting in the parking lot of Charley’s Stop and Shop drinking, and they saw Tickle with an open container and smelling of alcohol.
The 35-year-old Tickle was released from the Danville City Jail later that day. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. A spokesman for Discovery Channel, which airs the show, didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
“Moonshiners” follows people making the illegal brew. The show’s website describes Tickle as “a hard working still hand who loves moonshine.”
