Polk pair accused of making moonshine

BARTOW - Polk County deputies arrested two men and seized a working moonshine still, along with several jars filled with the illegal alcohol.

Acting on an anonymous tip, undercover detectives raided a home in the 7300 block of Thomas Jefferson Circle E. in Bartow Thursday night, along with the Florida Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Rockie Smith, 36, and Kenneth Wilkerson, 54, are charged with possession of a still, possession of moonshine and conspiracy to violate beverage law.

Smith and Wilkerson were released on $3,000 bond each, jail records show.