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ATHENS, Tenn. — When Ricky Butler went to sleep on a rural, East Tennessee roadside, he didn't have to worry about comfort but apparently he was feeling insecure.
McMinn County deputies found the 31-year-old Decatur man sleeping on his back in a roadside ditch, with a loaded rifle on his chest and an <span style="font-weight: bold">almost empty jar of moonshine </span>in the bib of his overalls.
Butler told deputies who woke him up Sunday that he didn't know where he was. <span style="font-weight: bold">He also told them the jar had been full.</span>
Deputies said Butler also had a machete and hand-rolled cigarettes believed to be marijuana.
He is free on bond, charged with public intoxication, possession of drugs and unlawful possession of a weapon.
A public defender has been appointed but has not yet spoken to Butler, whose telephone number isn't listed.
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McMinn County deputies found the 31-year-old Decatur man sleeping on his back in a roadside ditch, with a loaded rifle on his chest and an <span style="font-weight: bold">almost empty jar of moonshine </span>in the bib of his overalls.
Butler told deputies who woke him up Sunday that he didn't know where he was. <span style="font-weight: bold">He also told them the jar had been full.</span>
Deputies said Butler also had a machete and hand-rolled cigarettes believed to be marijuana.
He is free on bond, charged with public intoxication, possession of drugs and unlawful possession of a weapon.
A public defender has been appointed but has not yet spoken to Butler, whose telephone number isn't listed.
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I thought this was a dry county 
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