Ten Tennessee train cars ransacked for loads of vodka and Red Bull

Ten Tennessee train cars ransacked for loads of vodka and Red Bull

October 23, 2023 11:10 AM

At least two people were taken into custody on Friday after 10 train cars in Tennessee were ransacked for loads of vodka and Red Bull, authorities said.

The incident occurred near Nashville during the afternoon when the pair allegedly burglarized 10 stationary CSX trains in Madison, Tennessee, according to a report.

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When officers with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department responded to the scene, they discovered the two people sitting near roughly 30 cases of Svedka vodka.

The shipping container filled with the vodka had been opened and was missing its security tag, the report noted.

Nine other train cars were in similar condition, and multiple cases of Red Bull were discovered outside a burglarized container.

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Jason Potter, 23, and Ashton Balentine, 19, were arrested following the incident, and they admitted to stealing the vodka and entering the containers.

Both suspects are facing 10 counts of motor vehicle burglary, aggravated criminal trespassing of railroad property, and infrastructure vandalism, according to the report, and Balentine also faces a charge of possessing alcohol under 21.

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