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there is a book coming out soon about the cornbread mafia. should be interesting reading .
anyone who has seen or heard louisville' s cornbread mafia is convinced that decadence knows no muse .
by 2007, the term
cornbread mafia
had come to mean general southern - style corruption. [ 10 ] there is also a song by molly hatchet called cornbread mafia (on the kingdom of xii album), and a now - defunct band that called itself cornbread mafia. [ 11 ]
legendary pot grower johnny boone, leader of kentucky’s ‘cornbread mafia, ’ back in u. s .
who is johnny boone? the leader of the infamous cornbread mafia faces charges of growing and distributing marijuana .
captured, extradited and detained,' cornbread mafia' s' johnny boone will head back to louisville soon .
we’d love your help. let us know what’s wrong with this preview of the cornbread mafia by james higdon .
legendary pot grower johnny boone, leader of kentucky’s ‘cornbread mafia, ’ back in u. s .
might i add as far as i know cornbread mafia no longer exists. it ended when they were busted in the 80s .
must be cornbread mafia back in action... ...... . lol everyone know most monks are gay, duh
by the end of 1991, prosecutors had arrested more than 100 members of the cornbread mafia, mostly from lebanon, kentucky. [ 8 ]
the man police say was the leader of the so - called
cornbread mafia
pleaded not guilty wednesday to new charges in federal court .
yet despite their living conditions, cornbread mafia found memphis' s streets were not so mean, if you knew who could take care of you .
< quoted text > might i add as far as i know cornbread mafia no longer exists. it ended when they were busted in the 80s .
they never called themselves the cornbread mafia. that label was attached to them either by the feds who cracked their operation or the newspaper that reported it .
[ higdon’s the cornbread mafia will be released in paperback september 3 but is available now in hardback and on kindle. image credits: steve lowrey. ]
boone may be best known from what prosecutors called the
cornbread mafia
in the 1980s, a large marijuana syndicate with 30 farms in nine states .
john robert boone - aka johnny boone - was the leader of the cornbread mafia, an organised crime gang operating out of kentucky in the late 80s .
john robert boone - aka johnny boone - was the leader of the cornbread mafia, a supposed organised crime gang operating out of kentucky in the late 80s .
cornbread mafia
sounds like a group of overweight men who crash fast food joints & buffets. you know like a group of fat girls are called a
twinkie posse
.
john “johnny” boone, the leader of kentucky’s “cornbread mafia, ” once the nation' s largest domestic marijuana producing organization, is back in the united states after eight years on the lam .
but in the central kentucky counties of marion and washington that spawned what law enforcement dubbed the cornbread mafia, he is respected, even beloved, for his loyalty, generosity and humble ways .
louisville, ky. (wdrb) - - the man police say was the leader of the so - called
cornbread mafia
pleaded not guilty wednesday to new charges in federal court .
boone’s exploits are the subject of a book, “cornbread mafia: a homegrown syndicate' s code of silence and the biggest marijuana bust in american history, ” by kentucky freelance writer james higdon .
a fugitive known as the “godfather of grass” who once led the cornbread mafia — the largest pot syndicate in us history — has been arrested in canada after nearly a decade on the run, authorities said .
the notorious leader of kentucky' s
cornbread mafia ,
once the nation' s largest pot producing organization, was extradited to the united states from canada earlier this month after eight years on the run .
tells his story in a new book ,
the origins of the cornbread mafia: a memoir of sorts
. joe will be at the e - town barnes and noble at 1980 north dixie highway, elizabethtown, ky from 10: 00 am until 2: 00 pm. you can find joe on his facebook page here, and buy the book' the origins of the cornbread mafia' on amazon or at carmichael' s bookstore .
they called themselves the “cornbread mafia,'' a group of mostly kentuckians who pooled their money, machinery, knowledge and labor to create the largest domestic marijuana producing organization in the nation, federal authorities said in 1989 .
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federal agents in louisville have chased after the alleged leader of the so - called
cornbread mafia
for eight years and, following his recent capture in canada, they' re pushing to get him back in the bluegrass state .
boone had previously served more than a decade in federal prison for his role in the
cornbread mafia ,
a massive marijuana production operation spread over 29 farms in nine states that reportedly grew more than 180 tons of pot during the 1980s .
the memphis teat eventually ran dry for cornbread mafia, but not before they were booked to play in that year' s harvest showcase in louisville. but their drummer disappeared. the only one they knew to replace him was playing back home in whatever will .
more than 60 kentucky residents were charged in connection with the
cornbread mafia ,
accused of producing $ 350 million in pot seized in illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska and wisconsin, prosecutors said in 1989 .
the name of the gang comes from the fact that the members claimed the seeds they were growing was cornbread and not drugs .
the cornbread mafia, a group of mostly kentuckians, pooled their money, machinery, knowledge and labor to produce $ 350 million in pot seized in illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska and wisconsin, prosecutors said in 1989 .
however, in june 2008 he was found growing 2, 421' cornbread' seedlings on his farm outside of springfield, kentucky .
what exactlly do you remember, i have just recently heard the term cornbread mafia, it kind of sparked my intrest, i was curious about who were the members, what did they do? why are they in prison? sounds pretty cool to me... .
for four decades, law enforcement thought of him as the “godfather of grass, ” leader of what prosecutors dubbed the cornbread mafia, whose marijuana production and distribution network may have been the largest such domestic enterprise ever - spanning nine mid - western states and several offshore islands .
higdon carefully tracks cornbread mafia history, calling it “a story of a culture that nurtured the ambitions of young adventurous men willing to take incredible risks with hard work and a story of the economy that made such risky work necessary—free spirits exercising their free will in the free market. ”
after spending over 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in the largest marijuana farming operation in u - s history, joe keith bickett tells his story in a new book ,
the origins of the cornbread mafia: a memoir of sorts
. joe will be at the e - town barnes and noble at 1980 north dixie highway, elizabethtown, ky from 10: 00 am until 2: 00 pm. you can find joe on his facebook page here, and buy the book' the origins of the cornbread mafia' on amazon or at carmichael’s bookstore .
good book if you are not familiar with this term it is a name given to a group of people from central kentucky who grew marijuana in large quantities. these people did not necessarily grow in the same group or sell in the same group. i have heard about the cornbread mafia all my life but may not have heard the whole truth. the author tells a little bit different story from his interviews with the people involved than what has previously been disclosed. anyone who is familiar with the cornbread mafia should read this book. that is all i' ll say .
“part much - needed history lesson, part hillbilly noir, the cornbread mafia is the perfect bookend to ken burns’s prohibition, and far more timely. it unflinchingly details the damage done by both those who flout our nation’s drug laws and those who enforce them. authoritative, thrilling, and sobering. ”
in the summer of 1987, johnny boone set out to grow and harvest one of the greatest outdoor marijuana crops in modern times. in doing so, he set into motion a series of events that defined him and his associates as the largest homegrown marijuana syndicate in american history, also known as the cornbread mafia .
johnny was metioned in pot' s up magazine and named the
godfather of grass
. who' s big crop do you think they just busted in springfield last week. as far as the cornbread mafia goes, they are still around. it was a ring of cultivators in this area that distrubited pot to other areas. the book was suppose to be out 2 years ago but something about the content, the publisher wouldn' t print. most of them that were in jail have been out. they are still out there just not as highly in public view. if you want to know google the cornbread mafia .
the hearing will determine whether boone will remain in custody as he awaits deportation to the united states, where he spent more than 10 years in federal prison after being convicted during the 1980s of running the cornbread mafia — a drug ring that prosecutors called the “largest domestic marijuana syndicate in american history, ” according to the associated press .
the outlaws of marion county, kentucky, defy one prohibition after another. mike riggs | july 13, 2012 the cornbread mafia: a homegrown syndicate' s code of silence and the biggest marijuana bust in american history, by james higdon, when the united states lost the philippines to japan in december 1941, it also lost its …
a semi trailer containing 1, 600 copies of “the cornbread mafia” by kentucky author james higdon was stolen from a storage lot in elgin, ill. , on the night of april 28, according to police in the town, located about 40 miles west of chicago. the trailer contained the book’s entire second printing, as well as …
good book if you are not familiar with this term it is a name given to a group of people from central kentucky who grew marijuana in large quantities. these people did not necessarily grow in the same group or sell in the same group. i have heard about the cornbread mafia all my life but may not have heard the whole truth. the author tells a little bit different story from his interviews with the people involved than what has previously been disclosed. anyone who is familiar with the cornbread m
the feds crowed over cracking a domestic syndicate, but the cornbread mafia extended its tentacles all the way to colombia and belize, whose crop was smuggled into the u. s. in belize, says higdon, mennonite farmers grew and harvested pot successfully by buying tractors and other heavy equipment in kentucky and having everything shipped to them via new orleans .
with a band persona based on nicknames and a sound that punches the gut, cornbread mafia is more than vicarious redneck living for the country club set, or even reinforcement of a scorned lifeclass for the personalities they are emulating. they take southern rock from the musty basement closet of classic rock radio and lift it high into the realm of pagan experience .
and when law enforcement agencies arrested 70 people – 69 men and one woman – on 29 farms in 10 states in 1987, not a single one talked to the government in exchange for a lesser sentence, said james higdon, a lebanon native and author of “the cornbread mafia: a homegrown syndicates’s code of silence and the biggest marijuana bust in american history. ”
john “johnny” boone, the leader of kentucky’s “cornbread mafia, ” once the nation' s largest domestic marijuana producing organization, is back in the united states after eight years on the lam. boone, who was once featured on “america’s most wanted, ” was apprehended in canada in december 2016 and was ordered detained wednesday after appearing in u. s. district …
by crimesider staff cbs / ap december 22, 2016, 7: 49 pm montreal - - the reputed former leader of the notorious kentucky - based “cornbread mafia” marijuana ring has been captured in canada after eight years on the run, according to the u. s. marshals. john “johnny” boone was taken into custody by canadian law enforcement officials thursday after the …
in the summer of 1987, johnny boone set out to grow and harvest one of the greatest outdoor marijuana crops in modern times. by doing so, he set into motion a series of events that defined him and his associates as the largest homegrown marijuana syndicate in american history, also known as “the cornbread mafia. ” author james higdon—whose relationship with johnny boone, cu
the organization operated on isolated farms in nine midwestern states, some of which were guarded by bears and lions, and by workers described by the government as a
paramilitary force. ” boone’s exploits were the subject of a book, “cornbread mafia: a homegrown syndicate' s code of silence and the biggest marijuana bust in american history, ” by kentucky freelance writer james higdon .
by bill estepbestep @ herald - leader. commarch 15, 2018 07: 00 pm a kentucky man who helped lead what was once called the biggest marijuana - growing operation in the nation was sentenced thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison. john robert “johnny” boone, now 74, headed the colorfully named “cornbread mafia, ” which federal authorities said grew more than 180 …
the mafia is still entact. just because they' re not as mainstream anymore doesnt mean they dont exsist. you can still be buried in loretto if you mess around with the wrong old man .
“i knew of course that decades ago, prohibition pushed moonshiners further into the hollows of appalachia; now in jim higdon’s pulsating true thriller i’ve discovered that crackdowns on pot are propelling today’s newly minted desperadoes deeper into the wilds of rural america, determined to harvest their crop and supply millions of americans with the bud they crave. higdon has written a speeding bullet of a book that turns grower johnny boone into one of the most fascinating characters i’ve encountered in years. if hunter s. thompson were still with us i believe he’d be praising the cornbread mafia and telling his pals to read it. but since dr. gonzo is gone, i’ll do the job myself: ‘read the cornbread mafia for a hit of real - life excitement. this is a true - crime drama that will keep you hugging the edge of your chair. ’”
i thought i was writing a true - crime story, and at the start i didn’t know much more than the basics: between 1985 and 1989, 70 men from a three - county area in central kentucky were arrested on 30 farms in 10 states with 200 tons of marijuana in what federal prosecutors said was the “biggest domestic marijuana [ syndicate ] in american history. ” they called them “the cornbread mafia. ”
the media made that name up because a group of local men grew highly potent pot called sesamelian marijunia they said we where cornbread fed. yes several went to prison we still rule marion co. today'
when i started working on the book that would become the cornbread mafia, i never thought that i would be telling a story of god’s law versus man’s law. but that’s how it turned out. which was scary stuff, i thought. the supremacy of divine law over secular law was (i assumed) a concept reserved only for religious fundamentalists, so what was i doing with it in a story about large - scale marijuana growers ?
saw the author speak and sat with him at a banquet dinner. he is from the area where the cornbread mafia ruled. he is a fascinating fellow and the story is hilarious, exciting, and hugely interesting from the early catholic settlers in the late 1700s, thru prohibition, to the marijuana growing magnates depicted in the book. hugely recommended and i' m only 100 pages in... . and, it stayed fascinating to the very end .
so cornbread mafia' s use of the confederate flag isn' t stitched up tightly in identity politics, or even used as the sentimental ghost of a lost cause. they use it the same as it was used in the dukes of hazzard: a symbol' s power diluted by a set of clowns, much the same way that mel brooks, who lost relatives in polish death camps, used nazism in the producers and to be or not to be .
“from boardwalk empire to breaking bad, we as a nation are fascinated by the interplay of crime, character, and controlled substances. and if anyone doubts that fact is more amazing than fiction, then read this book. in the cornbread mafia, james higdon traces the rise and fall of a marijuana industry tucked in middle america, and the saga stretches from prohibition to the crack era. with exceptional reporting and infectious storytelling, he takes readers for one unforgettable ride. ”
it' s a group of italians that immigrated to kentucky from the old country. because several generations have been raised in kentucky, they have lost their italian identity in the way of diet (they love cornbread and all southern appalachian foods) but still retain their penchant for revenge and violence as their ancestors did. moral of the story is - dont ever steal a piece of their cornbread or you will find yourself swimmmin with the fishes in the ohio river .
“who knew kentuckians take marijuana as seriously as they do bourbon? james higdon digs deep to document american pot pioneers and their extralegal escapades. thoroughly researched, the cornbread mafia is chock - full of fascinating homegrown history, not to mention a plethora of entertaining anecdotes of illegality. higdon provides an intimate look at an exceedingly wild bunch of outlaws. most impressively, he gains exclusive access to johnny boone, an eccentric, pot - farming legend and longtime fugitive from the law. ”
hands down, james higdon' s
cornbread mafia
is one of the best true crime books i' ve ever read, bringing to life the colorful history of marion county and its metamorphosis from dissident catholic enclave to moonshiner' s and bootlegger' s central to the place that made american pot synonymous with kentucky bluegrass. in this respect, the book is less an examination of a particular criminal or criminal cartel, but instead a cultural history of a particular place and its peculiar brand of crime. al
the cornbread mafia is a very interesting book for people that like books about kentucky history, marijuana, and a little bit of violence. this book dives deep into the culture of marion county, kentucky and its unapologetic views on marijuana growth and cultivation - views stemming from as early as the prohibition era. the only reason i even had the idea to pick up this book is because it was recommended to me by the author' s sister. i am quite glad that i purchased this book and will now recom
this is a story about one of the largest marijuana syndicates ever, the
cornbread mafia
. the group came from a rural and predominantly catholic county in kentucky. it shows a close - knit, loyal group of so - called
hillbillies
who were catapulted to a national profile in the industry due to their skill at growing and harvesting the controversial cannibis genus of plants. it especially focuses in on one of the main men in this group, johnny boone. i found it extremely fascinating. the author did
i would have given this book 4 1 / 2 stars if the ranking system would allow. the author does a very good job of laying the cultural foundation of the area in which the
cornbread mafia
gots its start. most folks wouldn' t have taken the time or effort and the story would have been impoverished for it. he seems to have established relationship with several persons in the story but as best i can tell does not fall to the temptation of sugar - coating the stories to cast these folks in a more favorable
“the state of kentucky should declare itself the storytelling capital of the nation. the place is brimming with remarkable, colorful stories and some of the most natural storytellers you’ll ever meet. james higdon and his new book, the cornbread mafia, are the latest proof of that. this is a tale that is so rich and utterly startling that it’s honestly hard to believe in parts. but higdon’s research is smart, and his writing is smooth. he’s especially good on the history of this american saga, which may have fallen through the cracks of time without his hard work. ”
“whether you are interested in learning more about a unique chapter of kentucky’s and our nation’s history or just want to be entertained, you should read this book. more importantly, though, the cornbread mafia is a case study of the effects upon a single tight - knit community of the drug laws put in place by successive administrations. whether you support these laws or oppose them, this book provides a window into how those laws affect real families and their communities. higdon’s book is especially timely, coming on the heels of the ken burns documentary, prohibition, and ron paul’s presidential campaign. ”
in the cornbread mafia' s realm of decadence, the southern rock of lynyrd skynyrd has married his busty punk underground cousin from the northeast, all snarls and sadism. the two now blast through the land in an orange 1970s plymouth, tricked out with an oversized engine and the doors welded shut, on an eternal honeymoon of corn - liquor bliss. the new music they' ve spawned brings them converts to their sound in about half the audiences they play for, whether they' re in a rib joint in the south end of louisville or in a small tavern in connecticut loaded with tommy hilfigerites .
“in the cornbread mafia james higdon takes readers into a sub - culture that will surprise many—catholic hill people of kentucky. the area was renowned for distilling whiskey, legal and otherwise, and after exposure to the war in vietnam, many locals turned to the cultivation of marijuana and thrived. the characters higdon reveals to us are not notably different from protestant thugs of the hills, but not one has ever snitched. the history of the region, the details of the crimes and way of life, make for a strangely compelling book and an insight from another angle into our own recent past and present. ”
boone' s leading role in the
cornbread mafia
syndicate (which earned him the
godfather of grass
sobriquet), and subsequent flight from justice, made him a high - profile fugitive and at one point, the subject of an episode of america' s most wanted. the program' s host, john walsh, described boone as a
deadly, ruthless drug lord
who adhered to
a code of silence used by italian - american mobsters called omerta ,
which boone allegedly described as ,
always have a clear view of right and wrong, to do right without reserve .
if bigger and better means playing during bike week at daytona beach, opening for the outlaws, a reunited version of the 1970s southern rock powerhouse, gaining more fans from the crowds of bikers and college students spending their trust funds during spring break, then heading back up to the northeast for a dualie - load of club dates, c - mob can' t be accused of underreaching. it is how they spent the month of march. and molly hatchet, another skillet - fried act from 20 years ago that is also touring, has released a cd with a song titled
cornbread mafia ,
a tribute to the band that once opened a show for them .
the five members of cornbread mafia (a. k. a. , c - mob) don' t use their real names within the band persona. joining adonis and big ed k are boo - boo on drums, the claw on rhythm guitar and a bassist bluntly named tench - four from the south end of louisville, one from jeffersontown. it is a strategy that temporarily removes real identities to create the appearance of something otherworldly, detached from our own daily realities, almost alien. kind of like the justice league of america. or maybe like the spice girls, except you won' t find any member of c - mob wearing platform sandals or getting breast implants .
in louisville cornbread mafia generates a buzz with shows in only in a few regular places. willow lake tavern on la grange road, rubbie' s barbecue & brew on southside drive, barretones on barrett avenue, and sometimes at headliners music hall are the venues where the band brings its short, decadent pageants. the owners don' t seem to mind and some in the audience become c - mob converts. but others in the audience might also view them with discomfort. the c - mob flavor of paganism tromps on a few sensitive toes, especially with their expressive use of the confederate flag, which appears on stage and adorns the breasts of the women in the
dirty white boy
video .
the first catholic church west of the appalachian mountains was built in 1790 in holy cross, kentucky — ground zero of what would become cornbread country 200 years later. five years before the church was built, the land had been settled by a group of catholic families of english descent led by a man named basil hayden, a distiller of whisky .
i would have given this book 4 1 / 2 stars if the ranking system would allow. the author does a very good job of laying the cultural foundation of the area in which the
cornbread mafia
gots its start. most folks wouldn' t have taken the time or effort and the story would have been impoverished for it. he seems to have established relationship with several persons in the story but as best i can tell does not fall to the temptation of sugar - coating the stories to cast these folks in a more favorable light. i also enjoyed the story behind the writing of the book told at the end of the book and the light is shed on the culture of law enforcement and amw .
the cornbread mafia is a very interesting book for people that like books about kentucky history, marijuana, and a little bit of violence. this book dives deep into the culture of marion county, kentucky and its unapologetic views on marijuana growth and cultivation - views stemming from as early as the prohibition era. the only reason i even had the idea to pick up this book is because it was recommended to me by the author' s sister. i am quite glad that i purchased this book and will now recommend it to anyone that i think will enjoy it (which is most people). take a chance on this book. you will surely walk away after reading it with a different perspective on many different issues .
beginning with
the minnesota 17
, 70 kentuckians were accused of growing 182 tons of
cornbread
on 29 farms in 10 states, including minnesota, [ 4 ] illinois, indiana, michigan, nebraska, [ 5 ] missouri and kansas, [ 6 ] which federal prosecutors considered to be the
largest domestic marijuana producing organization in the nation .
[ 7 ]
j. w. witten, former road manager for jerry lee lewis, was representing cornbread mafia in early 1997 when he booked them to play two gigs in memphis, one of them on valentine' s day (an appropriately decadent holiday, allegedly the most profitable day in any frederick' s of hollywood store). back then c - mob was another band living and working in louisville, playing gigs, losing and firing members, and finding new ones. when the opportunities came, they looked at the gigs in memphis as a chance to break away and scorch the south in the name of decadent rock - and - roll. so a week before the band was to leave for memphis, mertz and the claw were drinking in butchertown pub and decided that they were not coming back to louisville .
i purchased t his book because i was told about it and i was born in kentucky. my cousin was engaged to a city manager of kentucky and he was mafia. i' ve always been very interested in this way of life and the book was an excellent piece of information in which i enjoyed very much. the backwoods kentucky people are to be treated respectively. they have their ways in dealing with people who do not respect them, and since there isn' t much employment in certain areas, they are going to make their money any way they can. in some ways i can understand that. i grew up poor, however, my dad worked four jobs to keep a roof over our heads. i really enjoyed the book, others should, too. it' s full of info about the way of living with these very special farm people! i loved the book! i' m ordering more books of the kentucky mafia .
now, having grown up in the middle of that three - county area (lebanon, kentucky in marion county), i had some clue about this cornbread deal, who some of the men were and what kinds of cars they drove. i went to school with their kids. we were all part of the same catholic parishes and ended up at the same catholic wedding receptions. but what did our rural catholic identity have to do with a giant marijuana cartel ?
the children of that mob scene would grow up to become the cornbread generation: men who seemed to possess an ability to live outside of civil authority without losing their souls in the process. of course, this is not universally true, and the story of those who successfully walked this line is littered with others’ failure. the body count in my book is about a dozen, and the number of families torn apart by mandatory federal prison sentences and property seizures is too great to count .
it didn’t take long into the reporting process to encounter these facts: of the 70 men arrested in cornbread - related busts, 69 were catholics and zero agreed to cooperate with law enforcement in exchange for a lesser sentence. those facts, and others like them, left me searching for a cause - and - effect relationship between catholicism and criminal activity — and i found it in newspaper microfilm and in church archives as they illuminated the parallel histories of the frontier catholic church and the distilling industry .
since weber became manager, the band now has a web site that gets 20, 000 hits a month (which includes downloadable and streaming files of the
dirty white boy
video), a regular performance schedule, and opportunities to play outside louisville - including gigs at cbgb' s, new york city' s hallowed ground of music on the edge. with demos at hand and a video that can steam up a computer screen, weber' s strategy seems to give listeners just a slice of cornbread before the full onslaught .
my mother bought a house from a woman whose husband was in the mafia. of course he went to prison, i' m not sure if he has been released yet or not. not all of them have. after we had lived in the house for almost four years, we started having trouble with the septic system. we had it cleaned out and you wouldn' t believe all the bags of pot that was tightly wrapped and sealed. they had been clogging the system and finally after all those years they finally were discovered. it was crazy! that happened back in 2000, i recall .
tallahassee, fla. (wctv) - - a new report shows more safety features are needed for construction projects at the florida state university maglab .
the report was ordered after employee glenn nix died in an explosion at the lab. the accident happened last october .
the purpose of the report was to identify safety issues and how to address them. there are about 15 measures in the report that administrators say they are already working on .
changes will include adding more staff, more staff training, and adding more equipment in terms of gauges, metering and labeling. administrators say they will also streamline operations to be more suited and refocused on safety .
many of the measures are specific to construction projects at the fsu mag lab, since that' s what glenn nix was working on at the time of the deadly accident .
administrators say it was high pressure discharge from a device used to cool down one of the magnets at the lab that killed nix .
nix’s former supervisor, anthony moore, keeps a black doo rag at his office to remind him of glenn nix .
nix worked for moore at the city of tallahassee before changing jobs to the fsu maglab .
moore said ,
glenn gave me that. he always wanted to ride my motorcycle. he gave me that to ride and instead of taking it home, as a tribute to him, i left it on my desk. i' ll probably keep it forever at work .
in response to the fatal accident, administrators called on scientists from across the country to investigate the situation and assess how to move forward .
moore said ,
i’m glad to know that they are working on the problem so that it won' t happen again. that' s what it' s all about, safety for the employees and protecting the worker' s family .
administrators are actively searching for a safety officer to hire. that person would specifically be in charge of construction projects and safety .
the report concluded that even during construction processes, there needed to be multiple layers of additional safety features .
dr. gary ostrander, the vice president of research, said ,
when you' re in that kind of a frontier where it' s unknown, there' s always a possibility that mistakes can be made. so, it' s really important we come to really appreciate we have to add additional safety steps to make sure that we don' t have another accident .
dr. ostrander says some of the safety measures have already been put in place. others could take a few more months .
tallahassee, fla. — a special panel is now investigating the deadly accident at the florida state university maglab .
worker glenn nix was killed october 21st – when a steel cap burst off a pressurized pipe and hit him .
fsu officials say a 5 member panel of internal and external stakeholders will now review the incident in detail .
the accident happened in the maglab’s dc field facility—where the cooling system for a new magnet was being constructed .
tallahassee, fla. — a section of fsu' s mag lab remains closed as police continue to investigate a deadly accident .
mechanical worker glenn nix was killed wednesday when the cap blew off a pressurized pipe .
news of his death is hitting especially hard at the city of tallahassee' s underground utilities, where he worked for years before taking a job at the mag lab last month .
it' s just hard to take that he' s gone ,
kent thibou said as a tear rolled down his face .
thibou worked with glenn nix day by day, side by side, in this truck for years .
the two spent each day sending a robotic camera into city sewer lines to check for trouble .
thibou tried calling nix when he first heard about the accident wednesday, but never got an answer .
it' s just hard to deal with being that... he was the last - well i was the last person he worked with here before he left. we had that relationship where we could talk to each other about anything ,
thibou said .
nix was killed wednesday just four weeks after taking a job as a mechanical trades technician at fsu' s mag lab. the university says he was part of a crew working on a pipe that supplied cooling water to magnets. a spokesman says the crew was trying to remove a steel cap when it blew off and struck nix .
i just prayed that it' s not really true ,
former co - worker nathaniel grimsley said .
i though... i just prayed that he didn' t go through any pain and i thought about his family and his kids and i prayed for them, as well .
a tragedy like that - somebody that you work with right beside each other and talk to everyday and spend more time with him than you do your own family, you know, it was just really, really, really hard to hear something like that happened to nick ,
former co - worker isaac townsend said .
everyone at the city of tallahassee' s underground utilities fights back tears as they talk about the man they called
nick
- who they say loved his wife and children and could fix just about anything .
they called him a
tinkerer
who liked fixing cars and just about everything else he could find for free on craigslist .
his former boss at tallahassee underground utilities says they will miss his smile and the pride he took in his work .
when we heard that it actually was nix everybody was like gosh you know that was nix less than a month ago we were sitting at the table next door eating lunch we were working laughing talking ,
former supervisor anthony moore said .
it was just hard to accept .
tallahassee, fla. — on wednesday, oct. 21, 2015 at about 10 a. m. , an accident occurred at the national high magnetic field laboratory (maglab) that resulted in the fatality of a mechanical worker .
glenn nix, who worked as a mechanical trades technician at the maglab, was part of a crew working on a new magnet under construction within the lab’s direct current (dc) field facility when the accident occurred .
the crew was working on part of the system that would supply cooling water to the magnet during operation. they attempted to remove a steel cap from the end of the water supply pipe and encountered a release of pressurized air and water that propelled the cap forward, striking nix .
an emergency call for assistance was made by another team member, and the maglab’s safety department provided the initial emergency response, followed by the fsu police, city of tallahassee fire and police departments and emergency medical technicians .
maglab leadership and fsu officials convened an all - hands staff meeting within 90 minutes of the incident. grief counselors were on - site immediately following the incident and continue to be available .
the magnets housed within the lab’s dc field facility are connected to cooling water pipes. immediately following the incident, that facility was shut down. the maglab’s facilities and safety teams performed an initial inspection of the magnet cooling water pumps and determined that the incident was confined to the magnet construction area. the magnet cooling water system was secured, and the dc field facility remains shut down .
the maglab is fully cooperating with authorities in the continuing investigation. an official investigative report from the fsu police department is expected to be completed in the near future .
tallahassee, fla. — an employee of the national high magnetic field laboratory at florida state university died this morning in a workplace accident while working on a magnet construction project .
the employee, who worked on the facilities staff at the maglab, was pronounced dead at the scene. florida state university police identified him as glenn nix. a second employee was treated at the scene for minor injuries and released .
there was no ongoing safety risk to maglab employees or the public as a result of the accident. next of kin has been notified and grief counselors are on the scene speaking with employees. employees seeking professional counseling are advised to contact the employee assistance program .
fsu police were notified at 10: 13 a. m. wednesday. police arrived on the scene immediately and launched an investigation. leon county ems, tfd and tpd also responded .
“this is truly a tragic event and my heart goes out to the family of the employee, ” said gary k. ostrander, florida state university vice president for research. “such a loss is difficult to absorb for such a close and caring community. we are here to provide support to those who need it .
“our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and maglab community, ” fsu president john thrasher said. “i hope everyone at fsu will keep glenn and his family in their prayers during this difficult time. ”
the “how time mcflies” community event scheduled for this evening at the maglab was immediately cancelled following the accident. the only magnet lab of its kind in the united states, the maglab is home to some of the largest and most powerful magnets in the world. the lab was established by the national science foundation in 1990 .
tallahassee, fla. - - florida state university says that a workplace accident at the national high magnetic field laboratory resulted in an employee fatality this morning .
the facility, known as maglab, is located on east paul dirac drive in west tallahassee .
officials say there is no ongoing safety risk to maglab or the public as a result of the accident .
an fsu alert stated that next of kin has been notified and grief counselors are at the scene speaking with employees .
the
how time mcflies
event scheduled for 5 p. m. wednesday at maglab has been cancelled .
according to its website, maglab is the only facility of its kind in the united states and more than a thousand scientists visit the facility to use its unique magnets every year .
the lab is jointly operated for the national science foundation by florida state university, the university of florida, and los alamos national laboratory .
fsu is responsible for establishing and maintaining administrative and financial oversight of the lab .
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the " cornbread mafia " was a group who created the largest domestic marijuana production operation in united states history. it was based in marion, mccreary, nelson and washington counties in central kentucky. they first became known to the public by this name in june 1989 when federal prosecutors revealed that 20 men were arrested for organizing a marijuana trafficking ring that stretched across the midwest.
the " cornbread mafia " was a group who created the largest domestic marijuana production operation in united states history. it was based in marion, mccreary, nelson and washington counties in central kentucky. they first became known to the public by this name in june 1989 when federal prosecutors revealed that 20 men were arrested for organizing a marijuana trafficking ring that stretched across the midwest.