Reporter Carly Berlin has the story . The NPR podcast “ White Lies ” recently debuted its second season about Mariel Cubans, who took over a prison in Talladega, Alabama. One of the hosts of the. 10 Unbelievable Things They Found In The Just-Busted Talladega County Case: A Deep Dive into Operation Rolling Thunder The recent bust of a sprawling criminal operation in Talladega County, Alabama, dubbed “Operation Rolling Thunder,” has sent shockwaves through the community and beyond. TALLADEGA - A joint raid by state, local and federal agencies on Flying L Ranch last week resulted in six people being arrested on felony drug and other charges. Nicholas “Nick” Bower disappeared May 4 , 2013 after being seen the night before the race at Talladega Superspeedway. Talladega County Sheriff Jimmy Kilgore said Bower’s body was found shortly before noon on May 14 in a creek at the Jackson Shoals area downstream from an old dam. Talladega County authorities raided two video gambling operations June 28 , resulting in six arrests, the confiscation of 61 machines and about $5,000 to $6,000 in cash, according to Talladega Police Chief Alan Watson. In a daring pre-dawn raid , federal law enforcement officers, in a SWAT-team-like maneuver, rescued nine hostages–safely ending a harrowing standoff between prison officials and a group of Cuban. The NPR podcast “White Lies” recently debuted its second season about Mariel Cubans, who took over a prison in Talladega, Alabama. One of the hosts of the show, Chip Brantley, discovered this historic event when he found a picture of men standing on the roof of a prison asking for help.
Talladega County Raid: The Untold Story
Reporter Carly Berlin has the story . The NPR podcast “ White Lies ” recently debuted its second season about Mariel Cubans, who took over a prison in Talladega...
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