Inmates Sue Beer, Wine Companies – Blames Alcohol For Their Crimes
What happened to the label “please drink responsibly”? The five Idaho Kuna inmates think that had they been warned by beer and wine Companies about the addictive nature of alcohol, they would have not committed their crimes. Keith Allen Brown, Steven Thompson, Woodrow Grant, Cory Baugh and Jeremy Brown have crimes ranging from manslaughter to grand theft.
Their lawsuit, filed in Boise’s U.S. District Court last month, targets eight defendants, including Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller Brewing and the owner of Jim Beam whiskey, American Brands. The inmates claim the companies are responsible for their crimes and should have put warning labels on their products.
“I have spent a great deal of that time in prison because of situations that have arose because of people being drunk, or because of situations in which alcohol played a major role,” Jeremy Brown said in his affidavit. “At no time in my life, prior to me becoming an alcoholic, was I ever informed that alcohol was habit forming and addictive.”
Keith Brown is serving a 15-year prison sentence after shooting a man to death five years ago. Baugh and Thompson are both serving 3 to 7-years for grand theft and drug convictions. And Grant is serving up to 7-years for drug and aggravated battery convictions.
All five men share the same story about booze.