Rainsville mayor reacts to illegal wine making on city property
Plant supervisor arrested for illegal wine operation on city property By Kate Smith | December 18, 2020 at 6:08 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 6:50 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The supervisor of the Rainsville Wastewater Treatment Plant, 62-year-old Allen Stiefel, is off the job and without pay following an illegal wine making operation inside the facility.
Hours later, he was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of an illegally manufactured alcoholic beverage, a misdemeanor and use of official position for personnel gain.
The mayor suspended the supervisor without pay effective immediately.
The mayor said Stiefel worked for the city for the last 15 years. He said the supervisor had a key to the facility, so it is unclear if this happened on or off the clock.