During Prohibition, Greene County was the moonshine capital of Georgia.
Before there was such a thing, Wyatt was a True community police officer and sheriff..
Wyatt.
Every single citizen mattered to Sheriff L.
L.
His ideals challenge law enforcement and society alike to uphold a firm respect for the law while also enforcing it in a manner that preserves dignity.
More than just a legend from the past, Wyatt\'s Story shows that one person can change their community for good.
No crime went unsolved during his 36 years as Sheriff of Greene County, a feat even Hollywood took note of.
He was shot at, spit upon, bitten, and cursed for it, but for five decades, Wyatt was engaged in an ongoing war between the law and those who would oppose it, maintaining law, order, and the respect of all, even criminals.
In only five years, he transformed Greene County into one of the most crime-free places in Georgia.
Bolstered by a sense that God was protecting him, Wyatt was fearless in his mission.
Wyatt.
As his fearlessness, agility, honesty, and fairness in enforcing the law were demonstrated again and again, the stories spread throughout the county, sweeping everyone up into the legend of L.
L.
Wyatt\'s battles with the bootleggers would soon turn him into a figure larger than life.
Wyatt was recruited to break up this thriving industry.
Then, in 1925, a twenty-one-year-old named L.
L.
A corrupt Sheriff and hundreds of illegal stills made this little area east of Atlanta the source of liquor for hotels in the city and people across the South.
During Prohibition, Greene County was the moonshine capital of Georgia
