The sentencing of Cocke County moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, which had been scheduled for Monday, has been delayed until Jan. 26.

The sentencing had previously been scheduled Aug. 4, reset for Sept. 4 and scheduled again on Sept. 22. In September, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Greer granted a defense motion to continue the sentencing and reset Sutton's sentencing hearing for Dec. 15.

The hearing is now scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26.

Sutton, 61, of 324 Upper Road, Parrottsville, had waived indictment and pleaded guilty in April to a two-county federal information that charged him with:

* possessing a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol and a .38-caliber revolver; and

* producing distilled spirits by distillation from mash and other material.

Sutton was manufacturing hundreds of gallons of moonshine in Cocke County when he was arrested, according to a sentencing memorandum filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Reeves.