Former leader of Cornbread Mafia arrested after 8 years on run

The former leader of the Cornbread Mafia was arrested in Canada on Thursday. Canadian law enforcement officials picked up John “Johnny” Robert Boone in a small town outside Montreal after an extensive fugitive investigation. Boone was picked up on a federal arrest warrant from 2008 on charges of manufacture and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The charges stem from a Kentucky State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration investigation that began after more than 2,000 marijuana plants were found on Boone’s Springfield farm. This is Boone’s third federal case and, if convicted, he faces a possible punishment of life in prison. In the late 1980s, Boone and more than 70 members of the Cornbread Mafia were arrested for running the largest domestic drug ring. They were accused of smuggling dope inside cattle, helping grow the marijuana trade in cold climates. Boone was previously featured on "America's Most Wanted." Boone is being detained in Canada awaiting extradition to the U.S.

The former leader of the Cornbread Mafia was arrested in Canada on Thursday.

Canadian law enforcement officials picked up John “Johnny” Robert Boone in a small town outside Montreal after an extensive fugitive investigation.

Boone was picked up on a federal arrest warrant from 2008 on charges of manufacture and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

The charges stem from a Kentucky State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration investigation that began after more than 2,000 marijuana plants were found on Boone’s Springfield farm.

Johnny Boone

This is Boone’s third federal case and, if convicted, he faces a possible punishment of life in prison.

In the late 1980s, Boone and more than 70 members of the Cornbread Mafia were arrested for running the largest domestic drug ring. They were accused of smuggling dope inside cattle, helping grow the marijuana trade in cold climates.

Boone was previously featured on "America's Most Wanted."

Boone is being detained in Canada awaiting extradition to the U.S.