She doesn't just look back fondly on her time as the "queen of meth," she also doesn't apologize for what many see as the damage she's done. I was lying in bed. Mother of three dragonish sons. At its height, her operation was the primary supplier for multiple states surrounding Iowa and her drug empire was soaring. With Stockdall,who was arrested with her and later died in prison, she had a son, and she said she is happy that while she was locked up, he grew up to be a "good man. Once she got rid of the product quickly, Lori saw a lucrative opportunity to get out of poverty. Jack married their neighbor, Ruth, and they had two children of their own apart from the two Ruth had already. And I don't want this to happen,' " she said. There was no thought towards making any of these purchases profitablethe sole goal was to hide the fountain of cash pouring into Lori Arnold's life on a daily basis. I never wanted to hurt anyone. 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Lori was sentenced to 15 years in prison but was released early in 1999. Considering the amount of drugs she was selling (and snorting), the amount of money she was earning, and the lack of effort she put into covering her illegal tracks, the only real surprise is that she operated for so many years before Federal agencies got involved. But Im still breaking the law and making his life hell, you know, as a mother. I would not want to have lived Arnolds life, or have had the effect she did on others lives, but the Iowan in me cant help identifying with, and admiring, her get-on-with-it approach. Linda was not too particular about rules at her house, and it just went on. ", ARMIE HAMMER'S AUNT CASEY HAMMER PLANS TO SHARE FAMILY SECRETS IN UPCOMING DOCUSERIES, Bikers outside of Lori Arnolds bar the Wild Side in 1980s. (discovery+). For someone like me with a past and triggers with addiction, it can make it somewhat difficult.. She said she signed up with Discovery because"they were willing to do what I wanted as far as telling the truth and not exaggerating it and everything else, which is unusual for a production company.". Convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering, Arnold spent 15 years in prison. You have to be if you dont want to be messed up. Visually it tends toward the melancholy, as Arnold revisits her now-shuttered bar and the farm she once owned where she and her husband, who later died in federal prison, built their own meth lab, like upper Midwestern Walter Whites. Of the late Frank . "I work a full-time job," Arnold explained. Kindly leave a tributes and your condolence messages below . Sharing an Obituary has traditionally been difficult. I didn't smoke. Funeral services will be held Wednesday June 1, 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Truman with Rev. To be fair, The Fix points out she did take a job at the Cargill meatpacking plant, working as a butcher. Tom Arnold became truly famous a few decades ago when he married the comedienne Roseanne Barr, and he's put together a pretty solid career in television and film since then. Lori Arnold steps off the bus as she returns home to Ottumwa, IA, from her first prison sentence in 1999. Arnold said she wasnt fazed by the media scrutiny. She operated out of Ottumwa, Iowa, with her then-husband Floyd Stockdall. Her mother was extremely permissive, and Lori Arnold lost all discipline in her life. After an initial raid that year, Lori and the members of her organization were arrested in November 1991. Heres everything we know! Art of the Dealer November 26, 2021 46min TV-MA Subtitles Subtitles Lori Arnold was born to Jack and Linda in 1961. The drug trafficking days seem to be truly behind Lori now since she works as a Materials Technician at Freudenberg-Nok, an automotive company. I was going to do my time, the best way I knew how and to learn as much as I possibly could while I was there," she said. The couple went on to make a tremendous amount of money through the course of the six years that they were active before being arrested and convicted. Now, she's in Sandusky, Ohio, with her fianc. "He turned out so good. Arnolds experience with Josh taught her not to be too tough on her oft-absent mother. (Arnold served nine years on drug and gun charges, started dealing again and served another six years.). Canada. Soon, they were buying meth from them and hauling it into Ottumwa. The story of her journeyfrom dealer toaddictto redemption is being told through a three-part docuseries, "The Queen of Meth," currently available on Discovery +. Visually it tends toward the melancholy, as Arnold revisits her now-shuttered bar and the. I never wanted to hurt anyone. She worked hand in hand with her father at his automotive dealership, J&J Truck and Auto Sales, and was the do-it-all for the dealership. She began to rebel against the rules and expectations of her normal, boring life. I got lucky,Lori says in the documentary. She was just a toddler when her mother Linda abandoned the family. She relocated to Arizona, realizing that if she went back to Ottumwa, therewould be the temptation to return to old habits. Id like to think that if the feds had broken down my door and hauled me to jail, I would have used my one phone call to order a pizza, too. Since all of that money came in as cash, she soon found it very challenging to deal with. Unfortunately for Arnold, her own drug addiction and success went to her head, and she got very, very lazy, flaunting her ill-gotten gains and making little effort to hide where it came from. As reported by The Sun, at the height of her meth empire Arnold was earning about $1.2 million a month, or about $300,000 a week. [2] In 1991 she was arrested by the DEA, who seized more than $10 million in assets from her. She never finished, dropping out again when she was 17. ", More: The countdown begins: 100 days until the Iowa State Fair returns. She was 45. "He never got into drugs. Region. Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com. Lori E Arnold Grine (age 60) is currently listed at 6939 S Sr 231, Tiffin, 44883 Ohio and is affiliated with the Democrat Party. In 2008, Lori Arnold was closing in on 50 years of age and had spent a total of 16 years of her life in prison. Susan Losonci - 3 days ago Dear Cutler Family, My heartfelt and sincere condolences, on Sheldon's (z"l) passing. While her life has turned around, she said that she does feel guilt for having introduced meth in Ottumwa, and the damage that it cause to others' lives. All rights reserved. That's right, Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in town Saturday night to talk . After 28 years, Hollywood star and Iowan Tom Arnold reconnects with brother, sister in Ottumwa, Tom Arnold, Alec Baldwin and a noted author come to the rescue of small Iowa libraries, Netflix's 'Halston' to tell the story of the Des Moines-born celebrity designer. She stopped going to church and began hanging out in bars as a teenager. And so, I was warned by the guards that I might have problems. According to Loris brother Tom, a big part ofQueen of Methwas allowing Josh to confront his mother about her past transgressions. Meth quickly spread within the city, and there was always demand for more. Though in her second prison term, she spent more time in lockdown than she had in West Virginia, she said she got a prison industries job building desktops for computers and office cubicles. You might get tempted. Arnold said she also bought homes at auction and fixed them up as Section 8 houses to help local residents in need. She also began her relationship with meth, then a still relatively obscure drug, and she told the Registershe started sharingit with friends in Ottumwa. . As reported in"Methland,"although Stockdall had retired as the club's president he was still a member, and still kept up his criminal lifestyle, dealing cocaine in Iowa and maintaining his ties with the Grim Reapers. That marriage was short-lived. Lori Arnolds thriving drug enterprise in the Midwest came tumbling down in 1991. It was all clean fun back then [and that] is how it felt in the moment, she. And you miss out on so much of your childrens lives. Going back to that life would be like driving down the road without a seatbelt.". After leaving the stable home life provided by her father and stepmother, Lori moved in with her mother. As narrator in "The Queen of Meth," she said she earned "in a few minutes" what she now earns in a day. The local meatpacking plant, Cargill, had not only eliminated a lot of jobs, by 1987,they'd reduced their wages from $18 an hour to just $5.60 an hourwith no benefits. It details the rise and fall of the 60-year-old, once dubbed "Scarface in a skirt," told from Arnold herself, as well as her older brother, Tom Arnold. President/Owner. And they kept coming back.". She was arrested along with her husband, Floyd Stockdall, and was charged and eventually convicted of multiple counts of drug trafficking, money laundering, and several other offenses. "I'm a good worker, and I know that they see it," she said. Her superior product made her rich for a second time. She was born in Hartford on. A new, one-day festival slated for September. As The Fix points out, with the meatpacking and railroad jobs gone and many farms going into bankruptcy, that left Arnold as the largest employer in the region. BACKGROUNDOne of the main weaknesses and problems in the field of road accident management is the lack or non-use of appropriate information systems. . Still a teenager, she moved into a local boarding house that doubled as a notorious brothel. That made me emotional," he said. "This is me and my friends doing the stuff. But she found her way. That trip was to make a documentary for discovery+ and involved interviews with her, brother and actor Tom Arnold, brother Scott Arnold . On Tuesday, October 14, 1947, Vertice was born in Orange, Texas, to Edna Vertice L. Head, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home, on Monday, January 2, 2023. Tom Arnoldsaid his mother droveher to Missouri, where it was legal for the young teento marry,"which ruined her life.". But now, after all these years, you know, you look back youre like, it probably wasnt the greatest way to do that., Arnold left Ottumwa after her second stint in prison, but still has love for the working-class town. She said that while she was dealing, she didn't understand the destruction meth was sowing in the community. Xavier I. Arnold, 20, of Coplay, was . 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Her son had been seven when she'd been arrested, and was now 15-years-old. "Im working 10-hour days. Her story forms the crux of the documentary series titled Queen of Meth. You can watch it exclusively on Discovery Plus. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! She operated out of Ottumwa, Iowa, with her then-husband Floyd Stockdall. Second, that depressed economy affected more than the police. Arnold "Arnie" Bentz, age 85 of Truman passed away Wednesday May 25, 2022 at Mayo Hospital in Rochester with his loving family by his side. 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