As a child, Tom Arnold was diagnosed with autism. She works at a company that distributestransmissions, automotive power steering systems and other components. If you're wondering how a woman who never completed high school and who had a serious drug addiction of her own managed to build a multi-million-dollar drug empire, there are two simple explanations. Arnold said she also bought homes at auction and fixed them up as Section 8 houses to help local residents in need. In 1974, when Arnold was just 14 and in the eighth grade, she wanted to marry a 23-year-old man, People magazine reported. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. She began to rebel against the rules and expectations of her normal, boring life. Put simply, part of her success stemmed from the economic desperation of people who didn't have many other options when it came to making a living. That marriage was short-lived. As noted by "Methland,"Arnold served eight years of a 10-year sentence and emerged from prison in 1999. Here were the best moments. A new, one-day festival slated for September. Go ahead. I didnt fight it. Floyd and Lori started dating and eventually got married in 1980. She had two brothers Tom, the oldest of the three, and Scott, the youngest. Lori acknowledges that there were better ways to help her community. But six months later, the teen bride divorced her husband because she said he was abusive and a cheater, the New York Post reported. Lori pleaded guilty to the charges that were levied against her that included continuing a criminal enterprise, manufacturing drugs, and weapons charges. He, like all of his siblings, graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School in 1977. For someone like me with a past and triggers with addiction, it can make it somewhat difficult.. That problem led her to purchase a nightclub, a new house, and a fancy car to try and launder some of it. Lori grew up in a dysfunctional family, and by the age of 14, was already addicted to alcohol and headed for marriage to a man nearly a decade her senior. She moved to Arizona after that because Ottumwa brought up bad memories. She got a telemarketing job and purchased a home. He might drink a beer once in a while, but he's not a drinker. Now, Lori returns to her hometown where she and Tom confront the chaos of their childhood. Lori was born in Wichita, Kansas and came to Brevard County in 1967 from New Orleans,. ARBOR CREMATION SOCIETY 2819 S 125th Ave, Ste 367 Omaha NE. He was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for continuing a criminal enterprise, controlled substance offenses, and a firearm offense. In a real-life Breaking Bad situation, Lori Arnold, the sibling of celebrity Tom Arnold, was making $800,000 a month manufacturing and selling crystal methamphetamine, AKA "ice." Arnold was moving so much product, it's likely that some of it wound up in the hands of crystal addicted celebrities.Lori was born in 1961, in the small town of Ottumwa, Iowa, one of seven step and half-siblings. The local authorities were simply not in any way equipped to deal with a massive operation like Arnold's, and that gave her the freedom to operate more or less openly. The high quality of what she was selling helped her to once again dominate the meth market. 1982 - Present41 years. 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. Patricia Ann Anderson, ne Onofrey, 51, of Belleville, IL, born Thursday, October 7, 1971, in North Chicago, IL, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. His moms cancer battle. Obituary for Gary Arnold Knabe. Though she made just $1.61 an hour, she said, shewas the highest-paid of the inmates because she was a supervisor, often teachingother women how to sew. She and her brother eventually moved back in with their mother, who exercised little oversight. 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. The filmmakers like to pose Arnold and other interview subjects in front of tractors or in long shot against drab warehouses or faded downtowns. I load boxes and everything. Lori Arnold sent a driver to get 10 pounds of meth for $100,000 in California. If you're looking for a high-profit business to start you could do much worse than methamphetamine. Obituary Cindy Kay Arnold Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Cindy Arnold (68) died peacefully in her sleep on February 5, 2023 in Punta Gorda, FL. She operated out of Ottumwa, Iowa, with her then-husband Floyd Stockdall. Like all the guys from Muenster, he took a job . He met Lori when she was just 18-years-old. Her story forms the crux of the documentary series titled Queen of Meth. You can watch it exclusively on, Lori started spending more time with her birth mother. He was a graduate of Freeport High School, Class of . She ended the marriage after six months, and after several years, built a bar to act as a base for her drug distribution business. In the 1980s, Ottumwa, Iowa, was a struggling city with residents facing a myriad of issues, including unemployment. Queen of Meth on Discovery+ tells the story of Lori Arnold, a former methamphetamine drug lord who sold, manufactured and distributed millions worth of drugs in the 1980s in the American Midwest. But he's not the only Arnold who has achieved a high level of success, although he may not be in a mood to brag about his sister Lori. They were young when I got locked up, so it's not my fault. Her mother was extremely permissive, and Lori Arnold lost all discipline in her life. I'm so proud of them. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, When I got out, I realized some of my old buddies were still doing it and nobody had done better for themselves. I never had to use him for anything. Before they were married, Lori ran in their circles and helped Floyd smuggle drugs into Ottumwa. Please enter an approximate age of less than 120 and a four digit birth year using whole numbers only (e.g., 75 years old in 1834). When I was making $800 a week, she was sometimes grossing $800,000. The story of Arnold, one of the most prolific meth dealers in the Midwest, is the subject of a new docu-series titled "Queen of Meth," which is now available for streaming on discovery+. Connie L. Schwartz, 61, of Brookings, SD passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Brookings Health System, Brookings, SD. 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. Patricia Mary Sokolic, 83, of Barnhart died Feb. 25, 2023, in St. Louis. Wayne Arnold died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at St. Joseph's Villa in David City. "You know, I wanted to go,'screw that, screw her, screw her husband.'. The illegal drug trade is a cash business, and dealing with all that cash can be a logistical nightmare. As a result of the freedom she had, Lori started to date a 23-year-old married man, who she had to then marry because of her stepdad and mother finding out about it. "We found out later on that there was a guy we were buying drugs from out in Arizona and California," she said. I fix dinner, my husband I go fishing, I ride my Harley. Her solution was to start making her own methand she had a brilliant idea for doing so. Neil Druckmann, who. Arnold was sent to prison in West Virginia from 1991 until 1999. 180 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT LORI ARNOLD OBITUARY ARNOLD, Lori A. Lori A. Arnold, 52, of Unionville, passed away very suddenly on Sunday (May 18 2008), and will be missed so very. 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. Lori Arnold described her childhood as "good," though the family split when her troubled, alcoholicmother left. WATERLOO The DeKalb Central school board Tuesday entered into agreements with two companies charged with highlighting and promoting the school district and its programs and opportunities. As reported by The Fix, Arnold set about reclaiming her life and finally embracing a legal living. After a while, even the lax rules of her mother's house proved to be too much for Arnold. As a teen, Arnold developed an alcohol addiction and began drug dealing. "The first time she got arrested, I was so sad," Arnold said. Arnold repeated more than her business model, however. After building a solid case against them and their drug trafficking operation, the authorities moved in on them. Floyd was a drinker, and he reportedly. "Like the people that created the tech world in Silicon Valley, my sister created the meth world," he said. Memorials. And I had it too. As reported by The Fix, Arnold set about reclaiming her life and finally embracing a legal living. I rolled my eyes and said, What do you want? 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. Lori is registered to vote since August 15, 1990 in Seneca County. But I was able to pull out of it and survive. At its height, her operation was the primary supplier for multiple states surrounding Iowa and her drug empire was soaring. She founded legitimate businesses which employed local people. Coldwell Banker Apex, Realtors. 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. (Arnold served nine years on drug and gun charges, started dealing again and served another six years.) accessed ), memorial page for Roy Arnold Nickerson (13 Mar 1880-4 Nov 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 249970511, citing Carleton Cemetery, . But it wasn't an achievement to celebrate. Her fathermarried a next-door neighbor. I drive a cherry picker, forklifts. As narrator in "The Queen of Meth," she said she earned "in a few minutes" what she now earns in a day. And I tried to stay clean. Though it was a short-lived marriage, it had an effect on her. Born in Detroit, Michigan to Irene and Francis Moore in January 3, 1933, he was a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1950. Like many other high-level drug dealers, Arnold quickly realized she had to find a way to launder her money and transform that dirty cash into nice, clean assets. October 13, 1936 May 25, 2022. They led a poor life at that point, but everything changed in 1985. 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. Lori Arnold is popularly referred to as the drug lord who outstretched her drug empire from Iowa to California with her ex-husband, Floyd Stockdall. Arnold, now sober, lives in Sandusky, Ohio where. Since all of that money came in as cash, she soon found it very challenging to deal with. And my friends, we were all in the same boat. Not Lori Arnold. [3][4][5] Lori is the sister of actor and comedian Tom Arnold. They were showing Tom and Roseanne coming to visit me in jail. Arnold, stoned out of her mind and complacent, spent the day driving around doing errands and ignoring the worried calls of her employees, who could plainly see that something was going on. Kracl Funeral Chapel of David City is in charge of the arrangements. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Lori Arnold - @LoriAMcFarlane Little Rock, AR lorilovecomma.wordpress.com Author, blogger, book drunkard, and proponent of the Oxford comma. (discovery+). That includes Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who was elected in 2019 and is seeking her second term. "They had me read documents from the court, how they evaluated her before the sentencing. 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. Beginning in 1985, it was the start of a six-year-long wild ride of drug trafficking and manufacturing. Their soaring enterprise would finally fall in 1991. Lori Ann Knight Obituary With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Lori Ann Knight (Peoria, Arizona), born in Phoenix, Arizona, who passed away on March 8, 2020 at the age of 50. She was with her family. Cut off from her friends at the bar and often left alone to take care of Josh, Arnold soon felt extremely isolated, and became very depressed. It was all clean fun back then [and that] is how it felt in the moment, she. Lori Arnold steps off the bus as she returns home to Ottumwa, IA, from her first prison sentence in 1999. By then, the meth epidemic had ravaged the city. (This is the place to mention that without this celebrity connection, Lori Arnolds drug-dealing would not have been news outside of Wapello County.). The Ottumwa Courier reports that it was Lori Arnold's new brother-in-law who introduced her to methamphetamine for the first time. That went a long way in Iowa in the early 1990s. She started selling speed and prescription drugs before eventually moving to crystal methamphetamine when the drug began to spread across the Midwest, the outlet noted. "I work a full-time job," Arnold explained. Lori grew up in a dysfunctional family, and by the age of 14, was already addicted to alcohol and headed for marriage to a man nearly a decade her senior. In rehab, she said, she learned her purpose in life and whyshe kept going back to the drug world. In the 1980s, Ottumwa, Iowa, was a struggling city with residents facing a myriad of issues, including unemployment. A A A. Phoenix . Lori, 60, is now eking out a low-key life with an understanding fianc named Bill "She's paid her dues," he says and a blue-collar job in Sandusky, Ohio. "I was missing the old days," she admitted about her second arrest. Arnold, now sober, lives in Sandusky, Ohio where she has a blue-collar job. "I'm like, 'if I do this, this could happen. Connie's Obituary. The Fix reports that she usually walked around with about $100,000 in her purseas one doesand even tried hiding cash in the walls of her house. They were living day to day, dollar to dollar. However, he never hated Lori, and perhaps thanks to Loris arrest, never engaged in drug abuse. As "Methland" tells us, when Lori Arnold started her meth business in Iowa, she was buying her drugs from the Amezcua brothers, known as the California "Kings of Crank." You might get tempted. I didnt go anywhere. The drug trafficking days seem to be truly behind Lori now since she works as a Materials Technician at Freudenberg-Nok, an automotive company. She alsotook another step on her road to recoveryby entering a nine-month drug rehab program, transferring to a prison in Greenville, Illinois. Her meth production and distribution operation was based on a 170 acre ranch in Ottumwa, Iowa, and grossed more than $200,000 per week at its peak. She was rearrested in 2001 and sent toIowa Correctional Institution for Women, which was holding federal prisoners under contract because the U.S. prison system was overcrowded. "I dont like that Im getting old," Arnold chuckled. He doesn't drink, and so he keeps me on the narrow,"she said. Linda was not too particular about rules at her house, and it just went on. She said at the time that she conspired to distribute more than 11 pounds of methamphetamine in an 18-month. I needed something to excite me, to make me feel like I was alive, you know? Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Composition professor at San Jacinto College. "All I heard was a big crash. Born to the late Richard and Sally (Cumer) Arend on June 25, 1960. Arnold hopes viewers learn that her life wasnt always about "money, cars and wild times." Number two, she got careless. Lori Arnolds thriving drug enterprise in the Midwest came tumbling down in 1991. Jack was born May 25, 1937, in Council Bluffs to. She toldPeople: I hear about all these young kids that are killing themselves, and OD-ing, and I feel guilty about it. She said she worked in a prison garment factory to keep her mind busy. But Im still breaking the law and making his life hell, you know, as a mother. 'Queen of Meth' reveals Iowan Lori Arnolds shocking life in the drug world. Lori Arnold is more than just the little sister to Iowa-born actor and comedian Tom Arnold. The Associated Press. And the money kept pouring. Obituary Loree J. Kiel, age 65, passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side from complications of lung cancer, on Monday, November 22, 2021, in Walker, MN. To be fair, The Fix points out she did take a job at the Cargill meatpacking plant, working as a butcher. Lori was sentenced to 15 years in prison but was released early in 1999. I didn't want my time to do me, so I didn't cry. In Queen of Meth, Lori Arnold and her friends reflect on her time as a high-volume drug dealer. "You dont get a lot of letters. According to the outlet, Linda drove the couple across the state border to Missouri to legally secure a marriage license. Her parents divorced when she was about 3-years-old, and while Linda was given initial custody of her kids, she quickly turned them over to their father, Jack. 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. She flooded the area with so much meth she's often single-handedly blamed for the epidemic of meth addiction that swept the Midwest in the 1980s and 1990s. The real-life Walter White built a drug empire in the unlikeliest of places, and now shes finally told her story. As noted by the Des Moines Register, Lori also started actively dating when she was just 14. I thought, if I could make a hundred bucks a week, thatd be awesome. ", Now, she told the Register, "I'm sorry for my part. A few years into their marriage, Loris first tryst with meth was when Floyds brother Mike introduced her to it. I never wanted to be a drug dealer or anything. SON OF SAM MURDERER DAVID BERKOWITZS LAST VICTIM REVEALED IN CHILLING NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY, Lori Arnold with mom Linda in 1975. The business was booming, and they were making a fair bit of money. In a review, New York Times TV critic Mike Hale praised "The Queen of Meth," in part because he, too, was raised in a troubled family in small-town Iowa, and felt as though Arnold was a "soul sister," reflecting people he said he rarely sees depicted on TV. Queen of Meth is a 2021 American three part documentary series[1] centering upon Lori Arnold, who was a major methamphetamine dealer in the Midwest. Proud American supporting Freedom for all and protecting the innocent. Lori Arnold is more than just the little sister to Iowa-born actor and comedian Tom Arnold. Here were the best moments. Her story forms the crux of the documentary series titled Queen of Meth. You can watch it exclusively on Discovery Plus. Oh, and you can date both of us by the way we refer to speed or methamphetamine as crank.. She also moved in with her mother, and everything changed. ", DEATH HOUSE LANDLADY DOROTHEA PUENTE POSSESSED A BLACK HEART, WELCOMED HER VICTIMS IN A LOVING WAY: DOC, Lori Arnolds Corvette in 1987. Queen of Meth is also the story of what a catastrophe meth has been for the Midwest and of the damage it did to many of those friends of Arnolds, and to their children. 2. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lori Ann Knight to pay them a last tribute. She stayed, opened a biker bar and started her own business cooking and selling meth. , Any kind of drugs are always going to show up. His grandchildren are Rhett and Colt Brazear. Lori now lives a low-key, blue-collar life with her fianc Bill in Sandusky, Ohio. For her, the idea was to set up a business with that money, but it was hard to give up selling. (discovery+). Speaking in "The Queen of Meth," Tom Arnold likened his sister's role in creating the meth trade to the tech pioneers of the era. "So I wanted my friends to share it with me. It was a perfectly normal, wholesome childhooduntil Lori was about 12-years-old. More: Iowa State Fair announces new $2 million Elwell Family Park to feature rodeos, monster truck meets and more, "The first time I tried it was like, buzz for good," she said in "The Queen of Meth." That was a pretty eventful year for Lori, because it was also the first time she tried amphetaminessomething she also did with her mother. As reported by the Ottumwa Courier, by the time she was just 14-years-old, she was a heavy drinker. But once the DEA realized how the meth business was changing, things moved quickly, and in 1990 Lori Arnold's horse ranchwhich was also the location of her meth super labwas raided by the FBI, the DEA, and the ATF. "I put it back into the economy and business," she said. Lori Arnold steps off the bus as she returns home to Ottumwa, IA, from her first prison sentence in 1999. "I was missing the respect. There was a red Jaguar, a car sales lot, a massive ranch, racehorses, her own plane and a local bar called the Wild Side. OTTUMWA Lori Arnold has been back to Ottumwa twice since being released from her second stint in prison in 2007. By the time she was 14, she was hanging around at the club where her mom worked and was addicted to alcohol. You have to be if you dont want to be messed up. Aint no point in resisting. But I made millions of dollars and I had a blast doing it." Once free, Lori looked to make amends. I thank God for that because I raised him until he was 10. little sister to Iowa-born actor and comedian Tom Arnold. Jun 1, 2021 Goshen resident Lori Arnold stands by her signs during an interview Tuesday at her home along South Main Street in Goshen. The other was in the fall of 2020. EXCLUSIVE: The Queen of Meths reign came to a screeching halt one night in 1991. At the time of their arrest, they had property worth over $750,000. Her meth production and distribution operation was based on a 170 acre ranch in Ottumwa, Iowa, and grossed more than $200,000 per week at its peak. (discovery+). Im not around that kind of crowd before like I used to As an addict, you dont want to put yourself in the same situation again. So I didnt even move. Didnt see anybody. And so, I was warned by the guards that I might have problems. Of the late Frank . "He keeps me grounded because he's not a drug user. Visit the "People Search" section on CocoFinder's homepage. Survived by fianc and love of her life, Joe Rieger; children, Valerie Burgess . When I first got out, I did two jobs. Susan Losonci - 3 days ago Dear Cutler Family, My heartfelt and sincere condolences, on Sheldon's (z"l) passing. More: 'Queen of Meth' reveals Iowan Lori Arnolds shocking life in the drug world. I might have enjoyed Queen of Meth even if it were set in Ohio or Idaho, though. Rude's Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Advertisement. After six months in a halfway house, she wasreleased in June 2008. "That way I wouldnt have to sell drugs my whole life. But Arnold had no idea that her booming business was coming to an end. So I guess thats why, you know, I forgive her because I didnt mean to hurt my son, either., The truth about Sister Cindy her transformation, her family, and the criticism she receives, Isabella Russos ethnicity Her Asian roots explained, What is Ines Tazis ethnicity? Arnold has plenty of regrets about the life she chose, especially with many youth struggling with addiction. Become the owner of this obituary to manage the guestbook, edit the notice, and more. 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. More: 80/35 music festival canceled again for another year. Anyone can read what you share. Fill in Lori Arnold's first and last name into the search bar. Her stepdad told Bobby to either dump her or marry her, so he. Lori E Arnold Grine (age 60) is currently listed at 6939 S Sr 231, Tiffin, 44883 Ohio and is affiliated with the Democrat Party. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. I saw myself on television this week, in the modern sense of seeing someone with whom I identified. Lori Arnold was just 18-years-old when she married Floyd Stockdall and became pregnant with his son. And they kept coming back.". And Im a people person. 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