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Andrew Carter Thornton II\xa0(October 30, 1944 \u2013 September 11, 1985) was a former narcotics officer and lawyer who became the head member of "The Company", a\xa0drug smuggling\xa0ring in\xa0Kentucky. The son of Carter and Peggy Thornton of Threave Main Stud farm in southern\xa0Bourbon County, Kentucky, Thornton grew up living a privileged life in the\xa0Lexington, Kentucky, area and attended the prestigious private\xa0Sayre School\xa0and the Iroquois Polo Club along with other Lexington blue bloods. He later transferred to Sewanee Military Academy and then joined the\xa0army\xa0as a\xa0paratrooper.[1]\xa0After quitting the army, he became a Lexington police officer[2]\xa0on the narcotics task force. He then attended the\xa0University of Kentucky\xa0Law School. During his tenure, he began\xa0smuggling.[3]