By MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com

A shoplifting incident in Fayetteville Friday night resulted in the arrest of three local teenagers.

According to reports, police were dispatched to the T.J. Maxx store in the Fayette Pavilion around 8 p.m. Friday and arrested Frederick Duncan Cohran, 18, of Fayetteville for shoplifting. He allegedly took two men's shirts and two pair of jeans worth a total of $76.

Also arrested were Anthony D. Nelson, 18, and Joshua Timothy Rex, 17, both of Fayetteville, for possession of alcohol by a minor.

In an unrelated incident, a traffic stop Thursday morning uncovered marijuana and led to another arrest.

Police took Marco Adam Elwer, 21, of Palmetto into custody after stopping his car at about 9 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Lester Road and Old Norton Road. He was charged with speeding, no insurance and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, reports indicated.

A passenger in the car, Kevin David Paul, 21, of Palmetto, also was charged with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

An unrelated traffic stop in the wee hours of Friday morning produced a suspect sought on an outstanding Fayette County warrant.

According to reports, police stopped a car on Lester Road near the southern city limits just after midnight and found that the driver, Justin Paul Timothy Moore, had an active warrant for simple battery. Moore, 19, is a U.S. Marine and his residence was listed as Camp Lejeune, N.C.

A passenger took control of the car, while Moore was transported to Fayette County Jail.