The Fayette Citizen-News Page
Wednesday, December 22, 1999
Police blotter

By MONROE ROARK
Staff Writer

Two men are in custody on weapons and drug charges after a Saturday morning traffic stop in Fayetteville.

According to reports, police pulled over a 1983 Oldsmobile 98 at Ga. Highway 85 and Pavilion Parkway for weaving on the roadway. The driver, Anthony Terrell Ellison, 31, of Shiloh was found to be carrying a concealed handgun, police said.

The passenger, 18-year-old Tavara Jermaine Stanford of Shiloh, was in possession of crack cocaine, police said. Both were taken to the Fayette County Jail and the car was impounded.

Other incidents reported by the Fayetteville Police Department over the weekend include the following:

A Fayetteville man was arrested after attempting to elude police last Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, a police officer traveling on East Georgia Avenue noticed a 1993 Ford Thunderbird moving into the wrong lane. When he turned around to stop the car, the driver refused to pull over.

The suspect was finally pulled over on Pine Circle. Anthony Wayne Slonaker, 19, was charged with weaving on the roadway, driving on a revoked license, and fleeing and attempting to elude police. He was taken to Fayette County Jail.

A man wanted by Decatur police was found in Fayetteville Sunday afternoon, police said.

An officer cruising in the Fayette Pavilion saw a black man run through the parking lot of Sports Authority and quickly get into a car in the Marshall's parking lot, according to reports.

The officer pulled up to talk to the man due to his suspicious activity and found an active warrant, which was confirmed by Decatur police, for Sherland Dexter James, 23, of Stone Mountain.

A routine stop for a seatbelt violation turned up two men wanted in other jurisdictions, according to Fayetteville police.

A 1996 Honda Civic was pulled over at Ga. Highway 85 and Banks Road last Thursday afternoon. The driver, Jason Bryant Worthan, 21, of Jonesboro, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

One of the passengers, 31-year-old Donald Truman Starr of Griffin, was charged with marijuana possession and found to be wanted by another agency, police said, as was 25-year-old Douglas William Anderson, who was also charged with interference with police.

A driver arrested Sunday for no turn signal and possession of marijuana.

A report Sunday of a theft by shoplifting at Kroger.

A report Sunday of harassing phone calls made to a Waffle House employee.

A driver cited Sunday for no insurance, driving while not licensed and weaving on the roadway. The vehicle was impounded.

A report Saturday of an unknown person stealing a billfold at Publix.

A report Friday of a shoplifter taking $130 in groceries without paying.

A driver arrested Saturday for no tag and driving on a suspended license.

A report Friday of a shoplifting incident at Big Lots, where an employee let a customer leave without paying.

A report Saturday of a shoplifter at Wherehouse Music leaving without paying.

A driver cited Friday for driving on a suspended license and having an expired tag. The vehicle was impounded.

A person found Friday to be wanted by another agency.

A report Wednesday of a known offender taking a wallet from a locker room at a local high school.

An offender picked up Friday in Spalding County on an outstanding warrant from Fayetteville for failure to appear.

Two separate reports Friday of entering an auto near Wal-Mart.

A driver arrested Thursday for driving on a suspended license.


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