nighttime display of his truck's power landed a

Fayetteville teenager in custody over the

weekend.

Jeremy

Thomas, 19, faces a charge of driving under the

influence after his arrest just after midnight

Saturday morning on Ga. Highway 85. He was

driving a white 1991 Chevrolet Silverado pickup,

according to police reports.

He

was also charged with laying drags, meaning he

was loudly squealing his tires as he pulled out

onto the street.

passenger in the car, 20-year-old Eric Wooten of

Jonesboro, was charged with underage possession

of alcohol.

In

an unrelated incident last weekend, a routine

traffic stop led to a drug arrest for a

42-year-old Jonesboro man.

Charles

D. Strickland was stopped at the Kroger at Banks

Road and Ga. Highway 85, where he was charged

with possession of cocaine and marijuana, reports

stated.

Other

incidents in Fayetteville over the weekend

included:

� A report taken Friday of a

theft of nine cases of beer at a local business.

� A driver arrested Thursday

for driving on a suspended license, interference

with police, and failure to produce a license on

demand.

� A driver arrested Friday for

possession of marijuana.

� A driver arrested Saturday

for possession of marijuana and driving without a

license.

� A driver arrested Friday for

driving under the influence and an improper lane

change.

� A person picked up Saturday

on County Line Road on an outstanding warrant

from Fayetteville for failure to appear.

� A driver and passenger

arrested Sunday for possession of marijuana.

� A driver arrested Sunday for

using a license plate to control identity, no

insurance, and possession of marijuana (a

passenger also was charged with possession of

marijuana).

� A driver arrested Sunday for

driving under the influence, weaving on the

roadway and speeding.

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