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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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