A red light proved

costly for two young men from Fayetteville last

week.

According to police

reports, a 1993 Nissan pickup truck was stopped

just after midnight Feb. 16 on South Jeff Davis

Drive at Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard.

The driver,

18-year-old Matthew Gordon Steiner, not only was

charged with running a red light, but also with

driving under the influence of alcohol and

underage alcohol possession.

Michael Earnest

Burdette, 20, a passenger in the truck, also was

charged with underage alcohol possession.

In an unrelated

incident, a routine traffic stop in Fayetteville

last week led to the recovery of a stolen car.

Kevin Kwasi

Blackmore, 22, of Fayetteville was charged with

defective equipment, driving with a suspended

license and theft by receiving a motor vehicle,

according to reports.

He was stopped Feb.

14 on Ga. Highway 54 at LaFayette Avenue in a

1998 Nissan Altima. A computer check reported

that the car was stolen, and Blackmore was taken

to the Fayette County Jail.

Also last week, a

weapons check at Fayette County High School led

to an arrest, reports indicated.

A black knife with

a three-inch blade was found in the vehicle of

Matthew Ryan Hicks, 18, of Fayetteville. He was

charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds.

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