
A Menlo teen was pulled over yesterday in the early morning hours after police saw him operating a unsafe and improperly equipped vehicle. Police stopped 19-year-old Benjamin Rhyan Maddux near the intersection of Commerce Street and Georgia Avenue at 1:41 AM on Thursday. Maddux was driving a 1996 Nissan Maxima and police notice one headlight and one taillight out on the vehicle and an out of date tag. After stopping Maddux, police say that they could smell “fresh marijuana” in the vehicle and on his person. Maddux’s license was suspended and he admitted to consuming marijuana prior to the traffic stop, and police say that he even told the officer that he was high. Maddux was arrested and charged with DUI for Drugs, possession of marijuana, driving on suspended or revoked license and other traffic offenses.







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