THREE CHARGES PLACED AGAINST SALEM MAN

On the lookout for a stolen truck, an Oconee deputy arrested a Salem man on drug charges and possession of a stolen vehicle. The Sheriff’s Office this afternoon announced the charges and the arrest late Saturday night of Bradley Michael Payne of the Burnt Tanyard Road. The deputy made contact with the driver. identified as Payne, in the parking lot of a s. highway 11 business. The stolen vehicle was a 1998 Ford F-150 extended cab pickup.