Two brothers are behind bars for trying to steal scrap metal.

For one of the brothers, the incident occurred at his workplace.
According to a news release it happened Monday afternoon at the Macon Telegraph.

Police say, 50 year old David lucas and his brother Bradley Lucas were caught loading the Telegraph's flatbed truck and forklift to load scrap metal.

Both men were charged with criminal trespass, theft by taking auto, and felony theft by taking.

David Lucas has an extra charge of aggravated assault after he tried to run a witness over with one of the machines.

The brothers are being held at the Bibb L-E-C. David Lucas

Bradley Lucas

If you were living in Monroe County 20 years ago, you may remember that filming was wrapping up for the movie that put Juliette, Georgia on the map. Two decades after the making of Fried Green Tomatoes, and the residents of this tiny town are still reaping the benefits of the blockbuster hit.

"When we pulled up, I was like flipping out because we saw the Whistle Stop. And I was so excited," says visitor Kathy Gray.

She traveled all the way from Alabama to eat fried green tomatoes for lunch.

"They are the best in the world," says visitor Paula Fairchild, Tennessee.

Juliette's got the record to prove it. For the past five years, Nancy Bridges has kept a running log of visitors. "A couple from Germany, a couple from Italy, a couple from England," says Bridges, Whistle Stop Gift Shop.

Bridges says she never expected the film to change the town so dramatically. "The prediction at the time had been after the movie was filmed well it might last 6 months."

Six months turned into twenty years of tourism. Juliette became 'the most famous town saved by Hollywood.' Before that, Bridges says it was, "Dead. It was dead."

A little T.L.C. from the movie's production team, and the streets of Juliette were given new life.

"You know one of the last scenes I guess where Jessica Tandy is sitting on the suitcase. When we were driving in I said I think this is where she was sitting," says Fairchild.

It's the simple complexity of the story that draws the masses to this tiny town.

"It's a movie that's got so much in it. It's got comedy, and it's got drama. You know, sadness, and joy. That's what I love about it. It's life," says Gray.

The town of Juliette welcomes travelers from all over the world, any day of the week. Click here for more information on the Whistle Stop Cafe.

The highway travelers are out in full force this Labor Day weekend, which can cause extra time and headaches for drivers.

Megan and Tom Johnson came up to Macon from Florida for the holiday weekend to visit family. They say they noticed the extra cars on the road as they were driving north, and knew traffic would be heavier. But the Johnson's said that it's worth it to see family.

"It doesn't bother me, not at all," Tom says. "You gotta do what you gotta do," Megan chimed in.

Carrie Stevens is making her way back to Florida, after she spent the long weekend with her parents in North Carolina.

She says traffic was "unbelievable".

"It's moving, it's been worse sometimes, but the traffics moving. It's just very heavy...way heavier than it's ever been," Stevens said.

G.S.P. also noticed the increase on the roads, but say, that's what was expected.

"It's a little bit higher, plus we had the rain come in, which caused some congestions," G.S.P. Trooper Brandon Brown said.

Extra patrol officers have been dispatched around the state, to help deal with the influx of cars. Brown says, nearly everyone in the State Patrol office in Forsyth will be on the roads until the holiday weekend is over.

"All paper work is put on hold, that gets put off until tomorrow. So there will be no people doing admin. work or paper work...they're all out on the roads, trying to keep people safe.

For G.S.P. officers, the Labor Day weekend officially ends at midnight on Monday. According to it's website, G.S.P. is noting fewer crashes on the highways as compared to last year's Labor Day weekend.