Hillsboro man charged with weapons violation after SR 73 traffic stop

Highland County sheriff’s deputies arrested Kevon Mathews, 26, of Hillsboro, after a Nov. 10 traffic stop on State Route 73. Deputies said they found a gun and suspected controlled substances during the stop. Mathews was charged with having weapons while under disability and booked into the Highland County Justice Center. The suspected drug evidence is undergoing laboratory analysis, and additional charges may follow.