Want Weed With Your Burger? Not Anymore at Fast Food Restaurant

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A Gwinnett County hamburger joint likely won’t be appealing to drug buyers anymore after the arrest of a man who police say was dealing while at work at a Buford Drive Checkers.

Derek Stargell, 34, is facing multiple charges after his arrest on April 16, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

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He was arrested by the Gwinnett Metro Task Force after he had sold drugs to an undercover cop on three occasions at the Checkers located at 919 Buford Drive near Lawrenceville, the sheriff’s office said. Stargell was in possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin when he was arrested.

He is charged with selling marijuana, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Stargell is currently being held at the Gwinnett County Jail with no bond.

The Gwinnett Metro Task Force is comprised of deputies from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office and officers from Lilburn, Lawrenceville, Duluth and Suwanee police departments.

The Gwinnett Metro Task Force can be contacted by the Drug Tip Line at 770-670-5180 or by email at gmtaskforce@gmail.com.