The keen and observant eyes of two Bristol Township police officers led the arrest of a Bristol man wanted for another case during an alleged drug deal in the parking lot of Burger King on Route 13 Monday. Police say the bust took 96 bags of heroin off the streets of Lower Bucks County.
Credit: Bristol Twp. Police
Derron Thompson, 22, according to probable cause affidavit, was seen reaching into the open trunk of his cream colored 1996 Grand Marquis in the parking lot of the popular fast food restaurant located at 4100 New Falls Road shortly after 9 a.m.
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At the time, there was an active warrant on the system for Thompson where he allegedly sold heroin to a confidential informant in March, authorities wrote in the court paperwork.
Officers Ed O’Brien and Anthony Durle spotted Thompson and believed the Bristol man was in the process of an illegal drug delivery, police said. The officers took the suspect into custody and performed a search of the hard-to-miss Grand Marquis, court records say.
The search revealed a stash of 95 bags of alleged heroin and $2,000 in cash, according to police.
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Lt. Terry Hughes said the officers just happened to be driving past the Burger King when they spotted Thompson and turned around.
Thompson was arraigned by District Court Judge Joanne Kline on the active warrant Monday and sent to Bucks County Prison on 10 percent of $75,000.
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On Wednesday, Bristol Township authorities filed charges for Monday’s narcotics incident at Burger King as a detainer, court documents say.
Thompson was charged with rqo felony counts of intent to deliver, and reflated offenses. He is scheduled to appear before Kline for a preliminary hearing on May 28.
According to online court documents Thompson has two additional open cases on the system and was out on bail at the time of his arrest. One of the cases involves the possession of firearm in Bensalem and an additional drug possession charge.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
