A Lady Lake man was arrested on drug charges when an officer parked at 7-Eleven recognized his truck from prior narcotics sales.
An officer patrolling 7-Eleven, located at 2058 U.S. Hwy. 27/441, noticed 48-year-old Jason Cory Franks park an orange Ford F-150 at the fuel island around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. He had seen this vehicle at multiple places known to be prevalent with the use and distribution of narcotics.
About 10 to 15 minutes before, he watched one of the employees come out of the gas station and talk to Franks for several minutes. The employee then went back inside and did not come out again. The truck eventually left, during which it did not completely stop at a stop sign before pulling onto Eagles Nest Road, the report said.
The officer also saw the truck straddle the eastbound lane and the westbound turn lane, putting the double yellow stripped line under the middle of the vehicle. As the truck turned onto U.S. Hwy. 27/441, the officer turned on his emergency lights for a traffic stop. The vehicle made a U-turn but eventually stopped near Lake Ella Road, the report said…