A local man accused of selling

prescription drugs and alcohol to "numerous" juveniles and teenagers

at a Peachtree City playground has been arrested by police.

Paul Hagan III, 39, of Peachtree

City would sell the items near a playground on the south end of the Smokerise

subdivision in some cases, according to police. The drug involved, methadone,

is artificial heroin, according to Police Chief James Murray.

Officers want to contact the

parents of children who use the park because they may be able to provide

more information also, Murray said. Anyone with additional information

is asked to contact the department's Criminal Investigations Division

at 770-631-2510.

Hagan has been charged with

selling a controlled substance (methadone), selling a controlled substance

within 1,000 feet of a recreation center (methadone), furnishing or purchasing

alcohol for a minor and three counts of contributing to the delinquency

of a minor.

Hagan was arrested Monday while

officers conducted a search warrant at his residence, police said. Another

juvenile, 16, was arrested at the scene for possession of marijuana (less

than one ounce).

Officers will continue the

investigation, and additional charges are expected to be filed against

Hagan, police said.

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