Arrest

Joe Lyons • January 31, 2025

On January 30, 2025, METRICH detectives conducted an investigation into illegal drugs entering and being distributed in the Richland County community. With the assistance of the Richland County Sheriff Deputies and Mansfield Police, a 2015 GMC Yukon being operated by a Bradley Fisher, w/m/32, of Mansfield, Ohio was stopped on Fifth Ave at US 30.

Deputies made contact with Fisher and after a brief dialogue, he fled in his vehicle and was involved in a crash with a Richland County Sheriff cruiser a short distance away from the initial stop, where he was apprehended. Mansfield Police K-9 Maxx alerted on the vehicle and 2 ounces of suspected cocaine were located during a search.

METRICH Detectives with the assistance of the Richland County Sheriff Office then executed a related search warrant authorized by the Honorable Judge David Badnell of the Mansfield Municipal Court for 1214 Bechtel Ave., Mansfield, Richland County. That search resulted in the seizure of approximately 5,000 grams (5 kilos) of suspected illegal drugs, Glock 19, 9mm handgun, $22,249.00 in US currency and other drug related evidence.

Bradley Fisher was incarcerated and charged with Failure to comply with order or signal of Police Officer,(F-3), Trafficking in Fentanyl (F-1), Trafficking in Cocaine (F-1), Possession of Fentanyl (F-1), Possession of Cocaine (F-1), Child Endangerment (F-3), Illegal Manufacture of drugs (F-2). Further Drug & Weapon related charges will be forwarded to the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office.

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