MANSFIELD — Bradley Fisher, 32, of Mansfield, faces at least seven felony charges after a traffic stop led to a car chase, and a crash with a Richland County Sheriff’s cruiser on Thursday.
METRICH officials stated in a press release that Fisher was incarcerated and charged with Failure to comply with order or signal of Police Officer, a third-degree felony, Trafficking in Fentanyl (a first-degree felony), Trafficking in Cocaine (a first-degree felony), Possession of Fentanyl (a first-degree felony), Possession of Cocaine (a first-degree felony), Child Endangerment (a third-degree felony), and Illegal Manufacture of drugs (a second-degree felony).
METRICH also stated that further drug and weapon-related charges will be forwarded to the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office.
According to authorities, METRICH detectives conducted an investigation Thursday 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 Fisher, was stopped on Fifth Avenue at U.S. 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 in U.S. currency and other drug-related evidence.