News Release
METRICH Enforcement Unit
30 North Diamond Street
Mansfield, Ohio 44902
Chief Jason Bammann
Project Director
For Immediate Release
Date: 1/31/2025
NO. 1
Contact: Lt. Steve Blust
(419) 755-9677 Fax: (419) 522-7546
Subject: Drug Investigation/Search Warrants/Arrest
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.
