MANSFIELD — A man was arrested and a gun, drugs and cash were seized after the METRICH Enforcement Unit, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, and ASORT executed search warrants at both 296 and 294 Grace Street on Monday.
According to METRICH, Danny L. Brown, 41, was the focus of the warrants. His alleged illegal activities involve trafficking in narcotics and receiving stolen property.
During the search of 296 Grace St, METRICH Detectives reported finding more than nine ounces of suspected crack cocaine, over 300 suspected Percocet, and other miscellaneous drugs. Also seized were a loaded 40 Calibur Smith and Wesson handgun and $14,669.00 in U.S. currency. The narcotics carried a street value of over $40,000.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Department also located a large amount of stolen property at the same address.
Subsequently, Brown was incarcerated at the Richland County Jail on charges of first-degree felony trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, second-degree trafficking in Schedule II narcotics, possession of Schedule II narcotics, and weapons under disability.
METRICH Commander Lt. Jason Bammann stated it was the tips received from the community, the daily work from detectives, and the collaboration between METRICH and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department that ultimately removed a career criminal from the streets of our community.
