Mansfield, Raynham, Seekonk, DEA Worcester combine to arrest Bristol County man on drug and gun charges

MANSFIELD — Following a lengthy and through multi-agency local and federal investigation, Mansfield Police arrested a local resident on Tuesday after executing a search warrant and seizing firearms, cash and cocaine.

The investigation was led by the Mansfield Police Detective Division, with the assistance of Detectives from the Raynham and Seekonk police departments, and agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration office in Worcester.

On Tuesday, after securing a warrant, Mansfield Police Detectives and members of the Northern Bristol County Drug Task Force searched a suspect, his apartment and rental car on Oakland Street. During the search, Detectives seized 63 grams of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, $48,961 in cash, two handguns and three high-capacity magazines.

26-year-old Jonathan Mejia, of Mansfield was arrested and charged with the following:

Cocaine Trafficking
Possession of a Large-Capacity Firearm (3 Counts)
Possession of a Firearm While Committing (or Attempting to Commit) a Felony (Cocaine Trafficking)
Improper Storage of a Large-Capacity Firearm

Court records show that Mejia pled not guilty Wednesday at arraignment and was being held on $100,000 bond/$10,000 cash bail with a probable cause hearing scheduled for June 25th.

“This arrest was due to an incredibly thorough and professionally conducted investigation led by Mansfield Police Detectives Anthony Lattanzio, Patrick Pennie, Chris Walsh and Matthew Souza,” said Mansfield Police Chief Ronald Sellon. “Investigations like this wouldn’t be possible without cooperation from our partners in law enforcement, including Raynham Police Detectives Patrick Leahy and Jared Turkington, Seekonk Police Sgt. Adam Laprade, and agents from the DEA’s Worcester office. This case took a lot of guns and drugs off our streets, and all of our communities are safer because this investigation was so successful.”

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.