Mount Carmel Man Faces Drug Charges After Fleeing Police in Schuylkill County
A Mount Carmel man is behind bars after police say he was found in possession of significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl following a foot chase in Schuylkill County earlier this year.
According to court documents filed by Frackville Police, Brian Boblick, 41, of Mount Carmel, was charged on February 26, 2026, following an incident that began on January 16, 2026, in the 1400 block of Railroad Street in Maizeville.
Police were initially dispatched to the area for a disturbance. Prior to arrival, officers were advised that a male matching the description of a wanted subject had fled the scene.
While checking the area, a trooper observed a gray Dodge Durango leaving the location and later attempting to pick up two individuals walking along the roadway in the 1500 block of Main Street. As police approached, one individual entered the vehicle, which then fled at a high rate of speed, leaving the second individual behind.
That individual, later identified as Boblick, fled on foot. During the pursuit, police say items fell from his clothing as he ran. He was later stopped and detained with assistance from Shenandoah Police.
Authorities say Boblick had an active warrant out of Schuylkill County Adult Probation at the time of the incident.
After his arrest, police recovered multiple items from the scene and from Boblick, including bags containing suspected narcotics, a digital scale, empty wax packets, rubber bands, and other materials commonly associated with drug distribution.
The substances were sent to the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Forensic Services for testing. Lab results later confirmed that one substance, weighing approximately 104.62 grams, was methamphetamine with an estimated street value of about $1,500, while another substance weighing approximately 20.05 grams was identified as fentanyl, also with an estimated street value of about $1,500. A third substance tested did not contain a controlled substance.
Police noted that the quantity of drugs, along with the presence of packaging materials and a scale, were consistent with intent to distribute.
Boblick has been charged by Frackville Police with two felony counts of manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, one felony count of possession of a controlled substance, one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance, and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was arraigned on February 26, 2026, by Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarantelli and committed to Schuylkill County Prison on $75,000 straight cash bail for the drug charges.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 8, 2026, before Judge Tarantelli.
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