Mansfield Man Arrested in Drug Bust Held on Bail

A Mansfield man who is still on probation for a 2007 drug charge was once again selling, police said.

Wednesday, Michael L. Goodale, 31, was arrested at his Pratt Street apartment. He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was ordered held on $15,000 cash bail by an Attleboro District Court judge according to Mansfield Police Chief Ron Sellon.

The arrest was part of an ongoing investigation between the Mansfield Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Sun Chronicle reports that Goodale allegedly sold drugs to an information three times.

Previously, he was arrested following a 2007 DEA investigation. He was sentenced to three years in prison in 2009 along with concurrent prison time in Rhode Island, with probation.

Goodale is due back in court on March 11 for a probable cause hearing.