Napa resident Justin Chapman Fisher, aged 31, finds himself facing serious charges once again after the Napa County District Attorney's Office announced his arrest for felony possession of materials with intent to manufacture an explosive device. Fisher, previously convicted of related offenses in 2020, is now also brought up on allegations that heighten the severity of his prior convictions, potentially facing up to four years in prison if found guilty of his current charges, as per a report from the Napa County District Attorney's Office.
The arrest unfolded last Tuesday, and a bail of $1 million has been set. Fisher's preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Wednesday, and it will take place at the Napa Superior Court, where the previous proceedings against him in 2020, then presided over by Judge Monique Langhorn Wilson, concluded with a four-year prison sentence despite the Deputy District Attorney's push for a six-year term. This was due to Fisher's accumulation of five felony counts that included possession of an explosive, methamphetamine, heroin, and a machine gun, as reported by the Napa County District Attorney's Office. The public can direct inquiries to Public Affairs and Media Officer Carlos Villatoro.
Fisher's history with bomb-making activities extends back to 2019 when he was arrested in American Canyon with incriminating possessions in his car that ranged from pipe bombs, explosives, pipes, caps, and fuses to illegal narcotics. His recent arrest, once again involving bomb-making materials, sees him at the center of what seems a distressingly habitual association with destructive devices and raises concerns about the continuity of his intentions. Details provided by a Hoodline article relay that detectives found items meant for bomb construction.
The operation that led to Fisher's latest apprehension entailed a search warrant carried out on the 300 block of Coombs Street by the Napa County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team with support from the Napa Police Department, the Napa Special Investigative Bureau, and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad. Their efforts were coordinated and signify the perceived risk associated with this case. According to the same Hoodline report, the Sheriff’s Office collaborated with multiple agencies, indicating the seriousness of the threat posed by the accused and the materials in his possession.
