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A Bronson man faces life in prison following a conviction for methamphetamine possession on Tuesday.
Paul Firschell, 63, faces up to life in prison for his September 2025 crime which occurred in Coldwater. He was convicted by a 12-person jury, according to officials. According to testimony at the trial, the Coldwater Police Department received a tip that drug activity was happening at the parking lot of the Branch County District Library.
Arriving police found Dirschell and another person standing around at the scene. Dirschell was on parole at the time for a previous felony. Police found a black glove in a storage compartment of a moped next to the two individuals and Dirschell admitted to authorities the moped was his. There was an unused syringe in the black glove.
The syringe had a white-powdery substance in it, according to authorities. Investigation revealed it was .2 grams of methamphetamine. Dirschell was charged as a criminal habitual offender due to multiple prior convictions.
He will be scheduled for sentencing later this year as a fourth-degree habitual offender, according to authorities.
