SAWYER COUNTY (DrydenWire –  A routine traffic stop on April 23, 2025, led Sawyer County authorities to uncover a significant drug and weapons case involving 43-year-old Nathan Rickards of Hayward.

During the traffic stop, law enforcement located methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and packaging materials. The investigation later expanded to a search of Rickards' residence, where authorities discovered additional drugs, multiple firearms, and a cache of valuable items.

Rickards, who is also being prosecuted in Barron and Rusk Counties for separate drug-related offenses, now faces multiple felony charges in Sawyer County.

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Last Update: Jul 28, 2025 11:53 am CDT

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