Joplin man charged with possession of crystal meth with intent to distribute

A Joplin man was charged today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and 

According to the charging information, a Carthage Police Department officer stopped Nevels May 16 and seized 210.5 grams of crystal methamphetamine and a handgun.

The federal charges were filed four days after the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested Nevels for meth possession.