Judge orders Joplin man held without bond on meth, weapons charges

Following a detention hearing today in U. S. District Court in Springfield, Judge David P. Rush ordered Robert Marion Nevels, 34, Joplin, held without bond while awaiting trial on meth and weapons charges. Nevels has been in the Greene County Jail since his arrest in June.

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.