The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed felony charges against a Joplin man who was arrested by the Newton County Sheriff's Office Tuesday following a report of a suspected burglary.
According to the probable cause statement, Nicholas Owen Cutbirth, 22, was found in an abandoned home with guns and cocaine.
From the probable cause statement:
Vl stated that on January 4, 2025, Nicholas Cutbirth arrived at her residence while she was away. Cutbirth went to another residence on her property and took a change jar and an unknown number of guns.Vl stated that when she arrived home today, January 7, 2025, she observed that her front door handle had been damaged and that when she opened the door, the door handle fell off. Vl observed that her vehicle's key fob that was previously located in the nightstand by her bed had been removed along with a .380 caliber handgun and a .40 caliber handgun.
Vl checked her vehicle and observed that a .22 caliber that was previously located in the vehicle's glovebox was also missing. Witness 1 (Wl) was contacted on scene and stated that she had driven Cutbirth to Vl's residence on January 7, 2025.
Due to Cutbirth having previously been trespassed from the residence, Wl told Cutbirth to get out of the vehicle. Cutbirth exited the vehicle and began walking through the woods. Wl advised that when Cutbirth exited the vehicle, he was in possession of an SKS rifle and a .45 caliber handgun.
After additional deputies arrived on scene, a search for Cutbirth was conducted. Cutbirth was located in an abandoned house on Vl's property and taken into custody.
At the time of his arrest, a 1911 .45 caliber handgun was located in Cutbirth's waistband and an SKS rifle was located on the floor next to where Cutbirth was standing. Cutbirth was also found to be wearing a ballistic vest under his coat.
After Cutbirth was secured, both firearms, the SKS rifle and the 1911 .45 caliber, were examined and found to have loaded magazines with rounds in the chambers.
After removing Cutbirth from the residence and conducting a search incident to arrest, a clear plastic bag containing a white, powdery substance was located in the coin pocket of his jeans. A field test conducted on the white powdery substance returned a positive for cocaine.
Central Dispatch advised that Cutbirth was a convicted felon and on probation and parole in two states and also had an active warrant for burglary out of Jasper County, Missouri
Jasper County Circuit Court records indicate a warrant was issued for Cutbirth's arrest December 23 on a burglary charge following a Joplin Police Department investigation and he was charged with burglary and unlawful possession of a weapon in November following a Carl Junction Police Department investigation.
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