Monday, June 30, 2025

Joplin man charged with 2024 murder of Travis Wyrick


The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges against a Joplin man today in connection with the March 25, 2024 shooting death of Travis Wyrick at Hillbilly Pumping and Hauling, Joplin.

A warrant was issued today for the arrest of Alex Javier Vega (DOB 1990), with no bond.







The allegations against Vega were detailed in the probable cause statement:

On March 25th, 2024, at 0944 hours, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Hillbilly Pumping & Hauling, Inc located at 1945 Pump Ln. in Joplin, Jasper County, MO, in response to a shooting. 

When deputies arrived Travis Wyrick was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

According to witnesses and video footage from the business, Travis Wyrick and Alex Vega worked at Hillbilly Pump. When they arrived at work that morning, Travis approached Alex outside the office. The two of them exchanged words, but nothing physical occurred. Alex and Travis then separated. Alex then went inside the office. 







A few minutes later, Alex exited the office and proceeded to his work vehicle, which was parked approximately 100 feet from the office. Alex retrieved an AR-style rifle from his vehicle and walked back towards Travis. 

When Travis saw that Alex had a gun, he walked toward Alex shouting at him. As Travis approached, Alex fired multiple shots striking Travis three times. According to the medical examiner, Travis died of multiple gunshot wounds.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

JUSTICE for Travis!

Anonymous said...

All this evidence all this time with video footage and it’s taken over a year to bring this family peace!?

Stephanie Bresee said...

Thank u Jesus!!!

Anonymous said...

Justice amen 🙏

Anonymous said...

The dude was a long-term thug with like 5 or 6 felony convictions. He skated on killing a kid because of a weak prosecutor. No loss to the human race. Time caught up with him.

Anonymous said...

Lol stfu you got no idea what your talking sbout

Anonymous said...

Amen!!!!

Anonymous said...

Finally!!! Travis, may you get justice!! Forever remembered and loved!! ♥️🙏

Anonymous said...

We live in a different time and era today our elected and appointed officials have to be tough on criminals, stop the slaps on the wrist and the probations, "you do the crime - you do the time." No more feeling sorry for the criminals - feel sorry for the victims - No more sad stories for these criminals - I had a bad life, my parents didn't love or buy me 10-Ninetindos, drugs and alcohol made me kill those people, my dog ate my homework, you still did the crime, we have to make these criminals take responsibility for their actions. Teens are using the excuses of you cannot do anything to me or charge me because I am a Minor - Well if their crimes are adult crimes - charge them as adults, with adult punishments. STOP FEELING SORRY FOR THE CRIMINALS - FEEL SORRY FOR THE VICTIMS - Something every Judge and Prosecutor needs to say to themselves before taking Office.

Anonymous said...

Casenet don't lie!

Anonymous said...

https://rturner229.blogspot.com/search?q=wyrick

Anonymous said...

PPPP = pffffft

>>STOP FEELING SORRY FOR THE CRIMINALS - FEEL SORRY FOR THE VICTIMS<<

Who is the victim and who is the criminal here?

Anonymous said...

Exactly 💯

Anonymous said...

Yes!

Anonymous said...

Facts

Anonymous said...

7:58AM - AKA NCWS - NO COMMENT WOKE SYNDRONE - What a Non-Intelligent Question - Stop Feeling Sorry for the Criminals - Feel Sorry for the Victims - Sounds and Reads pretty Direct - Stop being easy on Criminals - What most of you Leftist Liberals Do - Let the Criminals Rule the Streets - put them in Jail - Just like all the Illegal Aliens - Deport Deport Deport and Close the Southern Borders.

Anonymous said...

Can we get 7:58AM some free medical support, cannot understand simple statements. Must be an old nascar driver, always turns left, same in politics.

Anonymous said...

7:58AM, has never had a family member or friend that was a victim of criminal and then the courts allowed that criminal out on probation, when they should have been sent straight to prison. No Justice for the Victims only Deals and Probation for the Criminals. In 7:58AM's mind, it is ok to allow criminals back on the streets to do another crime and let Illegal Aliens and Criminals enter the US and run amok of our Laws. Is that what your Woke Leaders taught you - Autopen? By the way isn't that why they call you the NCWS - No Comment Woke Syndrome?

Anonymous said...

Who is the victim?

Was it Travis Wyrick?

Or was it Jamison Alexander?

Here are some clues for those that don't have one: https://rturner229.blogspot.com/2014/11/driver-who-hit-killed-joplin-high.html

Anonymous said...

Hope he gets life life for a life Travis could of been a good man in time if his life wasn't cut so short by someone's stupidity

Anonymous said...

And that someone...was Travis. /Surprised pickachu

Anonymous said...

Just like Jamison Alexander?

Anonymous said...

He ran a guy over and killed him then bragged for years about it.......

Anonymous said...

Kinda what I was thinking

Anonymous said...

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!

Anonymous said...

Travis was a murderer and a long time addict and felon and constantly got off with a slap on the wrist carma caught up with him just a shame it took so long

Heidi said...

Actually, it is a loss to the human race. He had people that loved him. He had a mother and a father and a daughter and many others you’re disgusting individual that could say something so awful and your coward you have to post your comment as anonymous.