Thursday, June 26, 2025

Sentencing set for Carterville man on federal firearms charge


A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. August 21 for Bobby Gene Elliot, 39, Carterville, who pleaded guilty March 4 to possession of a firearm by a felon.

A criminal complaint was filed against Bobby Gene Elliott, 39, October 30 following his arrest by the Joplin Police Department on methamphetamine possession and weapons charges.

According to the probable cause affidavit, the Joplin Police Department made a traffic stop at 7th and Schifferdecker and a search of Elliott's vehicle revealed two bags of methamphetamine, a pistol under the front passenger seat and an AR-15 style rifle with a 41-round magazine that contained 34 .223 caliber rounds.

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