Thursday, July 17, 2025

Joplin man pleads guilty to federal weapons charge


Walter Carl Ritter, 59, Joplin, pleaded guilty this morning in U. S. District Court in Springfield to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Judge David P. Rush ordered a presentence investigation. No date has been scheduled for the sentencing.

Ritter was in possession of a firearm on September 17, 2024, according to the indictment.




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