Thursday, January 29, 2026

Grand jury indicts Carthage man on eight gun charges

 

A grand jury indictment of a Carthage man was unsealed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Trenton David Fickle, 23, was charged with four counts of illegally transporting firearms, three counts of making false statements to licensed gun dealers when buying guns and a single count of making a false statement to a licensed gun dealer while attempting to buy a gun.

The crimes allegedly took place between 2023 and 2025, according to the indictment. The licensed gun dealers Fickle allegedly lied to were Liberty Tree Guns, Rayzor's Edge Tactical and Joplin Centerfire.







Fickle was arraigned this morning at U. S. District Court in Springfield and pleaded not guilty.

A detention hearing is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. February 3 in Springfield.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Homegrown.