A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. May 6 in U. S. District Court in Springfield for Phillip Jordan Neese, 33, Carthage, who is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to the indictment, Phillip Jordan Neese, 33, possessed the weapons September 17 in Jasper County.
The indictment stems from a Joplin Police Department arrest that day. Neese was charged with drug trafficking, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.
More information about the charge and Reese's background can be found at the link below.