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Joplin man ordered held without bond on federal weapons charge



Mitchell Dean Woods, 34, Joplin, will remain behind bars while awaiting trial on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Judge David P. Rush approved the government's request for detention order during a hearing today in U. S. District Court in Springfield. A grand jury indicted Woods Monday,

According to the indictment, Gibbs was charged for possessing guns November 25, the day the Joplin Police Department arrested him.

Former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor, covering Joplin and the Four-State Area since 2003.

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