SPRINGFIELD, MO – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) A routine traffic stop in Carthage, Missouri, ultimately led to a federal firearms prosecution that has resulted in a guilty plea by a 36-year-old man with previous felony convictions. Skylar Wyrick, of Carthage, pleaded guilty Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Wyrick entered his plea before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. in federal court. The conviction stems from an October 2025 traffic stop during which police discovered

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