Area man charged in unlawfully possessing gun

A 40-year-old Ledbetter man was arrested by a DPS trooper on Tuesday, Oct. 8, on a felony unlawful possession of a firearm charge after a traffic stop on State Highway 21 West.

Michael Wayne Tyra was charged and is now free on $7,500 in bonds, according to the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office.

A trooper stopped the driver of a blue Chevrolet Silverado pickup at the Rockin’ G gas station on State Hig…