A Jasper County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Joplin man to four years in prison for assaulting his girlfriend and violating the state s sex offender laws.
A convicted sex offender residing in Joplin pleaded guilty Monday to failure to register as a sex offender and was granted a suspended sentence and probation.
Todd Mayes took the witness stand Tuesday to provide Jasper County Circuit Court jurors with an account of the slaying of daughter Prayer Nickelsen that was at odds with prior
Todd Mayes took the witness stand Tuesday to provide Jasper County Circuit Court jurors with an account of the slaying of daughter Prayer Nickelsen that was at odds with prior