Joplin man sentenced to seven years for shooting death of Granby woman

Windell Daniels, 31, Joplin, was sentenced to seven years in prison today for the shooting death of Kelly Jean Crawford, 24, Granby, in July 2013.

Daniels pleaded guilty November 24 in Jasper County Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter and Judge Gayle Crane ordered a presentence investigation.

Daniels was initially cited for second degree assault and armed criminal action after the shooting, which took place at a home on County Road 10 in the eastern part of Jasper County. The charges were upgraded after Ms. Crawford’s death.