Joplin man who murdered 17-year-old daughter files appeal

Three days after being sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 17-year-old daughter, Todd Mayes, 61, Joplin has filed a notice of appeal to the Missouri Southern District Court of Appeals.

Mayes was sentenced to life for second degree murder and 15 years for armed criminal action with the sentences to run consecutively.

Mayes shot and killed his daughter January 9, 2022, after she threw a bottle at him during an argument.

A Jasper County found him guilty November 1.