Gunman With Kids in House Gets 10 Years | Joplin News

Joplin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 2, 2026 · 1m

A 33-year-old father, Colton Lee Crane, just received a 10-year federal prison sentence after firing a gun at a relative in his home — with his three young kids, including a baby, present. The incident began when his mother-in-law called 911 after hearing him yell and holding a gun; deputies found him intoxicated and holding his infant daughter. He admitted to drinking, then violently attacked a nephew before grabbing a gun, missing him by inches while another family member pleaded for him to stop. This isn’t his first brush with gun violence involving children — he was previously convicted…