Overview
- Sandra Phelps was fatally struck while sitting on a covered porch in Comanche as she held a child, with a single bullet entering her arm and chest.
- Cody Wayne Adams, 33, told deputies he had been firing a Glock .45 at a Red Bull can in his backyard, where investigators recovered spent casings.
- Deputies said the shooting angle from Adams’ yard aligned with the scene, and emergency vehicle lights were visible from his firing position.
- Adams was arrested on Christmas Day, released on a $100,000 bond, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in February, court records show.
- According to the affidavit, neighbors reported multiple shots earlier in the afternoon, and Adams became visibly upset and said “I’m sorry” when told his firing was believed to have caused the death.