Overview
- Sandra Phelps, seated on a Comanche porch holding a child, was struck in the arm and chest and died at the scene on Christmas Day, according to an affidavit.
- Deputies say Cody Wayne Adams, 33, told them he had been firing a recently purchased Glock .45 at a Red Bull can in his backyard roughly 0.3 miles away.
- Investigators report several spent casings at Adams’ home and a shooting angle lining up with the victim’s location, with no adequate backstop on his property.
- Neighbors reported hearing about 20 shots earlier that afternoon, and deputies say Adams acknowledged firing multiple rounds southward with two loaded magazines.
- Adams was arrested on a first-degree manslaughter complaint, released on a $100,000 bond, and is due for a preliminary hearing on February 25, court records show.