{"id":115053,"date":"2025-12-28T05:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053"},"modified":"2025-12-28T05:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:04:33","slug":"christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053","title":{"rendered":"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

An Oklahoma man<\/a> is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and killed a woman sitting with her family on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

Cody Adams, 33, was charged with first-degree manslaughter in connection with the shooting, court records show.<\/p>\n

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 25, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting in Stephens County, Oklahoma., where Sandra Phelps was fatally struck while sitting on her front porch holding a child, according to the probable cause affidavit.<\/p>\n

Witnesses told deputies they periodically heard gunshots over several minutes north of the residence, before Phelps said “ouch” and collapsed, the affidavit states. Moments before, Phelps allegedly commented that someone got a new gun for Christmas.<\/p>\n

TEXAS FATHER DIES IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING ON HUNTING TRIP, DAUGHTER SAYS FAMILY IS \u2018HEARTBROKEN\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Investigators determined the bullet entered Phelps\u2019 upper right arm and traveled into her chest, consistent with a steep downward angle.<\/p>\n

A canvass of nearby properties identified one residence without a suitable shooting backstop, which belonged to Adams, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

Adams told deputies he had been shooting a new Glock .45-caliber handgun<\/a> he bought for himself for Christmas, and he showed police where he had been shooting in his backyard at a Red Bull on the ground.<\/p>\n

ALLEGED DRUNKEN DRIVER BLAMES FASHION FAIL FOR CRASH THAT KILLED MAN ON FIRST DATE: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The affidavit states that “there was nothing behind his property to stop any bullets from traveling beyond his property and hurting someone.”<\/p>\n

Investigators also found spent shell casings and a piece of broken ceramic tile in front of the target, which they say likely caused the bullet\u2019s altered trajectory, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

Adams later told police he was “sorry” and “became visibly upset” after being informed they believed his bullet caused Phelps\u2019 death.<\/p>\n

Adams appeared in court<\/a> on Friday and was released on a $100,000 bond, according to court records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-porch <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-115053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nChristmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-28T10:04:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-28T10:04:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\"},\"wordCount\":348,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\",\"name\":\"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-28T10:04:33+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch - Wall Street PR","og_description":"An Oklahoma man is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge after authorities say a bullet he fired while doing target practice in his backyard struck and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-28T10:04:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch","datePublished":"2025-12-28T10:04:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053"},"wordCount":348,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053","name":"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-28T10:04:33+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/christmas-target-practice-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-oklahoma-woman-sitting-on-porch-115053#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115053"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=115053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}