Cody Wayne Adams, 33, is facing charges of first-degree manslaughter in Stephens County. On Friday, he was taken into custody and subsequently released on a bond set at $100,000, which is approximately $149,375, according to court documents.

On Christmas Day, Stephens County deputies responded to a call at a residence north of Comanche. Sandra Phelps had been shot while sitting on the front porch with a child, as stated in a sheriff’s affidavit. Witnesses reported that Phelps exclaimed “ouch” before collapsing.

Investigators confirmed that Phelps had sustained a gunshot wound, and she was declared dead roughly 20 minutes after the initial call to the authorities, the affidavit reveals.

Law enforcement reached out to Adams, who confessed to recently purchasing a .45-caliber handgun. He admitted to shooting at a can in his yard, which is approximately 800 meters from the location where Phelps was struck.

Upon learning from the deputies that he was suspected of shooting Phelps, “Adams became visibly upset and began to cry,” wrote Captain Timothy Vann of the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in the affidavit.

A telephone message left Monday with Adams’ attorney, Carl Buckholts, was not immediately returned.

Court records show Adams is scheduled to appear in court on February 25 and was ordered to have no contact with the victim’s family.

Oklahoma law defines first-degree manslaughter as a homicide that occurs when perpetrated without a “design to effect death” while a person is engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor.

It is punishable by up to life in prison. Charging documents allege Adams engaged in conduct with a firearm that demonstrated a “conscious disregard for the safety of others,” a misdemeanor crime in Oklahoma.