Man convicted of killing wife in central Nebraska home

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A central Nebraska man was found guilty Tuesday of murdering his wife.

Jeffrey Adams, 48, was convicted in Hamilton County District Court of first-degree murder.

On Feb. 26, 2023, the body of his wife, Angela Adams, was found lying in a pool of blood at their Marquette home.

She had injuries on her body, including two cuts on her face, according to court documents.

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Jeffrey Adams told police that they had been drinking heavily the night before and got into a fight.

He said he punched her twice in the head, then left as she was lying on the flood, bleeding.

Adams was initially charged with second-degree murder, which means a killing was not premeditated.

But prosecutors upgraded the charge to first-degree murder, accusing Adams of killing his wife with “deliberate and premediated malice,” court documents say.

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The trial lasted seven days, and jurors took about five hours to deliberate the verdict.

Adams will be sentenced on Oct. 17.