Adam Barney is a teen killer from Texas who would beat his mother to death with a hammer
According to court documents fifteen year old Adam Barney would strike his mom nearly a dozen times in the head with a hammer and then would strangle the woman to ensure that she was dead
When Adam Barney father would enter the room the teen killer would attack him with a screwdriver but thankfully he would be able to escape
Adam Barney would be arrested the next day and was charged with murder.
Adam Barney would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison
Adam Barney Current Information
SID Number: 17811989
TDCJ Number: 02419340
Name: BARNEY,ADAM STEVEN
Race: W
Gender: M
Age: 20
Maximum Sentence Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Current Facility: FERGUSON
Projected Release Date: LIFE SENTENCE
Parole Eligibility Date: 2051-10-05
Inmate Visitation Eligible: YES
Adam Barney Case
An 18-year-old from McKinney was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his mother.
Adam Barney brutally attacked his mother with a hammer early last year.
On Jan. 3, 2021, McKinney police were called to the Barney home.
Barney’s father showed officers security camera video of his wife sitting on the living room couch when Adam attacked and hit her in the head with the hammer 11 times. He then strangled her until she stopped breathing.
Barney also attacked his father with a screwdriver before running away.
Police arrested Barney seven hours later while he was walking down the street.
In court, prosecutors argued that Barney had a long history of violence and unprovoked aggression towards others.
A journal entry from Barney’s mother revealed that her son had made statements about wanting to kill family members dating back to when he was 7 years old.
A forensic psychologist testified Barney had the traits of a psychopath.
Barney pleaded guilty to the murder and a jury ordered him to life in prison with the possibility of parole and a $10,000 fine.
“The victim in this case was brutally murdered by her own son, who she spent his entire life trying to help overcome his dark characteristics. But in the end, the evil in Adam Barney could not be helped. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Barney family as they continue to grieve the loss of their beautiful wife and mother,” said Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis.
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Adam Barney News
A jury was selected on October 31 for the sentencing of the McKinney teen that killed his mother in January 2021. Jurors will help weigh how long Adam Barney will be jailed.
Last year, Collin County prosecutors argued that the then sixteen-year-old should stand trial as an adult. According to The Dallas Morning News, Barney pleaded guilty to murder Thursday in the death of his mother Stacy Barney. Adam Barney was 15 when he hit his 50-year-old mother with a hammer and choked her to death. Barney also attempted to assault his father with a screwdriver, but Craig Barney was able to flee.
Local Profile previously reported, prosecutors argued that Barney already reached a point in his life where he could not be rehabilitated and must face adult consequences.
The incident occurred in January 2021, days before an ice storm paralyzed North Texas. Collin County residents in a west McKinney neighborhood noticed a police helicopter and several police units as authorities searched for the suspect. Police found the teen the next morning after an extensive search throughout the night.
The boy’s father called the police at about 1 a.m. on January 3, but Stacy Barney was already dead when the police arrived. Authorities said the boy attempted to strike Craig Barney when he found the boy clearing evidence of the crime from the living room.
The mother’s diary noted that she was concerned about her son’s violence and feared that he would eventually cause her family harm. Testimony also showed that the parents hid the kitchen knives in their bedroom to keep them out of immediate reach from their son.
“There is nothing more hurtful than to hear one day he’d kill all of us,” one page of the diary read.
At the time of the initial hearing, a surveillance video determined that Barney was the one to commit the murder, showing him during the act. The Dallas Morning News explained that last week, defense attorney April Steele argued the video is “so shocking our jurors would not be able to entertain other evidence.”
State District Judge Andrea Thompson will allow only portions of the video would be shown to the jury saying, “No one can handle this evidence.” She also explained that the video did not show Barney expressing any regret or remorse for the act he was committing.
During the hearing, Barney’s testimony emphasized previous traumas he experienced in the past at the hand of educators and alleged abuse he suffered from during rehabilitation treatment.
Now, Jurors are left to decide on a sentence for Barney between five and 99 years in prison or life in prison.
McKinney Teen Who Killed His Mother To Face Sentencing – Local Profile | Collin County News & Events
