Self-proclaimed satanic worshipper sentenced for fatally striking friend in the head with hammer

ELLIS COUNTY, Texas (TCD) -- A 31-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for tying up, strangling, and fatally beating his friend with a hammer before hiding his remains in a trash can. Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced Jan. 29 that a jury convicted Trenton Adams of the capital murder of Jordan Von Hoffman, and a judge subsequently sentenced him to life in prison without parole. On March 24, 2021, Von Hoffman failed to show up to work and didn’t return home, so his sister and friends became concerned. They knew, however, that he had r