Prosecutors charge Oak Grove man, 28, in beating death of another man in Kansas City
Jackson County prosecutors have accused a 28-year-old man in the September beating death of another man during an attempted robbery in Kansas City.
David Z. Haynie of Oak Grove was charged Thursday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of Darryle J. Humbird, 53.
Haynie is being held on a $200,000 bond. No court date has been set.
Prosecutors allege Haynie used a rock to beat Humbird in the head. DNA taken from the rock matched Haynie, court records stated.
Police were called just before 11 a.m. to the home in the 9100 block of East 43rd Terrace in Kansas City on Sept. 16.
When they arrived, they found Humbird dead inside the home.
According to court records, police found a large rock at the crime scene. The rock appeared to have had blood on it.
Days after the homicide, a witness told detectives that Humbird’s credit card had been used. Those transactions were traced back to an acquaintance of Haynie, according to court records.
The acquaintance told detectives that she was not present when the killing occurred but admitted she used the victim’s credit card afterwards. She later noticed that Haynie had between $3,000 to $6,000 in cash and drugs that he previously didn’t have, prosecutors allege.
The woman said she and Haynie took 41 grams of drugs, money and a bottle of Giorgio Armani cologne from Humbird after the assault.
She also admitted using the victim’s credit card after the homicide but said she wasn’t at the crime scene, according to court records.
This story was originally published April 23, 2020 at 6:13 PM.
