MARTINEZ — Contra Costa prosecutors have charged an area resident who allegedly used a baseball bat to beat his ex-boyfriend to dying, then referred to as police to report he’d failed to acknowledge an “intruder” as his ex, court docket data present.
Kyle Daniels, 31, of Martinez, was charged with homicide and a particular allegation of utilizing a lethal weapon within the March 15 killing of 40-year-old Twin Moore, of Oakland. The costs have been filed in September, after a prolonged investigation that picked aside Daniels’ preliminary assertion to police that he failed to acknowledge Moore, a person he’d dated, and believed to be defending himself towards an intruder, in response to court docket data.
After killing Moore, Daniels allegedly informed police he was “swinging for the fences” together with his baseball bat, in response to court docket data.
The case facilities on a Hale Courtroom residence, the place Daniels was dwelling. He informed police that he thought somebody rang his doorbell round 2 a.m., however nobody was there when he answered it. He went to sleep, however hear somebody enter round 4:45 a.m., authorities stated.
Daniels then claimed the intruder struck Moore with a selfie mild, however that he flippantly struck the particular person with a bat, believing the entire thing was a prank. When Moore hit him with the sunshine a second time, he stated he started swinging his bat aggressively, till Moore stopped shifting, authorities stated.
Moore was overwhelmed extensively and pronounced lifeless later that morning. He reportedly suffered inner bleeding, a number of contusions and different blunt power trauma.
Authorities say Moore and Daniels had dated, and that Daniels informed police that Moore had beforehand sought a restraining order towards him.
Moore is being held with out bail, and didn’t enter a plea at his first court docket look on Sept. 29, data present.
Initially Printed: October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM PDT
