Bench trial for Moberly murder case moved to June
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A bench trial for a Moberly man accused of murder has been moved to the summer.
David Kip Heyde was charged last year with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott.
His trial was originally scheduled for Friday. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford told ABC 17 News in a text message that Heyde is ordered to provide discovery responses by March 1 and that the bench trial is now scheduled for June 25 and 26.
Heyde had waived his right to a jury trial in November.
The probable cause statement says Moberly police were called to a report of shots being fired in the 900 block of East Logan Street on July 6, 2025. Heyde allegedly claimed self-defense in the shooting when he spoke with police.
Heyde claimed Scott, 23, hit him during an argument after she alleged he was “attempting to kill birds at the front of his property,” court documents say. Neighbors had talked with ABC 17 News the week of the shooting about ongoing allegations that Heyde put bird feed in the street in front of his home.
Heyde allegedly told police he fired two shots at Scott, court documents say. Scott was found with a gunshot wound in her right torso, the statement says. The statement says Scott “had no obvious signs of trauma or injury to either of her hands.”
