Court date set for man accused of domestic assault

NEWKIRK — A court date is set for Darrell Ray Kinkade, 50, Blackwell, in Kay County District Court.

Kinkade is facing felony charges of domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, assault and battery or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm, all after a felony conviction.

Ponca City police report that on Aug. 12 a female came to the police station and reported that she had been involved in a domestic.

The female alleges that on Feb. 7, Kinkade threatened her with a propane torch and a hot log poker. She said he was intoxicated at the time.

The female also reportedly told police that on March 7, Kinkade held a gun to her head and threatened a murder-suicide scene.

Kinkade’s criminal background includes a domestic assault by strangulation case filed in 2024, a misdemeanor domestic abuse case filed in 2024, and an actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence filed on Sept. 30, 2025.

He is being held in the county jail. Bond in the domestic case is set at $75,000.