A Texas resident is facing nearly ten years behind bars after fatally assaulting a man confined to a wheelchair with no toes.

Thirty-three-year-old Hayden Humphreys admitted guilt to manslaughter on Thursday for the killing of Rudy Ricky Diaz, aged 38, in Houston. According to a probable cause affidavit, the incident occurred close to midnight on July 23, 2022, along McKay Drive. Humphreys, who had just left a club, encountered Diaz during his walk.

Humphreys asserted that Diaz, who was in a wheelchair, approached him for money. After handing over some cash, Diaz allegedly requested more and “stood up” in an intimidating way, prompting Humphreys to claim he acted in self-defense by attacking Diaz. However, witnesses reported seeing Humphreys repeatedly striking Diaz, who lay motionless on the ground.

Locals familiar with Diaz described him as “harmless” and not a danger to anyone.

Emergency responders transported Diaz to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries after approximately two weeks. The autopsy confirmed that his death was due to blunt force trauma.

Detectives reviewed video footage from the area that did not show the beating but captured Humphreys “behaving erratically” and appearing to be intoxicated. Humphreys admitted to detectives that he had a few drinks that night.

While in jail, Humphreys talked to his father on a recorded jail call in which he said he wanted to go out drinking on the night in question but no one wanted to go out so he decided to go by himself. He said when he goes out, “dumb s— like this happens” and also stated “when I”m left alone, I’m a f—ing child,” the affidavit said.

Humphreys claimed he blacked out and didn’t remember the incident. His father admonished him for being “stupid” while drinking.

“I know I lost my f—ing mind that night,” Humphreys said, per the affidavit. “I know I did.”

The defendant was originally charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter as part of a deal with prosecutors. He’s facing eight years in prison when he’s formally sentenced on Dec. 1, local ABC affiliate KTRK reported.

All 10 of Diaz’s toes were amputated a few months before the incident, his brother Benji Diaz told KTRK. He wishes Humphreys could be sent to prison for longer.

“Anybody who is out there hurting people in that type of manner or taking advantage of people who can’t defend themselves,” the brother told the TV station. “I don’t think they deserve to be free at all.”