KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City landlord has been sentenced to life in prison after he stabbed his tenant more than 30 times, killing him in 2021, court records said. Gordon McBeth was found guilty in September for the charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action, according to Clay County courts. View the latest headlines from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas at fox4kc.com McBeth was sentenced to life in prison in the Missouri Department of Correction. He was not granted a bond. According to court documents, McBeth showed up at his rental property on Oct. 22, 2021 to confront 28-year-old Darryl Gilland and his girlfriend. Court records said the couple messaged McBeth because the heat in the home near 62nd Street and North Topping Avenue stopped working. Gilland’s girlfriend said McBeth became aggressive and started throwing things at her when he arrived at the house. Those same documents said she told police McBeth pulled out a large hunting-style knife, pointed it at Gilland, and verbally threatened him. That’s when the woman said McBeth started stabbing Gilland, leading her to run away to a neighbor’s home. Other neighbors heard her screams and ran to help. One of the neighbors said he found McBeth on top of Gilland with a knife. He pointed his gun at McBeth and ordered him onto the ground. Police said he held McBeth at gunpoint until officers arrived and arrested McBeth. Gilland’s girlfriend and another neighbor tried to help the victim, according to court records, but the victim died before emergency responders arrived.