The wrongful death civil case against a North Myrtle Beach businessman and his friend has been put on pause while the two men wait to see whether they will be criminally indicted for shooting and killing a North Carolina man three years ago.
Judge Eugene Griffith Jr. on Friday issued a 180-day stay in civil proceedings involving the death of Scott Spivey. Spivey’s sister, Jennifer Foley, filed the lawsuit against Weldon Boyd and Kenneth “Bradley” Williams for the death of the 33-year-old Tabor City man, who was shot and killed by Boyd and Williams after a road rage incident on Sept. 9, 2023, in Horry County. The lawsuit was expected to go to trial in December.
Griffith heard arguments Wednesday to halt civil proceedings after Boyd and Williams filed a joint motion earlier this month asking for a stay…