‘Willingness to fight:’ Judge says Boyd ignored multiple de-escalation chances before 2023 roadside killing

Editor’s note: Some language in the court’s opinion may be offensive to some.

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Weldon Boyd has ‘some level of fault’ in bringing about the deadly 2023 confrontation with Scott Spivey that happened after a chaotic nine-mile pursuit in Horry County, a judge concluded Wednesday.

Three weeks after denying Boyd’s claims of self-defense for his role in the shooting death of Spivey along Camp Swamp Road, 15th Circuit Court Judge Eugene W. Griffith put into writing a blistering analysis to back up his decision…

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