A South Carolina man already serving time for violent crimes has been handed a staggering 272-month (over 22 years) federal prison sentence for a depraved online extortion scheme that tragically led to the suicide of a young Michigan man.
Glenn Daeward Boyd, 36, of Kershaw, South Carolina, was convicted in February of attempted extortion, stalking, and five counts of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan announced today.
Boyd, who was incarcerated in a South Carolina prison for offenses including voluntary manslaughter and assault with intent to kill, utilized a contraband cell phone to orchestrate his elaborate deception. Posing as “Jad,” an 18-year-old girl, on the dating application “Plenty of Fish,” Boyd initiated contact with the 22-year-old victim, identified as B.G., in August 2023…