Did SC judge decide to pause wrongful death suit against Weldon Boyd? What was said
A judge heard arguments Wednesday to halt civil proceedings against two men accused of shooting and killing a North Carolina man three years ago in Horry County. Weldon Boyd, a North Myrtle Beach businessman, and Kenneth “Bradley” Williams filed a joint motion earlier this month asking for a stay in a civil wrongful death suit filed by Jennifer Foley, the sister of Scott Spivey. The 33-year-old Tabor City man was shot and killed by Boyd and Williams after a road rage incident on Sept. 9, 2023, in Horry County. The stay was requested after Boyd and Williams learned “through sources” that a state grand jury’s inquiry into Horry County Police’s handling of the shooting investigation “has been expanded to encompass the conduct of defendants Boyd and Williams,” a court filing said. The motion asked for a stay of all proceedings, discovery, depositions, motion hearings, deadlines and trial settings in the civil action pending the final conclusion of the proceedings before the State Grand Jury of South Carolina concerning the Sept. 9, 2023, incident, and “until it is formally determined whether criminal indictments or charges will be returned against either Defendant.” Judge Eugene Griffith Jr. said he would take arguments under
