A jury found Byad Lockett and Darryl Watson guilty in the Sept. 2021 Essex County jail attack against then 21-year-old Jayshawn Boyd, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The jury found Lockett. Jayshawn Boyd , 22, was standing in a common area of the Essex County Correctional Facility in New Jersey on September 23 when a group of seven inmates in white started beating him - eventually. On September 23 , 2021 , seven inmates attacked Boyd in the common area of the C-pod, beating him unconscious by punching him in the face and stomping on his head. Upon seeing the riot, the. Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that two Essex County jail inmates were convicted of attempted murder for brutally beating Jayshawn Boyd with a microwave oven and other items. A third inmate was found guilty of attacking Boyd with additional weapons. On September 23, 2021, seven inmates attacked 22-year-old Jayshawn Boyd in a common area in Building 3 of the correctional facility. The men punched Boyd in the face and stomped on his head. An Essex County inmate has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted murder in the jailhouse, officials said . Darryl Watson received the sentence for the beating of fellow inmate. Seven inmates attacked Jayshawn Boyd at the Essex County jail in Newark, beating him unconscious by punching him in the face and stomping on his head, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. It shows several men, including Lockett, attacking Jayshawn Boyd . After Boyd is seen lying on the ground unconscious, Lockett hits Boyd over the head with a microwave oven and broomstick. A jury found Byad Lockett guilty in June of hitting Jayshawn Boyd multiple times with a microwave oven, a multi-gallon beverage dispenser and a broom in September 2021 after beating him. Essex County officials reported today that two Essex County jail inmates were convicted of attempted murder for brutally beating Jayshawn Boyd with a microwave oven and other items. Officials say a third inmate was found guilty of attacking Boyd with additional weapons.
Jayshawn Boyd: The Mystery Deepens
A jury found Byad Lockett and Darryl Watson guilty in the Sept. 2021 Essex County jail attack against then 21-year-old Jayshawn Boyd, prosecutors announced Wedn...