Jayshawn Boyd: Before You Judge, Read This

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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 and. Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that Superior Court Judge Ronald D . Wigler sentenced Essex County Jail inmate Darryl Watson to 20 years in prison for attempted murder in the jailhouse beating of fellow inmate Jayshawn Boyd, 22, of Newark. 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 sole. Lockett , 22, a Newark resident, was found guilty of attempting to murder fellow inmate Jayshawn Boyd in a brutal attack involving a microwave oven and other items. In accordance with the No Early Release Act, Lockett must serve 85 percent, or 17 years, of his 20-year sentence before being considered for parole. Byad Lockett, 22, of Newark, took part in the near-fatal beating of Jayshawn Boyd while being held in the jail in September 2021, along with six other assailants. Lockett’s sentences add up to. 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. Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler explained his sentence by pointing out Lockett was a risk of offending again and was not at all remorseful in the attack. Wigler stated in court, “It was barbaric. It was inhumane what you did to Mr. Boyd.” Wiglers presided over Lockett’s trial. 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 -. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N.