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Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating
Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating An inmate being housed at the Essex County Jail for attempted murder will spend years in prison for using everything but the kitchen sink during an aggravated assault behind bars. Byad Lockett, 22, has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for attempting to murder Jayshawn Boyd by beating him with a microwave oven and other items during a riot that scared off even the guards, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The Newark resident was ordered to serve at least 85 percent of the sentence (17 years) under the state's "No Early Release Act."  "(The …

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