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Jayshawn Boyd

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Murderer Used Microwave, Mop Bucket To Beat Inmate In NJ Jail: Prosecutors Murderer Used Microwave, Mop Bucket To Beat Inmate In NJ Jail: Prosecutors
Murderer Used Microwave, Mop Bucket To Beat Inmate In NJ Jail: Prosecutors A man already imprisoned for murder was sentenced to an additional 20 years for a brutal beating of an inmate in the Essex County Jail, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12. In Sept. 2019, Darryl Watson and six inmates beat Jayshawn Boyd, a 22-year-old Newark resident with a microwave, water cooler, and an industrial mop bucket, leaving him with permanent brain damage, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Watson was convicted of attempted murder in the first degree, aggravated assault in the second degree and possession of a microwave for an unlawful purp…

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by Sam Barron
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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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by Zak Failla