Jayshawn Boyd: The Next Big Thing? Experts Weigh In

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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. 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. 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. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced that Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler sentenced Essex County Jail inmate Byad Lockett to 20 years. 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. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Watson and six other inmates beat Boyd in the county-run jail with a microwave, a water cooler and an industrial mop. 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. 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. Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler sentenced Essex County Jail inmate Darryl. 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.