BREAKING: Essex County Jail Inmates Convicted

INMATES CONVICTED IN BRUTAL JAILHOUSE BEATING

     " Byad Lockett, Darryl Watson, & Isaad Jackson Have Been Convicted On Multiple Charges For The September 2021 Beating of Jayshawn Boyd."

Thursday, June 15, 2023, 6:15 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

NEWARK, NJ.- Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II reported that Yesterday, Two Essex County Jail Inmates were Convicted of Attempted Murder in The Senseless Brutal Beating of Jayshawn Boyd with a Microwave Oven and other items. A Third Inmate was also Convicted of also Attacking Mr. Boyd with Additional Items. Mr. Boyd suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in the Attack.

     Following a Two-Week Trail in Essex County State Superior Court, an Essex County Jury Convicted Byad Lockett, and Darryl Watson on Charges of First Degree Attempted Murder; Second Degree Aggravated Assault; and Third Degree Possession of a Weapon (Microwave) for an Unlawful Purpose. The Jury Also Convicted Isaad Jackson of Third Degree Possession of a Weapon (Mop Bucket & Multi-Gallon Beverage Container) for an Unlawful Purpose, for Attempting to Murder Mr. Boyd. The Jury was unable to reach Verdicts on Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault Charges Against Mr. Jackson.

     The Conviction stems from an incident, when on September 23, 2021, in Building 3 of The Essex County Correctional Facility, Seven Inmates Attacked Mr. Boyd in the Common Area of C-Pod, Repeatedly Beating him unconscious by Punching him in the face and Stomping his Head. Once unconscious, Lockett and Watson Struck Mr. Boyd in The Head Numerous Times with the Microwave. During the Attack, Jackson picked up a Mop Bucket filled with Water and Struck Mr. Boyd in The Head. The 2-Minute Attack was recorded on Video and used as Evidence in Securing Convictions Against the Three Men.

FILED UNDER JUNE 15, 2023: LAW, ESSEX: