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Boyd has a documented history of schizophrenia and “violent delusions,” according to the tort notice. He was placed in an “identified gang unit,” the notice said. His attorney, Barnett, said Boyd was not in a gang.
Barnett’s law firm said Boyd was originally charged in two separate altercations in 2020 with his family, including one that involved a kitchen knife. In May, he was transferred from the Essex County jail to Ann Klein, a psychiatric hospital.
He was released pending sentencing and set to plead to criminal mischief and unlawful possession of a weapon. However, he failed to appear at his sentencing on July 28.
He was likely to be sentenced to probation in both cases, according to Barnett. Boyd surrendered on a bench warrant at the Union County courthouse and was sent to Essex County jail after he asked for a new lawyer before Barnett represented him.
“...Shortly after entering the common area, several inmates viciously beat Mr. Boyd with a microwave oven until he lost consciousness, rendering him comatose,” the tort claim said.
