Judge Eugene C. Griffith, Jr. denied Weldon Boyd’s request for immunity as the four-day stand-your-ground hearing, related to the death of Scott Spivey, came to an end, Friday, Feb. 20. Griffith determined Boyd lacked credibility.
Spivey’s mother and sister wept as the judge announced his decision.
Jennifer Foley, the sister of Scott Spivey, and Deborah Spivey, his mother, react to the judge’s ruling that immunity would not be granted for Weldon Boyd in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family. Day 4 of a Stand Your Ground hearing is being held for Weldon Boyd, owner of Buoys on the Boulevard, and Kenneth “Bradley” Williams in the shooting death of Scott Spivey. Boyd and Williams have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit by the Spivey family in his shooting death nearly three years ago. The hearing will determine if the pair are granted immunity under South Carolina’s Stand Your Ground law. Feb. 20, 2026.
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The status of Kenneth “Bradley” Williams’ request for immunity has not yet been determined, as the judge said the needed to study the case more.
After closing summaries from Ken Moss and Morgan Martin, attorneys for Boyd and Williams, respectively, the judge questioned Boyd’s credibility.
“I really question the credibility of Weldon Boyd. I find his testimony lacking credibility in many places,” Griffith said.
He noted a couple of examples: calling HCPD deputy chief Brandon Strickland but “wasn’t looking for help,” and the differing descriptions of Spivey’s behavior outside his truck on Camp Swamp Road.
“Spivey was acting like a fool that day, no question about that,” Griffith said. “But foolish behavior don’t require you to foolishly act yourself, and it seems driving over 100 miles per hour, trying to keep up with a guy with a gun is foolish.”
Griffith said he was still balancing the testimony of Williams.
“[Williams] got better credibility than Boyd…. He didn’t want to be there, he said ‘back up, slow down’ he tried but yet there he is. He had no way of not following at 100 miles an hour and not keeping up. I’m not certain how to sort that out, I’m going to study that one,” Griffith said.
