Benjamin Boyd, a Kirkland correctional officer called by the defense on Day 16, described Jones's maximum-security intake and statements he attributed to Jones. Cross-examination addressed whether the statements were voluntary and the completeness of Boyd's incident report.
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Benjamin Boyd
South Carolina corrections officer who worked at Kirkland Correctional Center.
Appeared2019 Murder Trial
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Benjamin Boyd, a Kirkland correctional officer called by the defense on Day 16, described escorting Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. into the maximum-security area during safekeeper intake. Boyd said Jones was crying a little when he arrived and recounted statements he attributed to Jones about a son, an electrical socket, and choking the son with bare hands.
During the in-camera examination, Boyd said Lieutenant Pressley did not interrogate Jones and that staff generally did not ask inmates what they had done. Boyd described the statements as voluntary. On redirect, he clarified that when Pressley entered and asked what the group was discussing, the question concerned the escort rather than the murders.
On cross-examination, defense counsel examined the intake procedures, the people present, and Boyd's incident report. Boyd agreed that the report did not mention a daughter, said he never supplemented it, and explained that he wrote it while duties were busy. He said he turned away during part of the discussion concerning a daughter and did not remember the rest of that discussion.
Key Points
Boyd described escorting Jones into Kirkland's maximum-security area and recounted statements he attributed to Jones about a son, an electrical socket, and choking with bare hands. [1]
Boyd testified that Pressley did not interrogate Jones and characterized Jones's statements as voluntary. [1]
Boyd agreed that his report did not mention a daughter and said he did not remember the rest of that portion of the discussion. [1]
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