Judge dismisses Weldon Boyd’s lawsuit against Spivey family attorney
An Horry County judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday that was filed by a North Myrtle Beach restaurant owner involved in a deadly road rage shooting.
Weldon Boyd, who is one of two men who shot and killed Scott Spivey on Sept. 9, 2023, sued attorney Mark Tinsley in November, accusing him of creating a false narrative about Boyd in media outlets in order to help Tinsley promote himself.
Tinsley is the attorney representing Spivey’s family in its wrongful death lawsuit against Boyd and Kenneth “Bradley” Williams.
In his lawsuit, Boyd claimed that Tinsley’s actions prevented him from being able to obtain a fair trial, according to the complaint. A judge heard arguments from both sides earlier this month.
The reason behind the judge’s order has not been released. Judge Alex Hyman granted Tinsley’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit “after careful consideration and review,” according to court documents.
The case so far
Both Boyd and Williams have claimed self-defense in the shooting that killed Spivey on Camp Swamp Road in the Longs area of Horry County.
Neither of them have been criminally charged after the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office ruled that the shooting fell under the state’s Protection of Persons and Property Act, also known as Stand Your Ground.
But the two men are still facing the wrongful death lawsuit from Spivey’s family after a judge in February denied Boyd and Williams immunity under the Stand Your Ground law after a four-day hearing.
Boyd and Williams testified during the hearing that Spivey drove close to Boyd’s vehicle, pointed a gun and then began driving erratically as he traveled along the highway. Boyd said that Spivey ran him off the road and pointed his weapon at other drivers.
Before his ruling, Judge Eugene Griffth Jr. said Boyd had no credibility.
Boyd asked the court in a motion filed by his attorney Kenneth Moss on June 3 to reconsider the ruling, saying that the judge got it wrong and that he signed his order “without independent deliberation and verification against the trial transcript and evidence.”
If the order stands, Boyd and Williams will have to face the lawsuit from Spivey’s family. The trial for the case is currently set for December.
This story was originally published June 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM.
