| Date of birth: | Jan 12, 1980 |
| Ethnicity: | BLACK |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Unit: | ASPC Eyman SMU II |
| Status: | ACTIVE |
| Release type: | RECEIVED AT |
| Most recent loc: | ASPC Eyman |
| Last movement: | Feb 4, 2010 |
| Inmate number: | 155186 |
| Inmate detainee: | INMATE |
| Custody class: | 5/2 |
| Crime description: | INMATE 155186 - BOYSTON, ERIC D. Boyston was sentenced to death for the murders of his grandmother, Mary Boyston; his uncle, Alex Boyston; and family friend, Timothy Wright. He was also convicted of the attempted murders of his girlfriend, Alexandria Kelly, and his great-aunt, Shirley Jones. On February 2, 2004 Alexandria and Boyston were running errands when Boyston received a call in which an argument ensued. Boyston demanded that Alexandria drive him to the location where the person he just argued with was at. After Alexandria refused to do so, Boyston shot at her and missed. She got out of the car and ran and Boyston shot her 3 times, which ultimately led to her being paralyzed. Boyston then went to his grandmother Mary's house and shot and killed her and his uncle Alex. The apartment across from Mary's belonged to Boyston's great-aunt, Shirley Jones. Shirley looked out her window and saw Boyston outside Mary's apartment and she asked him what he was doing. Boyston attacked her, shooting her in the back. Boyston then returned back to his grandmother's apartment, where he fatally stabbed family friend, Timothy Wright. Police arrested Boyston about 10 hours later at another apartment complex. PROCEEDINGS Presiding Judge: Hon. Joseph C. Welty Prosecutors: Robert Shutts & Vince Imbordino Defense Counsel: Lawrence Blieden & Joel Brown Start of Trial: November 5, 2009 Verdict: December 16, 2009 Sentencing: February 2, 2010 Aggravating Circumstances Prior conviction of a serious offense Multiple homicides Especially heinous, cruel or depraved PUBLISHED OPINIONS [Direct Appeal pending before the Arizona Supreme Court] |
| Community supervision parole: | N |
| Commitment status: | COMPLETE AND VERIFIED |
| Admission date: | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Booking location: | Maricopa County, AZ |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:C01 |
| Commit number: | D04 |
| Admit date: | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:D04 |
| Commit number: | D05 |
| Admit date: | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Commit number: | C01 |
| Admit date: | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:C01 |
| Commit number: | C02 |
| Admit date: | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:C01 |
| Commit number: | C03 |
| Admit date: | Feb 2, 2010 |
