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South Carolina man charged in sextortion scheme linked to Michigan victim’s death
A South Carolina man has been charged in connection with a sextortion scheme that allegedly led a Michigan resident to commit suicide, federal officials announced Wednesday.
Glenn Daeward Boyd, 35, of Kershaw, South Carolina, was charged in a seven-count indictment, alleging he engaged in attempted extortion, stalking, and 5 counts of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan said in a press release.
Boyd allegedly sent a nude image to a Kent County resident while posing as an 18-year-old woman on a dating site between Aug. 2-4, 2023, according to the statement.
While posing as the woman, Boyd told the resident he was actually 15 and began posing as the youth’s grandparents, threatening to report him as a pedophile unless he sent money, authorities said.
Boyd then posted allegations the user was a pedophile alongside a Facebook profile on Aug. 4, according to the indictment.
“He is a pedophile I have all the evidence if anyone wants to see it,” Boyd wrote in a Facebook post, the filing stated.
The Michigan resident died by suicide that day, according to the indictment.
“Nationally and here in Michigan we have seen a startling increase in the number of sextortion crimes – like we have alleged here – that result in the victim’s death,” U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said in the statement. “We are fully committed to holding perpetrators of these crimes accountable. At the same time, I strongly urge everyone who carries a device or is active online to remain aware that criminals constantly troll the internet and social media, to not assume people are who they say they are, and to know that if you make a mistake, law enforcement is eager and ready to help.”
The charges against Boyd come after two Nigerian men recently pleaded guilty in connection with a similar scheme that exploited teens in Michigan and other U.S. states.
Authorities said Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old from Marquette, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in March 2022 after being targeted in the scheme.
South Carolina wide receiver Vandrevius Jacobs signs NIL deal with the Garnet Trust to remain in Columbia next season.
The Garnet Trust is the official NIL partner of Gamecocks Athletics. On Thursday, the Collective announced Jacobs’ return to the Gamecocks with a new NIL deal.
The 6-foot-0 and 190 pound reciever our of Fort Pierce, Florida joined South Carolina after transferring from Florida State last offseason. The redhisrt freshman caught 12 passes for 181 yards in 2024.
Jacobs’ announcement comes two days after senior Jared Brown decided to return to Columbia as well.
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Grambling transfer linebacker Andrew Jones emerged as one of South Carolina’s top targets from the moment he entered the portal — today the Gamecocks got their guy.
Jones — the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Co-Defensive Player of the Year — has committed to South Carolina out of the portal and will step into a major role in the Gamecocks’ defense in 2025.
Jones, ranked the No. 9 linebacker in the portal, reported offers from Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, USF, and Georgia State, while he heard from over 20 schools.
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The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder tallied 122.0 total tackles (57 solo), 20.5 tackles of loss, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one defensive touchdown this season.
Jones will be expected to bring that productivity to a linebacker room that loses its top three contributors, Debo Williams, Demetrius Knight Jr., and Bam Martin-Scott, from this year’s squad.
Jones, who has one year of eligibility left, previously spent time at Memphis.
The Marrero, La. native is South Carolina’s fifth transfer portal pledge, joining OL Nick Sharpe (Wake Forest), EDGE Jaylen Brown (Missouri), TE Jordan Dingle (Kentucky), and DL Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy (Texas A&M).
South Carolina football needed immediate help at linebacker, and has made its first move in the transfer portal to find some.
The Gamecocks landed their third transfer portal target of the day and fifth overall when former Grambling State linebacker Andrew Jones committed to South Carolina late Wednesday night. He is the third defensive player in the class, and the first linebacker to help replace a room set to lose Debo Williams, Demetrius Knight Jr. and Bam Martin-Scott following the 2024 season.
Jones was co-defensive player in the SWAC in 2024. The redshirt junior registered 122 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss and three sacks last season, by far the best season of his career. He started playing college football at Memphis in 2021, where he maintained his redshirt with four appearances before playing in five games in 2022.
He will be a redshirt senior next season, meaning the 2025 season will be his final year of eligibility.
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