Wayne Boyd, ex-NCAA wrestler, convicted of assault seeks release pending appeal
City News Service A onetime NCAA champion wrestler convicted of beating up one woman and sexually assaulting another at his Coachella Valley ranch is seeking release from jail pending appeal, prosecutors said Friday. Wayne Eric Boyd, 74, of Sky Valley was sentenced to two years in state prison earlier this month, and remains in county custody at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio pending transport to a state facility. He is slated to return to the Larson Justice Center in Indio on May 7, where his lawyers are expected to argue he should be granted bail while they navigate the appeals p...
Source: desertsun.com