Judge dismisses Weldon Boyd’s lawsuit against Spivey family attorney

WMBF News reports that HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A lawsuit filed against the attorney representing the family of Scott Spivey has been dismissed.

Weldon Boyd filed the lawsuit in Horry County in November 2025 against lawyer Mark Tinsley.

Court documents show a judge granted Tinsley’s motion to dismiss on Thursday.

A separate motion Boyd filed asking the court to reconsider a related ruling was also denied the same day.

Authorities said Weldon Boyd, the owner of Buoys on the Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach, shot and killed Spivey in September 2023 along Camp Swamp Road in the Longs area following a road rage incident.

Boyd and his passenger, Kenneth Williams, have maintained they fired shots at Spivey in self-defense.