Camp Swamp Road Ep. 1: Mess Around, Find Out

沼泽营道路篇 第一集:胡闹一番,探个究竟

The Journal.

2025-09-16

37 分钟
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A man in rural South Carolina calls 911 about a reckless driver. A reckless driver with a gun. Minutes later, a man is killed on Camp Swamp Road. Police say this was a clear-cut case of self defense. WSJ reporter Valerie Bauerlein reconstructs that night using 911 calls, police dash-camera and body-camera recordings. Read the Reporting: Police Say He Killed in Self-Defense. His Phone Tells Another Story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • A word of warning.

  • This series contains descriptions of violence and strong language, including unbelief curse words.

  • Please be advised.

  • Where you at?

  • I'm on Highway 9.

  • He's trying to run from me now.

  • It was around 5.50 p.m. on a Saturday, September 9th, 2023.

  • A man calls 911 about a reckless driver, a reckless driver with a gun.

  • This dude shoots at me.

  • We're going to put him down.

  • I mean, this dude's insane.

  • As he heads down the highway, the man describes what he sees.

  • He tells the dispatcher that he's taking pictures out the window.

  • The man making this call is Weldon Boyd.

  • He's 32 years old and it's a popular restaurant nearby.

  • That day, Boyd was driving with his friend Bradley Williams.

  • The two were heading up to Boyd's farm to drop off a fan and some lawn furniture.

  • Boyd wanted his mother to be able to sit outside in the late summer heat.

  • Boyd seems convinced that this man is going to hurt somebody.

  • He and Williams have been following the guy with the gun for several miles.