SIOUX CITY – Trey Michael Boykin, 20, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Kidnapping. He was acquitted of possessing a firearm in furtherance of the kidnapping, and possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of marijuana. The verdict was returned this morning following about 4 hours of jury deliberations.
The evidence at trial showed Boykin and his co-defendant Garry Patterson, (who had already pled guilty to kidnapping, possessing a firearm in furtherance of the kidnapping, and other firearms offenses) lured a Briar Cliff college student into Boykin’s car under false pretenses, carried him away from campus, held him against his will, and robbed him. Boykin lured the student into his car, and drove the car, while Patterson brandished a handgun at the student.
Sentencing before Chief United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Boykin was taken into custody by the United States Marshal after the verdict was returned and will remain in custody pending sentencing. Boykin faces a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, $100 in special assessments, and 5 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
