Indictment Puts Boykin Civil Case On Hold

ABERDEEN (WCBI) – Canyon Boykin’s wrongful termination suit against the city has been put on hold.

Federal court reco0rds show a settlement conference set for next week has been cancelled until further notice.   That delay stops a case that had been moving steadily.   The court docket shows that Former Columbus Police Chief Tony Carleton, Mayor Robert Smith and other city officials have already submitted  depositions in the case  Judge David Sanders says no other conferences will take place until he sets them.  The order was entered Thursday.  That’s the day after the Lowndes County grand jury had voted to indict Boykin on the manslaughter charge