Protective Order Fails to Protect North Carolina Woman

By Jenn Jacques

How many times have we said it? A restraining order is just a piece of paper. It never gets any easier to report these news stories, but this story is an absolutely horrific example of how very little protective orders actually protect people.

A Rocky Mount, NC woman and her son were gunned down as they wheeled her 15-year-old disabled child to the school bus stop shortly before 7 a.m Monday morning.

Police say Tonya Boyd, 43, and Emmanuel Boyd, 21, were shot outside their home when her ex-boyfriend, Brian Vincent White, walked right through a protective order to kill her. Boyd had taken out the protective order just two weeks ago after White continued to harass and threaten her following their breakup in May.

Court records show that Tonya Boyd had a temporary restraining order on file to protect her from White. In her application, Boyd wrote that White told her there would be “a price to pay for stringing him along” and warned she could expect a “closed-casket funeral.”

“She’s been having trouble with this man for a long time,” said a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous out of fear.

“He was adamant that he was going to destroy her. He was …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms