Congresswoman Nancy Mace, Republican candidate for Governor, responded today after Attorney General Alan Wilson admitted on a podcast that Scott Spivey would have been charged with a felony had he survived the deadly September 2023 shooting.
“Alan Wilson’s defense on the Scott Spivey case is simple: blame the victim because the victim is dead. That’s what passes for justice in South Carolina under his watch,” said Congresswoman Nancy Mace. “You don’t get to prosecute a dead man to justify letting his killers walk free. Alan Wilson should be ashamed.”
In a Friday appearance the Political Pulse podcast, Wilson stated: “At that roadside, had Mr. Spivey not been shot, or had he been shot and survived, he would have been the one charged with a felony.”
The Case That Doesn’t Add Up
Wilson’s attempt to justify his August decision comes despite mounting evidence of a botched investigation. According to Wilson’s own account on the podcast, Weldon Boyd claimed he “was run off the road” and that “guns were pointed at him” before he called 911. Wilson stated “the evidence supports the fact that he was following Mr. Spivey,” but dismissed statements Boyd made “days and weeks later that were probably inappropriate.”
But here’s where Wilson’s story falls apart completely:
Wilson said on the Political Pulse podcast: “Nobody was being chased down.”
Weldon Boyd’s phone call with his mother two days after the shooting: “Oh I chased him. Oh I was on his ass. And he couldn’t — His truck couldn’t outrun my truck. And he knew it. So yeah, he was terrified.”
“Boyd admitted he chased Spivey down the road, in his own words” Mace said. “And Boyd stated he was ‘on his ass’ terrifying Spivey. This is what happens when an Attorney General doesn’t care about finding the truth, as is the case in many of the cases he quote prosecutes.”
Alan Wilson Flip-Flops on The Case
Wilson’s office dismissed Scott Spivey’s case in August, drawing statewide outrage as details surfaced showing critical evidence and leads were ignored. Representative Mace demanded action from Wilson.
Only after mounting public pressure did Wilson announce in October that he was appointing a special prosecutor to reexamine the case, but not before leaking the decision to the press before informing the Spivey family.
“If Alan Wilson had done his job the first time, justice wouldn’t need a second chance,” Mace said in October. “He’s flip-flopping again, trying to justify his original decision. Alan Wilson changes his story more than he changes his tie. This isn’t leadership; it’s damage control.”
