• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newcast
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Jay Boughton Family After Verdict: ‘This family has stayed in the light.’

4:27 PM | Friday, July 22, 2022

After nearly 16 hours of deliberation Thursday, a jury found 34-year-old Jamal Smith guilty of shooting and killing youth baseball coach Jay Boughton.

Boughton was driving home from a baseball game with his son Harrison on Highway 169 in Plymouth last year, before a road rage incident between him and Smith turned deadly.

Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Dan Allard explained that traffic cameras show Smith getting close to Boughton’s truck despite the plenty of space available on the freeway. 

Once Smith pulled into Boughton’s lane, Boughton honked and gave Smith the middle finger. Smith then paced Boughton’s truck before opening fire, prosecutors said.

Boughton was killed by a single shot. His car veered off into a ditch before it went through a fence and crashed into several parked cars.

Boughton’s 16-year-old son Harrison was one of the first people to testify in the trial. 

Smith is found guilty on all three counts – count 1, murder with intent, count 2, murder while committing a drive-by shooting and count 3, illegal possession of a firearm. With count 1, Smith receives an automatic life sentence.

Earlier, Smith testified it was the backseat passenger who fired the fatal shot. Two others were in the car with him at the time of the shooting. They have not been charged in this case and police were unable to locate them for the trial.

Boughton’s family addressed journalists after the guilty verdict Thursday.

Boughton family speaks out

“The jury found evil guilty on all three counts,” said Boughton’s brother-in-law Stephen Robinson.

“We know who did this to Jay and that person was held accountable,” Robinson said.

For the Robinson-Boughton family, this verdict may not mean justice, but having truth come to light has been their mission over the last year.

“I have two beautiful children with Jay and if I didn’t stay in the light I’d go to anger right?,” said Kristin Robinson Boughton, wife of Jay Boughton.

“We miss Jay so much,” Kristin Robinson Boughton. “The light keeps us from becoming angry, so we stay in the light.”

Sarah Thamer, reporting

Crystal | Plymouth

Related Stories

Renovation and Expansion Complete on Plymouth’s Fire Station 3:  Firefighters have to be ready to… Read More
Golden Valley Nonprofit PRISM Seeks School Supplies:  Golden Valley nonprofit PRISM is raising… Read More
Rockford Road Library in Crystal Temporarily Closes:  Rockford Road Library in Crystal is closing… Read More
Osseo School District Grapples with Teacher Shortage:  Students will head back to the classroom in a… Read More
Opportunity Partners Offering Incentives to Fill Staffing Shortages:  Nearly every day, Linda-Mary… Read More
Hennepin County Health Officials Provide Update on Monkeypox Response:  There are now 44 confirmed… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2022 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in