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Judge allows limited contact, orders intervention program for man seeking to see his child
Summary
A Clayton County judge modified bond conditions to permit nonviolent, nonharassing contact between Terrence Boyd and the alleged victim, conditioned on enrolling in a family violence intervention program within one month and obtaining employment; the victim and the grandmother testified in support of supervised contact.
At a motions calendar on April 13, 2026, the court modified bond conditions for a defendant identified by counsel as Terrence Boyd to permit limited, nonviolent contact with the named alleged victim, April Wiley, and allowed the defendant to return to the incident location under conditions.
Defense counsel requested the modification and Wiley told the court she consented to supervised contact; the defendant’s counsel proposed alternatives where required because the defendant reported limited funds. The state requested that the court require enrollment in a family violence intervention program as a condition of the modification. Judge Tammy Long Hayward said she would give the defendant a month to obtain employment and ordered enrollment in a family violence intervention program within one month of the order’s signing, making completion a condition of the modified bond.
The judge emphasized the court’s role and limits, telling the participants, "The police are not relationship counselors," and urged counseling and stable employment as ways to address underlying family problems. The court also cautioned that the modification does not dismiss the pending charges and that any future violations could lead to revocation of the bond modification.
The clerk was instructed to place the matter on the June 15 motions calendar for a follow-up and to receive the proposed consent order from the parties for signature.
