Court: Boyd debt cannot be discharged in bankruptcy

DENVER — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Denver has determined that Berthoud resident Christopher Boyd cannot escape paying a judgment against him by discharging it in bankruptcy court.

Instead, the judge said, the creditor in the case is entitled to the repayment of $337,306.85 it is owed, plus 8% interest per year beginning in 2020, because fraudulent actions of Boyd make the debt nondischargeable in bankruptcy.

The case originated years ago when Crawford County farmer Adam A. Desmond and DD Needle Rock Farms LLC worked a deal with Christopher Boyd and his father, Thomas Alan Boyd, to process Desmond’s hemp…