A lot of times its two or three or more days, Yates said. [] of this document: BREAKING NEWS: GPD Officer Matthew Boynton arrested, charged with two feloniesM Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest Matthew Boynton criminal []. "I would not have said that to him," said Jessica. How did Jessica react when she saw those messages? Uh, just my service weapon, he responds. Matthew makes it back to the apartment before help arrives and hears baby Tyler crying -- and then heartbreak. Especially because of my children. Officer Adam Trammel reports to a non-emergency call from the Boynton residence at Ashford Place on Ashford Way, in Griffin, Ga. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a civil matter. However, with the later discovery of previously-unknown evidence, it evolved into an Internal Affairs investigation resulting in two felony charges against the former law enforcement officer. "The stuff that he was texting her was, you know, 'LOL's," said Sanders. Its so obvious a coverup. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. This is abuse of power. And Jessicas trauma surgeon was not interviewed by the GBI until July 20. Matthew, grandson of then-sheriff of Spalding County, texts a fellow Griffin Police officer. Four days later, he appeared in court, wearing his police uniform, and testified that he had been cleared by the GBI in a custody hearing. No one may have ever done anything to question this case again if not for Will Sanders. He was there to tell the court that he wanted to keep Jessica away from him and their two sons, because he said, he feared for their safetybecause she allegedly fired his gun in the house while their boys were home. The good old boys and his grandfather police chief should also get some time for covering up this crime. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. It's locked. Geez, im no cop , no investigator and know absolutely nothing on how investigations are even done but if the doctors say she wasnt shot what more do they need..that little punk got away with it.please tell me im missing a story and he has been arrested for the attempted murder of his wife.please.and please tell me that every stupid ass cop that had any involvement with this case is no longer a cop..oh and his Grandpa, well i think he needs a little jail rehabilitation as well..i could go on and on, but obviously they wouldnt understand anyway..what a disgrace to all REAL POLICE OFFICERS, https://the-grip.net/2016/10/18/gbi-completes-boynton-investigation-requested-by-gpd/ this says she was SHOT!!! She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. Just minutes after Jessica is airlifted to an Atlanta trauma center, Sheriff Beam asks deputies to deliver the devastating news to Jessica's family that she's dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. In fact he's collected almost every piece of evidence from the case. She would never have done this. Matthew makes it home, jumps out of his truck, races through the breezeway of his apartment building and bolts up the stairs. Matthew immediately calls a friend at dispatch. Especially because of my children. she asked. She's still breathing. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. But this wasn't the end of Jessica's story, rather a new beginningbut not the one she was hoping for. How did his phone get in there and how was there activity on his phone if he was not in the kitchen with his phone?" Sheila Mathews publishes The Grip, an independent newspaper in Griffin. She's like a sister to me, Browning says, her voice quivering. Listen. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. The odd thing is a few pages have been ripped out. And the doctor in the emergency room didn't find any bullet holes. But DeMarco insisted to Mathews during their phone conversation, that the timeline was not relevant. "What you're saying to me, that's not, you know, I don't see anything he did wrong by saying that," Fred Mays told Mathews. Take care of Tollin and Tyler, please tell them I love them every day. We had to establish a timeline for when that property was possessed before the marriage or after it. Shame shame. I wouldn't trade those two boys for anything," she said, swiping away tears streaming down both cheeks. But asking those questions resulted in a threat. Since the original publication of this story, 11Alive's Brendan Keefe and Jessica Noll have taken another look at the evidence in this story, and talk to one reporter who said she was threatened when she had questions about the investigation. They discover two shell casings and two bullet holes in the closet wall. Eventually, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation concluded what they believe happened inside that closet; Matthew Boynton was never charged with any connection in harming his wife. As he drove he received a text message from Jessica's phone. "He tried to kill her.". "The only thing that I can tell you is that Matthew Boynton's account of events are not correct.". Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. HERE IS THE NEWS STORY OF THE SHOOTING.. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/trigger-over-and-out/85-8ab82530-da07-492b-9a3c-c20d5e7f50b3. "That's the way we're gonna play this game, Sheila. Do you know what she used? asks one of the emergency responders in the room. Show the world how smart you are and uncover what the Wannabe investigative reporters couldn't figure out. I do not have any other items of Jessicas.. It's one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew sends a text to his mistress. While sifting through pages and pages of the report, a GBI evidence photo caught her attention. That piece of evidence was a photo showing Matthew's cell phone next to the microwave inside the apartment. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does theGBI remain the last word on the Jessica Boynton case? This time for a DNA consent. The one seen in the police body-cam is not the same gray sweatshirt he was wearing at Walmart earlier that night. Yes, I didn't have time, you know with everything going on, I didn't think anything about getting any other clothes, so I didn't know if y'all would want these or not. (He resigned) about the time they brought him in. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. "He never re-entered the apartment after that point," said Sheila. RELATED: Who shot the officer's wife? Matthew begins calling his brothers in blue, telling them Jessica is physically abusing him -- not a standard way of reporting domestic abuse. Cops do find one bullet. "Here's where her head was laying. Still inside, some of the officers look closer and find two bullet holes inside the closet. And neither is Will Sanders, the truck driver spearheading the drive to get justice for Jessica. After you got on the radio and you were outside communicating on the radio, you never went back in to actually check, check on the kids, the agent questioned Matthew about once he removed himself from the apartment. Man that young girl deserves justice, it really smells like the cop snapped and tried to kill her, especially during the night of interview when he starts talking fast and over explaining his actions like I didnt even wash my hands. He has been charged with false statements and writings and violating his oath of office. "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. RE-open the case Georgia!!!!!! His flashlight's beam reveals a smiling family of four. I'll be back there in about two minutes. The devil is in the details. The dispatch operator notified Matthew on Facebook, Browning says. The GRIP has reported extensively on seeming inconsistencies and irregularities in that GBI investigation. Before he leaves, Matthew says Jessica makes a bizarre request: She asks him to call an ambulance. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. A grandson of the county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. an officer questions the others. Jessica advised me that around 4.15.2016, when she and her ex-husband, Matthew Boynton, separated, he took several things that belongs to her without her permission, McCune reported. However, Yates said, that's not that uncommon. She's moaning.. "He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. Thats what took so long to get it sorted out.. And, the first officer on scene, as recorded by body cam footage, was not interviewed by the GBI for months after the incident. And the second bullet went up at 25-degree upward angle 1'10 off the floor. The 20-year-old says he's heading to Waffle House for a late night food run with on-duty cop and best friend, Officer Joshua Guthrie--leaving his service weapon at home, in its holster and in the closet. Yeah, if we've got to get the clothes, obviously we'll bring you back up to the apartment for you to get some clothes obviously, says the agent. After establishing her retainer was not community property, Boynton was arrested on two felonies false statements and writings and violation of his oath of office. I'm sure as you've heard, I'm getting a divorce. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. 'We're not going to do this in Georgia anymore' | Prosecutor fighting to stop animal abuse, NASCAR star Chase Elliott hurts leg in snowboarding accident, Forecast | Cooler air moving in for the weekend, Metro Atlanta, north Georgia hit with widespread damage after storms produce powerful winds, calls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. After Jones pushes the gun away from underneath Jessica's bodyplacing it inside the bedroom, he and Officer Josh Howell move Jessica from the closet to the bedroom floor next to the foot of her bed so that EMS can begin working on her. But, Jessica said regardless of her knowledge of guns, she had every reason to live. [I miss] getting to see them every day and getting to watch them grow more and more into the boys and men that they're going to be someday, Jessica said sobbing. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. You want to start recording me, and started quoting me, you'd better let me know ahead of time, or we're gonna have a problem. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. Is there a loaded pistol with a hair-trigger on the other side? Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. "I know for a fact that Jessica was not suicidal," said the neighbor. This couldn't happen man. He tells Trammel that he was in the shower, using his cell phone, when Jessica walked into the bathroom, pulled the shower curtain back and snatched his cell phone. And her lawyer was useless I wrote to her years ago. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds, ending the call just a minute later. The police officer's wife was found with a bullet to the head, lying in their closet. "The second shot that was fired, it entered the back wall of the closet approximately a foot, no more than a foot off the ground. They'd met in high school when Jessica was 15 and Matthew was 16. "It was. This x cop needs to be tried for attempted murder. A text messages is sent to his phone from Jessica's phone. There are a lot of questions that I would love to have answered. I didn't know if I was dealing with a possible active active scenario where she still had the gun and she had shot Tyler, he replies. It entered at an upward leftward trajectory angle," said Sheila Mathews. Boynton was placed on administrative leave Thursday, July 28, and the Chief said his intent was to terminate the officer, but Boynton resigned before that process could be completed. It could have been simply that um, all his, he left his stuff there. (South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS) However, this does not surprise me how they covered this up and they wonder why good citizens dont come forward when a crime takes place.HUMMMMM, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/07/what-if-your-abusive-husband-is-a-cop. He lied about the lock then he says he kept his gun in there hmmm. When asked if Boyntons arrest has led him to believe that case should be reopened, Yates said, No. Jessica is also slinging allegations at Matthew's brothers in blue at the Griffin Police Department, and Matthew's grandfather Sheriff Wendell Beam. Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew also sends a text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher. As she continues to tinker with clothes, she notices that her red and black composition notebook, which is usually carefully tucked under a pile of clothes inside her closet, has been left on top of the clothes. Jessica, on a few occasions, hit and slapped him, he tells the GBI. With dark, latex gloves on, an officer kneels down and touches her neck with his fingers. A family of Marines is divided after father shoots ailing wife While Jessica believes someone tried taking her life from her, she refuses to allow anyone to take her kids away from her. "I know what happened," said the unidentified neighbor. Her blond hair is now red from what cops assume is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. I said 'Is she still alive?' I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton has been arrested and charged with two felonies. They did not swab me or Matthew, nor did they take his clothes," said Jessica. OMG this is a total disgrace to the Uniform.I have looked over several different articles and maybe im missing something here but, in all that i had seen it states that he was questioned in his wifes shooting what the hell folks.SHE WAS NOT SHOT!!!!! Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. Hewrote a letter to Jessica's attorneyJune 10, in which he questioned the finding that Jessica's head injury was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, saying there was no investigation at the hospital. I was at Atlanta Medical Center for a month. He tells Trammel he left Walmart without Jessica. And, she said, she wouldn't have told him that she loved him. Im not sure if it was slightly before or slightly after. GBI director Vernon Keenan wrote a letter indicating the gunshot wound was self-inflicted by Jessica, closing the case. Officer Robert Brian Jones shouts, as he travels deeper inside the two-bedroom apartmenthis weapon drawn. "Her hands appeared to be pristine, but also he noted that she had no gunpowder burns.". His tone changes. Unfortunately, the only person who may be able to answer that question is Jessica, and she was in a coma. Id be afraid to luve in that town until that poluce brotherhood is abolished. Since both sides have their theories of what happened that night, Crime Watch Daily brought in an independent investigator to give us his unbiased opinion. The glowing yellow and black, blocked letter sign illuminates his truck driving past. No, never. "It's believed that Jessica entered the closet, closed the door, locked it, turned with her back to the door facing the back wall of the closet, that she held the gun to her head, pulled the trigger," said Sheila. No. On May 11, Will Sanders met withYancy and Sgt. "He said 'What's wrong? "He believes that her injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma," said Sheila Mathews. So if there is no gunshot wound, what really happened inside that closet? "He felt that perhaps it was maybe an anxiety attack. But what about that 911 call Matthew made just minutes before the shooting, claiming he got a text from Jessica saying she was going to kill herself? Matthew says that he told Jessica, I'm not happy anymore and I can't. No it wasn't. Law enforcement was in his genes. "I was with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 33 years," said Tim Miley. Griffin police officer wife Jessica Boynton shot | 9news.com He grabs his police radio, stationed and charging on top of the white microwave in the kitchen, and leaves his phone on the counter. She also thinks Matthew read her diary and realized she was documenting his extramarital affair and secretly plotting to get full custody of their little boys. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates - WCSH Ashamed the FBI hasnt picked up on this yet . One, investigators said penetrated Jessica's head and the other the wall. [Im] gonna have to kick that door in Jones relays to the other officers standing on the other side of the closet, barreling through it in just two swift and deliberate kicks. And with that Matthew Boyton's questioning was over. That's what they're all assuming, Matthew said. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. Dispatch notifies Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, Matthews grandfather,and police notify Jessicas family that she has died. She loved me. UPDATE: This story was originally published in November 2016. Cops finally reach that locked closet door. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . Stay out, Matt, one the officers advises his fellow officer. "It's just inconvenient. I mean he might have grabbed my arm before, but I don't think he would intentionally do anything to hurt mebut like I said, he's changed so much here, lately, she said. Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. I didn't, I didn't, I didn't try to brush off anything. I would have said, 'suicidal' not 'suicide thoughts.'. I dont have the authority under our charter to hire or fire; it has to go to the city manager, so when you move toward a termination, it has to go through a process. Did he cause his estranged spouses injury? Her complaint, which she checked on, was never filed. Behind the closet door: Crime Watch Daily investigates the Jessica She's got good pulse. "If they put out a report I spend a lot of time fact-checking it and making sure what they're telling is the truth," said Sanders. Example video title will go here for this video. Jessica Boynton was initially . A lot, she said, doesn't add up. We heard something and said 'what was that', recalls Browning. Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam behind false death notification in Matthew calls another officer and reports Jessica is refusing to leave with him. From her hospital bed, she spoke to the GBI. It sounded like a gunshot. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. Haha I'm sorry I didn't think about that lol, he sends to her after receiving a text from her after his text from Jessica. Jessica's hair is so matted with blood no one can find the actual gunshot wound to stop the bleeding. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!, Jones advises Matthew over the radio, Stay outside. I know that we got into an argument, but that's about all," she said, not remembering much of what had happened on April 15. The baby's muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. Jessica has given Will every piece of evidence in her case, including that divorce diary. Yes, for an article, just to make sure I get quotes proper.". Photos | Jessica and Matthew Boynton wedding. The doctor was not contacted by the GBI until July 20. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FBI???????? She was hit over the head. The next door neighbor interview was conducted after Matthew returned to full duty. GRIFFIN, Ga. Standing inside her closet, wearing tan slippers adorned with fur, black yoga pants and a red T-shirt, Jessica Boynton contemplates what to wear. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. Her ex-husband and former Griffin police officer Matthew Boynton was investigated in the case, but was only charged with making . "The neighbors [said] somewhere around 11 p.m., and he is the only one who hears the gunshots at 1 a.m., and he calls it in," said Sanders. During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. She had a job interview and it was going to be her first step to freedom. Matthew, 20, quickly called 911 and said he had received an alarming text message from his wife, claiming she was going to commit suicide, cops said. His phone is pretty active tonight. December 20022 so heartless to show this right before Xmas. What! Boynton was released from the Spalding County Jail Friday night on a $4,806 cash bond. I was, he says to the GBI agent. That was the subject of his charges his statements and writings that we were able to prove were false, Yates said. Yancy also requested that Boynton write a statement pertaining to the allegation. At that exact point the interviewing officer detected something fishy, forced him to stop giving himself away and ended the interview and therefore night of investigation. A tactical sweep finds an 8-month-old baby screaming. Minutes later, at around 10:45 p.m., Jessica storms out. The glowing yellow and black, blocked-letter Waffle House sign illuminates his truck as he drives by, turning around to head back home. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. It's back in the headlines with the "Mystery in the Closet" story on the HLN network s well as "The Officer's Wife" podcast from Vault Studios.. 11Alive - BREAKING | Matthew Boynton, who was under - Facebook Jones approaches Matthew to find out what happened. Jessica Boynton, 19, was found lying in a pool of her own . Five days after his wife was shot, Matthew talked with the GBI again. She's having suicidal thoughts. Armed with body camera attached to their uniforms, the officers burst through the door, quickly passing Matthews phone, a black and grey Verizon LG smartphone, on the kitchen counter. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | 13newsnow.com But as luck would have it, suddenly he's right across the street on police business. I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. Making his way outside, he calls for assistance over his radio. She also stated that she just wanted her things back, so I informed her that I would do a report on the incident.. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that shes never handled a gun, nor shot one. And it's assigned to Matthew, her husband, the cop. When asked to confirm that a July 26 appointment with Lesters orthodontist was pivotal in the Internal Affairs case, Yates said it was. Excessive force. She told the agent, they were at home when they argued about his mistress and the photo that Jessica found on his phone that night. Then he hits investigators with a jaw-dropper. If that's what you want to do. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. It can be inferred that approximately half or more cops are abusive husbands/wifebeaters. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . The notification was made following an April 15, 2016, shooting incident - ruled by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to be a suicide attempt - at the home of Jessica Boynton and her now-estranged husband, Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton. Matthew Boynton allegedly deprived ex-wife Jessica Lester of her belongings and lied to the authorities about doing so, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. The GBI is a joke as well | Examine the evidence yourself, calls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. She's having suicidal thoughts," he says calmly to the dispatcher. I figured out what happened. After studying Jessica Boynton's case, Miley sides with Jessica. Matthew's mistress worked as a dispatch officer, reporting to Sheriff Wendell Beam, who just happens to be Matthew Boynton's grandfather. And, unfortunately it appears those questions will never be answered," Mathews said. While she places a blood pressure sleeve around her arm, an officer stands over her, shining a flashlight on Jessica's face, revealing that it's covered in blood. If I could have been here sooner, maybe I could have stopped her Matthew says, spiraling. The neighbor says Jessica came over to her apartment with the kids, clearly upset about the fight. Who does she think hit her over the head? I don't know why. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. Two shots had been fired. "I saw a lot of things change after time. "I would want to know how he did it and how does he live with himself every day knowing that he did something like this," said Jessica. I just came up the stairs, two rounds be advised I smell gun smoke, and I cant get an answer at the door, he says out of breath and panicked. The ceiling fan circles on high speed. The doctor believes Jessica's injuries may have been caused by blunt-force trauma. Cops find 8-month-old Tyler visibly upset but thankfully uninjured. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. Jessica and Matthew Boynton got married at an extremely young age. A paramedic frantically fights to save Jessica's life. "He stated that he was too frightened. She says under the helm of Wendell Beam, the sheriff's department had a reputation for protecting its own. "The Walmart surveillance camera shows that they did exit the building together, and it does show her re-entering and, it shows her leaving again later," said Sheila Mathews. "He does report an incident that would be considered domestic violence, that she was poking him in the chest with her finger," said Sheila Mathews. Matthew met Jessica during her sophomore year of high school at open house in 2012. But Jessica's trauma surgeon, a 30-year veteran in the field, had a few thoughts of his own about what could have happened and what likely did not happen that night. Family and friends believe, in fact, they were married far too young. The conversation bounces from officer to officer. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. "My wound was on the top of my head. Lester recovered from the shooting but doesn't remember any of it. He said that she was so distraught that she was doubled over, and he said that she stood, closed the door in his face and then at that point he went ahead and left.". The July 29 arrest of former Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton stemmed from a theft report filed Dec. 19, 2016, by his former wife, Jessica Lester. A lot, she said, doesnt add up, especially since, she said, she had reason to live. That's what Jessica and Matthew Boynton thought would happen when they said "I do.". Everybody clear out, says Jones, who has Keys call for an EMT. He said the description of a self-inflicted gunshot wound didn't fit, noting her pristine and unmarked hands and calling it a very unusual direction in which to point the gun at one's self with the intention of committing suicide., First of all, the wound that she suffered was toward the vertex of her skull on the right side of her head; this would imply that she shot herself with a gun pointed downward near the top of her skull., The second most striking observation he said he made while assessing Jessica was neither of her hands had any evidence of any gunpowder stippling from gunpowder blowback.. So I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them..
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