In fact he's collected almost every piece of evidence from the case. I'll be there in about two. I told him, 'You're going to have to go get it, because I can't get it out of the case. "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. Matthew's attorney, however, told the court that Jessica was the one who shot the gun and that initially, Matthew believed that she was shooting at him. Thats what we had to establish, Yates confirmed. Two shots have been fired from her husbands service weapon. Thank God she fought and he was in there with her. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that shes never handled a gun, nor shot one. She says there were pages missing. Crime Watch Daily investigates what really happened to Jessica Boynton, something even Jessica herself wants to know. 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. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. 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. "She was actually happy, she was thrilled because she finally got that closure that she needed," says the neighbor. When asked if Boynton had explained why he allegedly kept his ex-wifes belongings, Yates said, No. Officer Robert Brian Jones is also dispatched to the Ashford Way apartment building. DeMarco pressed Mathews. That's what Jessica and Matthew Boynton thought would happen when they said "I do.". The agent asked her if she had ever held her husband's service weapon. "Matthew," said Jessica. I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. Boynton was released from the Spalding County Jail Friday night on a $4,806 cash bond. His flashlight's beam reveals a smiling family of four. She spoke to the GBI, from her hospital bed. Her limp body is on the floor, just behind the door. I havent listened to the actual investigation, but I dont believe so, that he gave any explanation that made any sense.. Jessica Boynton is found unconscious, her body on top of her husband's service revolver. I didn't, I didn't, I didn't try to brush off anything. 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. This time for a DNA consent. 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. A Griffin Police Officer's wife herself, the reporter called DeMarco, on Sept. 28, the investigator who was in charge of the investigation for the GBI, to question him about the case and the photo that nagged her, and that for her, called into question how anything they investigated was trustworthy. Two shots had been fired. Womens clothing items and an orthodontic retainer turned in to the Griffin Police Department by Will Sanders has been established to have belonged to Jessica Lester, the former wife of Matthew Boynton. Until recently, Matthew's grandfather, Wendell Beam, reigned as Spalding County sheriff. Will Sanders also has questions about a crime scene photo showing Matthew's cellphone. And with that Matthew Boyton's questioning was over. The neighbor says Jessica started documenting all the sordid details of the affair in her secret red "divorce diary." giving him custody, and granting Jessica once-weekly. We put it on the counter to take a picture of it," he confirmed to Mathews. However, the GBIs own photographs, search warrant and evidence log all corroborate that the officers phone was on the kitchen counter after Matthew had already left the apartment. I would have said, I can't do this anymore, comma, take care of Tolin and Tyler, period. I would have said, suicidal not suicide thoughts.. Jessica's two boys, Tollin, 2, and baby Tyler, are sound asleep in their rooms. That question lingers--but not for Georgia Bureau of Investigations, who said the case is closed--repeatedly stating that they are satisfied with their findings. It was determined that he knowingly provided a false statement relating to the property in question and his possession of (it), Natale said in a release.l Center. "He said 'What's wrong? And, she said, she wouldn't have told him that she loved him. They hoist her inside. 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!!! Yancy also requested that Boynton write a statement pertaining to the allegation. Agent DeMarco approaches Meagan Browning, who's joined by Eric Kshywonis, at 61 Ashford Waythe apartment just downstairs from Jessica and Matthew. Immediately following that flip, Mathews said, DeMarco asked if she was recording their conversation. Matthew admits to having an affair. A request is made to notify the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. I figured out what happened. Griffin Police Capt. Jessica, on a few occasions, hit and slapped him, he tells the GBI. 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?" The glowing yellow and black, blocked letter sign illuminates his truck driving past. Click here for "Trigger: The Last Word" | And we talk to Jessica Boynton again here: "Trigger: Free as a Bird" | Anda story when the officer was arrested and kicked offthe force (but not for shooting his wife ). "I believe it's both, it's sloppy and a cover-up," said Jessica. Everybody clear out, says Jones, who has Keys call for an EMT. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. This is who he's sleeping with, points to the Facebook post that she says she was holding for Jessica for her divorce. I have been suffering for a while now and no one has noticed. BROTHERHOOD does not mean coverup or being above the law. Its so obvious a coverup. They'd met in high school when Jessica was 15 and Matthew was 16. 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. If America is really a first-world country, it will enact legislation that takes this issue seriously, and fund more studies and programs to preventing domestic violence and identifying and protecting victims. 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. I was scared to death, because I couldn't find [Tyler]that she would shoot me, I mean shoot him, shoot me, and then kill herself.. Because if you go to the photographs that are part of your investigative case file, there's a photograph after the evidence report for his cell phone" she said. She's moaning.. Those properties obtained during the marriage would be considered community property.. This is not the first time I have had suicide thoughts. "Nobody would shoot themselves like this," said retired homicide detective Tim Miley. She alleged that many of Lesters belongings remained in Boyntons residence. Ashamed the FBI hasnt picked up on this yet . As part of that case, Lt. Karen Yancy, who leads the GPD Criminal Investigation Division, spoke with Boynton and on Jan. 5, reported, On Dec. 19, 2016, I spoke with Matthew Boynton about these items. I don't know if it's just his job or what, but like I said I don't think he would intentionally hurt me.. No one may have ever done anything to question this case again if not for Will Sanders. in the head..in hospital for a month..just an FYI. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. 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. According to Sanders, these items were obtained from a woman who contacted him and claimed to be Boyntons girlfriend. It sounded like a gunshot. 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. While sifting through pages and pages of the report, a GBI evidence photo caught her attention. Did he cause his estranged spouses injury? They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. Jones removes the gun, which has a tactical flashlight attached to the bottom of its barrel, and places it on the kitchen counter and heads outside. And based on the totality of circumstances, all the facts and circumstances, all the forensics, and the conclusion of the case, as well as the GBI's and the district attorney's recommendation, is no, he did not cause her injuries, Yates concluded. Matthew makes it back to the apartment before help arrives and hears baby Tyler crying -- and then heartbreak. Minutes later, at around 10:45 p.m., Jessica storms out. 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. Everything, he says, led to him wanting out of the marriage. Her head shaved. The GBI is a joke as well "Police department!" "Another reasonable explanation is that there was a fight over the gun and during the course of that she was injured, Matthew thought she was dead and put the gun underneath.". 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 GBI needs an overhaulclean house. After Jessica was shot, Matthew, then-20, was back on duty with his gun on his hip, before key interviews were conducted and the GBI director wrote an official letter about the cases conclusion, stating that the shooting was ruled a suicide.. Well I couldn't get it for him because I couldn't get it out of his gun holster, she said. "He stated that he was too frightened. My understanding of the laws of physics is that one person cannot be in two places at the same time," Mathews said in an interview with 11Alive. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . Example video title will go here for this video. 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. After three weeks, she woke up. Especially because of my children. Matthew Boynton is the grandson of Sheriff Beam. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. In April 2016, the wife of a Griffin, Ga. police officer is found inside a locked closet. With dark, latex gloves on, an officer kneels down and touches her neck with his fingers. What you have from a close range press contact wound is high-velocity blood spatter, which is very small, and it might not be very visible with the naked eye, or easily visible from photographs. Six months later, everything would changefor everyone. There are a lot of questions that I would love to have answered. That was the subject of his charges his statements and writings that we were able to prove were false, Yates said. A previous study found 41% of police admitted to being abusive to their spouses. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. Then, a moment of hope from the 19-year-old mother: She's still breathing. Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. And Sanders was beyond fascinated by this one. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. They turn her over from her stomach to her back. This stinks, and the fact remains, it appears he tried to kill his wife, so what are you guys going to do?? The devil is in the details. GBI begins interviewing neighbors and Matthew interviews with the GBI later that morning. He grabs his police radio, stationed on top of the white microwave in the kitchen charging, and puts his phone on the counter. Strangely, they never test her hands for gunshot residue. Her condition.. Now she lives in terror every day because she can't remember who attacked her. GRIFFIN, Georgia, April 15, 2016: Police are breathlessly racing to save a life. I can't keep doing this.. Matthew's mistress worked as a dispatch officer, reporting to Sheriff Wendell Beam, who just happens to be Matthew Boynton's grandfather. 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. Collectively, they examine the bullets' trajectory from the closet, into the bedroom wall and ceiling. Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. And I could have been the next target.. In any case GPD/GBI are an absolute embarrassment to the state of GA! At about 10:45 p.m., he continues, he thought he heard a gunshot while they were lying in bed. He drove back to the apartment, he tells Jones, but it was too late. Above Jessica, pinned to the wall, is a large black letter B for Boynton. Hewrote a letter to Jessicas attorneyon June 10, in which he questioned the finding that Jessicas head injury was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, indicating that there was no investigation conducted by authorities at the hospital. I don't know, he said. Get him downstairs. She had always kept it hidden, but now, there it is for everyone to see. Yes, for an article, just to make sure I get quotes proper.". They're forced to kick it in. With his gun raised and arms poised, he holds his weapon out in front of him with both hands. That was the best physical evidence that we had, Yates said. But Yates said the holster is designed to have some retention capability. Haha I'm sorry I didn't think about that lol he sends to her after receiving a text from her--moments following his text from his wife. A key piece of evidence was photographed inside the kitchen after officers arrived on the scene. Ultimately, it came down to orthodontia Lesters retainer. Dr. Vernon Henderson, chief of Trauma and Critical Care at Atlanta Medical Center was on-call the morning Jessica came in and treated her for the next month while she was in the hospital. No. Was the investigation a mess up or a cover up? He changed clothes yet lied and said he did not. "I can't do this anymore," the message read. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. If he's willing to cheat on his wife, he's willing to cheat the law., She wanted to file for divorce, says Kshywonis. [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. Because she owned the retainer prior to her marriage, it would not be considered community property. I attempted to contact Jessica Boynton via telephone to advise her that this is a civil matter. She told the agent, they were at home when they argued about his girlfriend and the photo that Jessica found on his phone that night. She made a full recovery, but doesn't remember a thing. said Sheila Mathews. Jessica and Matthew Boynton got married at an extremely young age. Jessica's hair is so matted with blood no one can find the actual gunshot wound to stop the bleeding. "I don't want to put all the blame on him but he's the only person that could have done it," said Jessica Boynton. Chris DeMarco, GBIs assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. The agent who told Mathews, Were gonna have a problem, apologized to the reporter and told her that he was answering questions about a case file that he had not reviewed for months. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. Does she believe that this was just sloppy work or does she believe that this is a cover-up? 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. This is abuse of power. Unfortunately Matthew Boynton didn't have anything to say. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. I'm prior military so to me it sounded like a gunshot, he tells DeMarco. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. Matthew reads a text from Lt. Curtis Keys, look for police car.. Furthermore, she said, there were too many errors and discrepancies for her to have sent a text like that. So I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them.. Who does she think hit her over the head? She loved me. "I don't really know what happened in the closet, I just know that I did not try to kill myself," said Jessica Boynton. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does the GBI remain the last word on the case? Matthew loved being part of the brotherhood. She also stated that she just wanted her things back, so I informed her that I would do a report on the incident.. The quiet is broken when the baby begins to mumble from the other room. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said. In partnership with But he's also texting her before he called 911," said Sanders. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. "How did his phone get in there? The purpose of it, is when you're fighting with somebody to keep the weapon from coming out of your holster, but it's certainly easy to take it out under most cases. The way our charter is structured, termination takes two or three days. He reads another text from mistress, while driving home at nearly 90 mph. Ironically Jessica first met that man while she was out scouting for a wedding venue to marry Matthew. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. The gun then landed underneath," said Tim Miley. I told him, You're going to have to go get it, because I cant get it out of the case., Do you know how it was that you got shot?, Have you ever had any type of thoughts about hurting yourself?. "I hope she didn't shoot my kids," he says to one officer. I said 'Is she still alive?' "The Officer's Wife" is a new podcast that will examine the evidence in the 2016 shooting of a 19-year-old mother and ask: Who pulled the trigger? While Jessica believes someone tried taking her life from her, she refuses to allow anyone to take her kids away from her. "Well listen, if you're going to start quoting, you gonna start recording these things, you need to let me know ahead of time before you do, before I'm starting answering questions," DeMarco ordered the reporter. Is there a loaded pistol with a hair-trigger on the other side? "Her hands appeared to be pristine, but also he noted that she had no gunpowder burns.". Emergency-responders finally arrive and carry Jessica to a waiting ambulance. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . "Most people would not view it as such, I don't believe," said Sheila Mathews. Jessica Boynton's head is perfectly positioned on a blood-soaked pillow. Henderson said in the letter, that he did not believe that Jessica's head injury was the result of a gunshot wound, and furthermore, questioned how she got the injury at all. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. 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.". To stage a suicide," said the neighbor. She's still breathing. But as luck would have it, suddenly he's right across the street on police business. "According to my interview with Griffin police chief, that second shot had to have been fired while the gun was either on the floor or almost on the floor very close to that wall.". It doesn't sound like anything I would say. Then-Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was arrested on July 28, 2017 for giving a false statement to his own department about having possession of a gym bag full of clothes, underwear. "I was with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 33 years," said Tim Miley. Did you all have sex?' Crime Watch Daily reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton and got no response. "Well, how do you come to that conclusion?" Matthew Boynton is clearly hysterical. In it, she logs Matthew Boynton's every move, including his unexplained disappearances with their two boys. The doctor was not contacted by the GBI until July 20. It could, but it wont necessarily do it, Yates said. And it's assigned to Matthew, her husband, the cop. Officer Robert Brian Jones shouts, as he travels deeper inside the two-bedroom apartmenthis weapon drawn. In 2016, something terrible happened to Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. Take care of Tollin and Tyler, please tell them I love them every day. GSW, possible to the head. the GBI agent posed a return question. "I said 'It's Jessica isn't it?' Theres a lot of speculation and a lot of theory, but evidence is not there to cause me to do that., When told The GRIP had received information that the Griffin Police Department had contact the GBI Friday morning prior to Boyntons arrest, and asked the basis of that call, Yates said, That would be just to let them know what were doing.. She's like a sister to me, Browning says, her voice quivering. That's what they're all assuming, Matthew said. "I was scared to death that she would shoot me and then kill herself," Matthew tells investigators. Credit: GBI/Griffin Police Dept. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service weapon, Jessica and his sleeping sons at home. "Nobody ever asked him about why he changed clothes," said Sanders. Just days after running into Officer Boynton, I received a threatening email that reads in part: "Are You An Intelligent Enough Investigative Journalist To Know When You Are Being Conned or Do You Have To Be Spoon Fed? She agreed to provide those items to Sanders, who then turned them in to the Griffin Police Department. Video shot outside in the parking lot shows Jessica getting in a black truck with Matthew and the kids, then leaving. The chain of custody on that stuff is messed up. 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. Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. an officer questions the others. "I think it was in the heat of the moment, he was angry with me. We heard something and said 'what was that', recalls Browning. "It was. A text message is sent to his phone from Jessicas phone. Then he drops a shocker, claiming he wasn't the only one cheating, "She finally told me, she said 'Yeah, I had an affair,'" Matthew Boynton says in the GBI interview. I was excited I wasn't going to have to put up with him anymore because honestly I felt like his maid, and that's all I felt like.. If his wife, Matthew's attorney continued, was capable of attempting to take her own life, there's a chance that she might do something to their children. It was sitting out in the open, caught on police body-camera when cops kicked in the closet door. Excessive force. But Jessica still can't remember what happened that terrible night in the closet, and she's says there is only one person with the answers. Listen. Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. "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. He enters, checking the master bedroom. He checks the closet where he keeps his police-issued firearm, but the door is locked. I know eventually the chief would eventually like to get his officer back as well as his service weapon back as well, so we're going to try to expedite this as fast as possible, and when I mean expedite you know, within the next few weeks to a month, the agent said. Updated: 11:14 PM EDT July 28, 2017. 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. And would a dad leave his kids inside with a suicidal woman and a loaded gun? The report states Matthew left Walmart without Jessica. He's hoping if the case gets reopened, any possible clues will be preserved. Show the world how smart you are and uncover what the Wannabe investigative reporters couldn't figure out. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds, ending the call just a minute later. She had an appointment Monday.. She said there were too many errors and discrepancies for her to have sent it. The 20-year-old says he's heading to Waffle House for a late night food run with on-duty cop and best. That stuff apparently, from what we were able to discover through our investigation, went through several different peoples hands, which taints our chain of custody, Yates said. Most of the cases that he would have made or would be involved in would also have, or should have, body worn camera video, car video, things of that nature, so the fact that his statement to us was compromised would not necessarily taint everything else. She made a full recovery, but doesnt remember a thing. He asked her what she thought could've happened. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. The second bullet hole is more of a mystery. 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. While GPD Chief Mike Yates said he is unable to release specific information due to the criminal nature of the case, he did confirm information The GRIP provided during a July 31 interview. The ceiling fan circles on high speed. He's asked me to go get it out before. They're my everything. Jessica Boynton, once declared dead, is alive and talking. Am I recording it? She grabs his arm with her left hand, while her other arm falls to the ground. Fast forward to May 11, the day numerous items that reportedly belonged to Lester were turned in to the Griffin Police Department. 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