"He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. Somewhere in proximity to his arrest. Its so obvious a coverup. Thats what we had to establish, Yates confirmed. Here lately I have not been able to recognize the person I see in the mirror. But according to Mathews, that was not the last number dialed, so it could not have just been a redial accidently called through the evidence bag. Just have a soul here please please please. The remaining items such as a hope chest, clothing and other miscellaneous items were returned to Jessica. We asked retired homicide detective Tim Miley to review Jessica's entire case file and every crime scene photo. "They did not. He cautiously went into the residence to try to make sure that the children were OK. Officer Robert Brian Jones shouts, as he travels deeper inside the two-bedroom apartmenthis weapon drawn. That's the bottom line for me. '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, Who shot the officer's wife? 11Alive reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton, however, phone calls were not returned. She's even fighting with EMS, dude, the fellow officer tells Matthew. From her hospital bed, she spoke to the GBI. 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. "There was no testing done on his clothing," said Sheila Mathews. She's moaning.. 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. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. She's breathing, but unresponsive. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. I'll be back there in about two minutes. Matthew reads a text from Lt. Curtis Keys, look for police car.. December 20022 so heartless to show this right before Xmas. Officer Matthew Boynton has never been charged with anything in connection with this case, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation did question him. Courthouse Annex, Solomon Street, Griffin, Six-year-old fire victim will give life to others through organ donation, Cause of fatal Saturday morning fire determined, https://the-grip.net/2016/10/18/gbi-completes-boynton-investigation-requested-by-gpd/, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/trigger-over-and-out/85-8ab82530-da07-492b-9a3c-c20d5e7f50b3, GPD Chief fabricated, released record identifying Will Sanders as Matthew Boyntons father The Grip. Agent DeMarco approaches Meagan Browning, who's joined by Eric Kshywonis, at 61 Ashford Waythe apartment just downstairs from Jessica and Matthew. "That's the way we're gonna play this game, Sheila. If I just would have left my f**king duty belt in the car.. 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 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. Aft. No. "Most people would not view it as such, I don't believe," said Sheila Mathews. 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. GBI begins interviewing neighbors and Matthew interviews with the GBI later that morning. Stephen Kruspe, 65, appears at his first appearance before a judge after the March 27, 2017, shooting of his wife, Pamela, at a Boynton Beach assisted living facility. The other problem: she said she didn't know how to get his gun out of his holsternor has she ever held or shot a gun. 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. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. 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. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. Especially because of my children. But Griffin Police are treating this as a suicide attempt. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. In fact he's collected almost every piece of evidence from the case. | Examine the evidence yourself. Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. Despite their problems, Matthew tells investigators he still loved Jessica and the boys, and he offers an explanation for why he didn't run in the apartment that terrible night to save them. She made a full recovery, but doesnt remember a thing. The neighbor claims she had been with Jessica just hours beforehand, and says her friend would never have tried to take her own life. After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. She had a job interview and it was going to be her first step to freedom. And Jessicas trauma surgeon was not interviewed by the GBI until July 20. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does theGBI remain the last word on the Jessica Boynton case? Six months later, everything would changefor everyone. 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. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. It's the journal where she's been keeping detailed notes about divorcing Matthew. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. Im not sure about that. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds, ending the call just a minute later. 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. She's got good pulse. And they said yes. She agreed to provide those items to Sanders, who then turned them in to the Griffin Police Department. Despite Jessica Boynton's fiery allegations, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation closed her case, clearing Matthew to return to work. 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. BREAKING | Matthew Boynton, who was under investigation and cleared by the GBI last year for his wife's shooting, was charged with one felony count of false statements and writings, and one felony count of violation of oath of office. Did she try to kill herself or shoot herself in the head? Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. 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 guessing Matthew," said Jessica. "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. That bastard is so guilty every time they show the door knob and any badge that doesnt know that shouldnt have one. Warner Bros. Entertainment | But did something else happen that spring night in 2016? "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. "Very explicit conversation," said the neighbor. Two shots have been fired from her husbands service weapon. The agent had that phone, I think DeMarco, Chris DeMarco had the phone and they was [sic] trying to get in the gate, and, uh, he accidentally hit, I guess, the last number dialed, called or whatever. The baby's muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was cleared in his wife's shooting, but his interrogation still cost him his job. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. Jessica Boynton was found shot in the closet with her. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. 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. Credit: GBI/Griffin Police Dept. "Matthew," said Jessica. Griffin, Georgia is the kind of small Southern town where high school sweethearts stay married forever. GBI didn't report finding any blood spatter on the closet wall. Excessive force. When asked to confirm that a July 26 appointment with Lesters orthodontist was pivotal in the Internal Affairs case, Yates said it was. She thinks he found it before the incident. I left a message with the lady that answered for her to call me. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!. 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. I mean, I'm sure there's a plausible explanation to it without trying to come up with some sort of, you know, theory that, 'Oh, he has to be here in the kitchen answering these text messages.'". I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that shes never handled a gun, nor shot one. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. Jessica, then-19, had just put her two young sons to bed and was getting her clothes ready in the closet for the next day. 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. 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. I'll be back there in about two minutes. But the story is far from over: Jessica now claims the April 15 incident was a staged suicideconstructed by her husband. According to Sanders, these items were obtained from a woman who contacted him and claimed to be Boyntons girlfriend. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. He grabs his police radio, stationed on top of the white microwave in the kitchen charging, and puts his phone on the counter. If not, get on a plane and go HOME.". I f***ing love her. Crime Watch Daily's security team tracked the email address, only to find it was from an anonymous server. A grandson of the county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. A body-cam captures her inconsolable baby boy in the arms of an officer. As he drove he received a text message from Jessica's phone. Crime Watch Daily reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton and got no response. She had always kept it hidden, but now, there it is for everyone to see. Video shot outside in the parking lot shows Jessica getting in a black truck with Matthew and the kids, then leaving. 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 ). Fast forward to May 11, the day numerous items that reportedly belonged to Lester were turned in to the Griffin Police Department. Then, a moment of hope from the 19-year-old mother: She's still breathing. Minutes later, just as Matthew pulls into the Waffle House parking lot, he says he receives a chilling message from Jessica, what he calls a "suicide text," that says: "I can't do this anymore. Does she believe that this was just sloppy work or does she believe that this is a cover-up? 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. The ambulance pulls away with Jessica in critical condition, to the fire station located on Carver Road, where the medical helicopter picks her up and takes her to an Atlanta hospital. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. It seems both Matthew and Jessica were secretly stockpiling ammunition for a bitter custody fight. However, she was NOT shot. Everybody clear out, says Jones, who has Keys call for an EMT. "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. Investigators confirmed at least some of this evidence did belong to Lester, but along with questions regarding the chain of custody was the issue of whether the belongings were personal or community property. A lot of times its two or three or more days, Yates said. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service weapon . 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.. 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!!! It doesn't sound like anything I would say. And would a dad leave his kids inside with a suicidal woman and a loaded gun? We're going to be doing that to do touch DNA on the gun, and um, and why we're doing that is obviously one to corroborate everything that's what believed happened, and that way it also, it also eliminates the possibility of her family saying, you had something involved in this, or whatever, the GBI agent said to him. A bunch of CLOWNS!! But what started as a mutual, friendly divorce soon turned nasty. 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 think it just kind of happened. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew also sends a text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher. He's meeting his buddy at the local Waffle House. But long hours on the force took its toll on his marriage. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. Law enforcement was in his genes. In any case GPD/GBI are an absolute embarrassment to the state of GA! Did he cause his estranged spouse's injury? She alleged that many of Lesters belongings remained in Boyntons residence. And, unfortunately it appears those questions will never be answered," Mathews said. Donald Britt, Lt. Darrell Dix, Lt. Keys and Beam are also present. Boyntons statement, dated Jan. 9, said, I was advised to complete a statement on a previous date by Lt. Yancey. "I can't do this anymore," the message read. In partnership with It doesn't sound like anything I would say. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". They had Tollin soon after, and were married on Oct. 24, 2015. Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . This is abuse of power. She told me she loved me right before she did it," Matthew says, sobbing, as the paramedics roll her gurney into the ambulance and slam the doors shut. 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. The only person who truly knows what happened behind that closet door was jessica -- and she's now out of her coma. That's fine. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. She's having suicidal thoughts," he says calmly to the dispatcher. [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. He checks the closet where he keeps his police-issued firearm, but the door is locked. 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?" Dispatch notifies Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who is also Matthew's grandfather and police notify Jessica's family that she has died. And I could have been the next target.. And, she said, she wouldn't have told him that she loved him. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. She's having suicidal thoughts. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. She wants to give her new employers the right impression, since tomorrow is her first day at a chiropractor's office. 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. 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. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. Matthew, who's wearing a gray sweatshirt, says he called Lt. Curtis Keys and asked him what he should do. "Be advised I smell gunsmoke, and I can't get an answer to the door," Boynton says on the call. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. Photos | Jessica and Matthew Boynton wedding. And neither is Will Sanders, the truck driver spearheading the drive to get justice for Jessica. Here recently she did confirm that the second baby's not mine. [I'm] 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. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. She rebukes the text message that came from her phone to Matthew's that night and said she didn't have a lock on her phone, so anyone could've sent it. 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.. "I hope she didn't shoot my kids," he says to one officer. I was, he says to the GBI agent. Boynton in January denied being in possession of any of Lesters personal property. The next door neighbor interview was conducted after Matthew returned to full duty. The dining room table along with other items were picked up by Cathy Zellner for Jessica. 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. Was the investigation a mess up or a cover up? Matthew Boynton, 20, discovered his wife Jessica, 19, lying in a pool of blood in a closet. The gun then landed underneath," said Tim Miley. Ive seen no evidence to indicate that would be necessary, but that does not preclude the GBI or anybody else from doing it if they choose. This is not the first time I have had suicide thoughts. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton has been arrested and charged with two felonies. Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. 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. John Hayesto turn in many articles of womens clothing and other personal property including an orthodontic retainer. Collectively, they examine the bullets' trajectory from the closet, into the bedroom wall and ceiling. Did investigators look for a blunt object? "I think I was hit over the head with something.". Terms of Use | provided images. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . It is unknown what effect his arrest may have on Boyntons criminal cases. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew sends a text to his mistress. ", Following that phone call, Mathews, perceiving that she was threatened, called the GBIs director of professional standards to file a formal complaint and to gain clarity about what he meant by, Were gonna have a problem.. Ashamed the FBI hasnt picked up on this yet . I wouldn't trade them for anything no matter the situation. Well I couldn't get it for him because I couldn't get it out of his gun holster, she said. They call in Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who happens to be Matthew's grandfather, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 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. This stinks, and the fact remains, it appears he tried to kill his wife, so what are you guys going to do?? At that time, the city of Griffin reported the investigation was ongoing and was not expected to be completed for another month to six weeks. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. But the report and follow-up interviews with the lead investigator make the case as clear as mud to one reporter in the small town where it happened. She's like 'I got you where I want you and you're gonna go down for this,' and he pulls his gun out and she runs into the closet to hide, and instead of shooting her, he hits her on the head with a baton," said the neighbor. For the wife of a Georgia police officer, answering that question is unfortunately turning out not to be so simple. If someone from the GBI does not reopen this.. well, I have to get my ducks in a row before I open another huge can of worms.. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husband's service weapon. "Police department!" BROTHERHOOD does not mean coverup or being above the law. Here's where things get blurry. The agent then probes Matthew, asking if he has a girlfriend. However, Yates said, that's not that uncommon. 11Alive reached out to the GBI and Officer Matthew Boynton, however, neither returned our phone calls. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. Join our naturalist on a short walk and learn about the history of the once-prosperous town of High Falls. He then said the GBI has not indicated to him that the investigation will be reopened. Minutes later, at around 10:45 p.m., Jessica storms out. The way our charter is structured, termination takes two or three days. Please wear sturdy shoes. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter." Example video title will go here for this video. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". Matthew Boynton is the grandson of Sheriff Beam. She loved me. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FBI???????? 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. They are 50% more likely to commit police brutality. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. She also stated that she just wanted her things back, so I informed her that I would do a report on the incident.. Matthew, grandson of then-sheriff of Spalding County, texts a fellow Griffin Police officer.

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