"Police department!" A lot of times its two or three or more days, Yates said. A Griffin cop finally arrives to take Matthew's formal domestic violence complaint. "That's the way we're gonna play this game, Sheila. Matthew claims they returned home just after 11 p.m. His proof? But another heated argument goes down in the baby food aisle. So Crime Watch Daily went out and got one of the best in the business. Does she believe that this was just sloppy work or does she believe that this is a cover-up? During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. corrupted cops, he and his grandfather! Jessica Boynton, once declared dead, is alive and talking. Matthew immediately calls a friend at dispatch. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. The neighbor says Jessica started documenting all the sordid details of the affair in her secret red "divorce diary." "Happy," said the neighbor. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. UPDATE: This story was originally published in November 2016. With his gun raised and arms poised, he holds his weapon out in front of him with both hands. "He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. "I would say broken, distraught, damaged," the neighbor says. She says under the helm of Wendell Beam, the sheriff's department had a reputation for protecting its own. I have been suffering for a while now and no one has noticed. Before he leaves, Matthew says Jessica makes a bizarre request: She asks him to call an ambulance. This is who he's sleeping with, points to the Facebook post that she says she was holding for Jessica for her divorce. OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. And its assigned to Matthew. The good old boys and his grandfather police chief should also get some time for covering up this crime. Well I couldn't get it for him because I couldn't get it out of his gun holster, she said. Boynton: Can you please dispatch a unit out to my location, in reference to my wife? Sheila Mathews publishes The Grip, an independent newspaper in Griffin. "How did his phone get in there? The specific items Lester alleged Boynton had stolen included a Toshiba laptop valued at $500; clothes valued at $300; jewelry valued at $50; kitchen items valued at $500; and a retainer valued at $150. I would have said, 'I can't do this anymore, comma, take care of Tolin and Tyler, period.' Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. Its one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. They turn her over from her stomach to her back. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her, in an effort to monitor her condition. In turn Jessica begins keeping a so-called "dirty divorce diary," a red notebook she kept carefully hidden in a closet. "There was no testing done on his clothing," said Sheila Mathews. Then-Griffin Police Department officer Matthew Boynton was arrested on July 28, 2017, for giving a false statement to his own department stating he was not i. In 2016, something terrible happened to Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two. But, Jessica said regardless of her knowledge of guns, she had every reason to live. GBI didn't report finding any blood spatter on the closet wall. "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. But he's also texting her before he called 911," said Sanders. 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. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. Since his bodycam wasn't charged, it doesn't record this call. Making his way outside, he calls for assistance over his radio. That's what Jessica and Matthew Boynton thought would happen when they said "I do.". I figured out what happened. 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. On Dec. 19, 2016, Lester met with GPD Investigator Dexter McCune regarding property she alleged Boynton had stolen. "I believe it's both, it's sloppy and a cover-up," said Jessica. And he said 'Yeah, we did.'". It appears to be either an assault or maybe something accidental," said Miley. Lester recovered from the shooting but doesn't remember any of it. Im not sure if it was slightly before or slightly after. This chilling police body camera footage shows the moment a cop's wife was found barely alive suffering from a gunshot wound to her head. Crime Watch Daily reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton and got no response. No one may have ever done anything to question this case again if not for Will Sanders. 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. GBI conducts canvas and begins interviewing neighbors. A grandson of the county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. To stage a suicide," said the neighbor. The conversation bounces from officer to officer. That bastard is so guilty every time they show the door knob and any badge that doesnt know that shouldnt have one. In April 2016, the wife of a Griffin, Ga. police officer is found inside a locked closet. A DISGRACE! What Sanders found most alarming was the time frame Matthew Boynton says he heard those two gunshots. Matthew, who's wearing a gray sweatshirt, says he called Lt. Curtis Keys and asked him what he should do. He lied about the lock then he says he kept his gun in there hmmm. At about 10:45 p.m., he continues, he thought he heard a gunshot while they were lying in bed. Her head shaved. I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husband's service weapon. Once the scene is secure, investigator Misty Gresham checks on Tollin, who's sleeping, and Tyler, who is awake and still crying in his cribboth unharmed. Jessica Boynton was just 19 years old when she was found inside a locked closet with a gunshot wound to her head. "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. While Trammel's body cam is out of juice tonight, Jones's bodycam spots Trammel as the other officers enter the apartment. Keyword: Admitted. Jessica Boynton is found unconscious, her body on top of her husband's service revolver. Matthew Boynton, 21, had just started work as a Griffin police officer. 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. On May 11, Will Sanders met withYancy and Sgt. This activity on his cell phone had to have taken place inside the kitchen inside his apartment," Mathews said to DeMarco in a recorded phone conversation. Despite what many think is a smoking gun, the GBI agent asking questions proceeds as if Jessica shot herself. For the wife of a Georgia police officer, answering that question is unfortunately turning out not to be so simple. Matthew's hands were not tested for gunpowder either. They call in Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who happens to be Matthew's grandfather, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. "Being in the closet," said Jessica. On something like this, does it usually take a while?, Right now it depends on what happens with Jessica, too. "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. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. He hears a baby crying as he carefully steps into the bedroom where a dark brown crib is situated. GSW, possible to the head. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that shes never handled a gun, nor shot one. Both Jessica and Matthew reportedly want a divorce. I don't see anything that looks like high-velocity blood splatter or mist," said Miley. What! "No they did not because they assumed I was shot, because that's what Matthew said," Jessica said. "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. He changed clothes yet lied and said he did not. After three weeks, she woke up. Griffin, Georgia is the kind of small Southern town where high school sweethearts stay married forever. A message to Matthew's phone is received and marked as read, from his mistress. This, Matthew says to Trammel, is the precursor to an argument the couple also had at Walmart later that night, just after 10 p.m. Once outside, he tells Trammel Jessica refuses to get into the car to go hometelling him she would find another way home and walked back into Walmart. It appears it was self-inflicted. No. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. Then he hits investigators with a jaw-dropper. That's fine. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. Aft. But did something else happen that spring night in 2016? Still lodged in Jessica's skull? They're my everything. 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. 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. It's like I tell them, they make it twice as bad because I'm a cop, Matthew said. 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!!! "He felt that perhaps it was maybe an anxiety attack. Bring the little ones for a story every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to hear Sam's favorite tales. Take care of Tollin and Tyler, please tell them I love them every day. 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. "Matthew," said Jessica. We had to establish a timeline for when that property was possessed before the marriage or after it. And their "War of the Roses" was about to explode. "My wound was on the top of my head. The paramedic begins accessing her head wound, but they're having a hard time finding it through her hair and thick blood. 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. The agent then probes Matthew, asking if he has a girlfriend. 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. 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. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. But Griffin Police are treating this as a suicide attempt. I didnt know if I was dealing with a possible active active scenario where she still had the gun and she had shot Tyler, he replied. An officer tries to console his grieving coworker. He assigns another officer to standby at the door until the rest of the apartment is cleared. He says, he got out of the shower and asked her for his phone back several times, but she refused, he says, until he admitted to her that he was cheating on her. She had always kept it hidden, but now, there it is for everyone to see. provided images. Jessica, on a few occasions, hit and slapped him, he tells the GBI. He's meeting his buddy at the local Waffle House. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. Until recently, Matthew's grandfather, Wendell Beam, reigned as Spalding County sheriff. From her hospital bed, she spoke to the GBI. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. 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. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. Jessica's two boys, Tollin, 2, and baby Tyler, are sound asleep in their rooms. 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.. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. Sanders says there are a few things that really stand out: The red sweatshirt Matthew offered police to test for gunshot residue. He bangs on the locked closet door. Boynton in January denied being in possession of any of Lesters personal property. 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. But asking those questions resulted in a threat. "He said 'What's wrong? Especially because of my children. It was sitting out in the open, caught on police body-camera when cops kicked in the closet door. Did you all have sex?' Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. This screams cover up. Of course the Grandfather could not be reached for a comment, he had it covered up. Jessica Boynton's head is perfectly positioned on a blood-soaked pillow. She rebukes the text message that was sent from her phone to Matthews that night and said she didnt have a lock on her phone, so anyone couldve sent it. I was scared to death, because I couldnt find [Tyler]that she would shoot me, I mean shoot him, shoot me, and then kill herself.. ", 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.. I do not have any other items of Jessicas.. It was retrieved from the kitchen counter in front of the microwave oven," she probed further. Matthew's fellow officers try to shield him from the sight of his gravely injured wife. I think it just kind of happened. [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. 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. He tells Trammel he left Walmart without Jessica. And, the first officer on scene, as recorded by body cam footage, was not interviewed by the GBI for months after the incident. I don't know, he said. When the officers pull Jessica's body out of the closet, they find Matthew's gun right underneath her, a .40-caliber Glock. "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. And its inside that closet, where police found her seemingly shot in the head, laying on top of her husbands service weapon. It could have been simply that um, all his, he left his stuff there. The doctor was not contacted by the GBI until July 20. Get him downstairs. His phone was left inside their apt, yet he says he never entered it.. so many lies the grandfather called Jessicas family and informed them she was DEAD! 478-993-3053. Her husband is cheating on her with another woman, reveals Browning, who said, they called dispatch a few nights earlier because he took the kids. One of those bullets went through the roof, the other lodged into the baby's bedroom wall. 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. Shame shame. There was most likely a struggle with the gun and he assumed she was dead. 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. But Yates told 11Alive, Matthew was not the shooter and trusts the investigation's outcome. Barely clinging to life, Jessica spent three weeks in a coma before waking up, according to 11alive. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . "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. Dispatch notifies Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who is also Matthew's grandfather and police notify Jessica's family that she has died. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does theGBI remain the last word on the Jessica Boynton case? It could have a negative effect on them, but those things have to be dealt with on a case by case basis. DeMarco pressed Mathews. Still inside, some of the officers look closer and find two bullet holes inside the closet. Emphasis on evidence. And he called the girlfriend, so Mays said to Mathews. Security camera captures the family walking in around 10:15 p.m. "He tried to kill her.". I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. 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. Matthew runs inside to the closet where he keeps his service gun. I didn't try to wash my hands, anything, because I knew GSR and all that would be involved.. McCune also had Lester write a victims statement. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said. 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. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. Thats what took so long to get it sorted out.. Officer Matthew Boynton has never been charged with anything in connection with this case, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation did question him. The agent continues to interview Matthew, who's wearing a red hoodie, asking him if the clothes he was wearing were the ones he was wearing the entire night. And the doctor in the emergency room didn't find any bullet holes. 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. RE-open the case Georgia!!!!!! It was actually from him. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. 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.. "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. Maybe Jessica would remember why and when the door knob was swapped because it happened before that night. Her complaint, which she checked on, was never filed. 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.. 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?" Waiting for your permission to load facebook comments. Hahaha you about have me a heart attack freak!! FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE FOR YOURSELF, CLICK HERE. I was at Atlanta Medical Center for a month. "She was actually happy, she was thrilled because she finally got that closure that she needed," says the neighbor. "It was. Ad Choices, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. "She's like, 'This is exactly what I need to get my divorce from him.'". She was leaving her husband of just six months. The GRIP has reported extensively on seeming inconsistencies and irregularities in that GBI investigation. Her limp body is on the floor, just behind the door. She's got good pulse. 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. What are my kids going to do? he pleaded, his voice cracking with emotion. in the head..in hospital for a month..just an FYI. And the second bullet went up at 25-degree upward angle 1'10 off the floor. Matthew Boynton is the grandson of Sheriff Beam. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. Now she lives in terror every day because she can't remember who attacked her. She said there were too many errors and discrepancies for her to have sent it. Jessica Boynton's husband says he gets a suicidal text from his estranged wife, so he rushes home, only to hear two gunshots. But the story is far from over: Jessica now claims the April 15 incident was a staged suicideconstructed by her husband. Statements from Jessica Boynton and Matthew Boynton are logged into evidence, said a statement written by Yancy March 13. 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.

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