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. "It's just inconvenient. "It was. 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. "Really somebody just needs to look at it, somebody of great knowledge of things like this, and then let them tell me what they think," said Jessica Boynton. she asked. "It doesn't sound like anything I would say," said Jessica Boynton. Just have a soul here please please please. Boyntons statement, dated Jan. 9, said, I was advised to complete a statement on a previous date by Lt. Yancey. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. Here recently she did confirm that the second baby's not mine. He checks the closet where he keeps his police-issued firearm, but the door is locked. The second bullet hole is more of a mystery. Sanders wants to know how Matthew was texting his mistress from this very phone if he never reentered the apartment. I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. "Nobody would shoot themselves like this," said retired homicide detective Tim Miley. The dispatch operator notified Matthew on Facebook, Browning says. And I could have been the next target.. 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.. No, never. 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. He changed clothes yet lied and said he did not. 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. The odd thing is a few pages have been ripped out. "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. And he said 'Yeah, we did.'". 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 having suicidal thoughts," he calmly says about Jessica to the dispatcher. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. Stay out, Matt, one the officers advises his fellow officer. I f***ing love her. Her head wound soaked into the green and white pillow, where her head rested. "I think what happened after they come home from Walmart, Jessica and Matthew got into an argument. The way our charter is structured, termination takes two or three days. But DeMarco insisted to Mathews during their phone conversation, that the timeline was not relevant. an officer questions the others. Boynton was released from the Spalding County Jail Friday night on a $4,806 cash bond. They're re slit open while her head flops from side to side on the beige carpet, as one female EMS works on her. She's breathing, but unresponsive. 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. And the doctor in the emergency room didn't find any bullet holes. He's not a cop or even a private investigator. Everything, he says, led to him wanting out of the marriage. She was hit over the head. Emergency-responders finally arrive and carry Jessica to a waiting ambulance. Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. "Well, how do you come to that conclusion?" Clearly we touched a nerve in Griffin, but we're not about to be scared off. "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. nd police notify Jessicas family that she has died. Matthew interviews with the GBI early that morning. 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.. Im not sure about that. An officer tries to console his grieving coworker. She had a job interview and it was going to be her first step to freedom. 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.. Warner Bros. Entertainment | Unfortunately, the only person who may be able to answer that question is Jessica, and she was in a coma. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FBI???????? A DISGRACE! There are a lot of questions that I would love to have answered. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. Who does she think hit her over the head? Boynton in January denied being in possession of any of Lesters personal property. "I know for a fact that Jessica was not suicidal," said the neighbor. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. [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. Matthew and Jessica's two sons are still inside. There's no way I could have shot myself in the top of the head and not kill myself. Officer Robert Brian Jones is also dispatched to the Ashford Way apartment building. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. | Examine the evidence yourself. She made a full recovery, but doesn't remember a thing. "She suspected Matthew was cheating on her and so she dug for information, and we found it," the neighbor said. 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. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. 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. Domestic violence has always been a precursor to violence in other areas. 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. Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. He asked her what she thought could've happened. Making his way outside, he calls for assistance over his radio. The good old boys and his grandfather police chief should also get some time for covering up this crime. She had an appointment Monday.. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. Her blond hair is now red from what cops assume is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. If you play with it a little bit, it's not hard.. I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. Jessica's hair is so matted with blood no one can find the actual gunshot wound to stop the bleeding. "Recently she did confirm that the second baby is not mine," Matthew tells the GBI investigator. Does she believe that this was just sloppy work or does she believe that this is a cover-up? When the officers pull Jessica's body out of the closet, they find Matthew's gun right underneath her, a .40-caliber Glock. McCune also had Lester write a victims statement. Does Jessica know whether the cops ever swabbed her hands? 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. The gun then landed underneath," said Tim Miley. Jessica and Matthew's neighbor, who wishes to remain anonymous for her own safety, sees the lights from her apartment and runs outside. 11Alive - BREAKING | Matthew Boynton, who was under - Facebook Matthew loved being part of the brotherhood. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter." Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. GBI conducts canvas and begins interviewing neighbors. Matt shouldnt be allowed to ever be a cop anywhere else. When asked if Boynton had explained why he allegedly kept his ex-wifes belongings, Yates said, No. 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? Thank God she fought and he was in there with her. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!, Jones advises Matthew over the radio, Stay outside. 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. "I would say broken, distraught, damaged," the neighbor says. And its assigned to Matthew. She was leaving her husband of just six months. Police Interrogation and Confession of Matthew Boynton, Wife - YouTube Thats what took so long to get it sorted out.. She found a photo on Snapchat of another woman wearing nothing but a towel, with the caption: Shower time.. I'm prior military so to me it sounded like a gunshot, he tells DeMarco. . 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. Cops find 8-month-old Tyler visibly upset but thankfully uninjured. Jessica Boynton, 19, was a stay-at-home mom to 8-month-old Tyler and 2-year-year old Tollin. With the suicidal text message and Jessica's DNA found on her husband's gun, less than a month after her hospital bed interview, Matthew was verbally cleared by the GBI, according to the chief, and as of June 6, Matthew returned to full duty with a new service weapon on his hip. Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was arrested and taken to the Spalding County Jail on multiple charges. No. 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 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. RELATED: Who shot the officer's wife? But he's also texting her before he called 911," said Sanders. She's having suicidal thoughts. "He never re-entered the apartment after that point," said Sheila. A previous study found 41% of police admitted to being abusive to their spouses. provided images. So if there is no gunshot wound, what really happened inside that closet? I didn't bring any other ones with me. 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. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. Matthew Boynton arrested | 11alive.com the GBI agent posed a return question. I do not have any other items of Jessicas.. Crime Watch Daily reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton and got no response. Woman shot in head says cop husband staged her 'suicide' If I just would have left my f**king duty belt in the car.. Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. No bullet entered her body anywhere. But as luck would have it, suddenly he's right across the street on police business. Its one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. How did Jessica react when she saw those messages? "He felt that perhaps it was maybe an anxiety attack. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. A family of Marines is divided after father shoots ailing wife Everybody clear out, says Jones, who has Keys call for an EMT. 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. We heard something and said 'what was that', recalls Browning. "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. She also stated that she just wanted her things back, so I informed her that I would do a report on the incident.. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. Id be afraid to luve in that town until that poluce brotherhood is abolished. (whit his baton I would guess) ..is every person in the police department total idiots? 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. So Crime Watch Daily went out and got one of the best in the business. She's even fighting with EMS, dude, the fellow officer tells Matthew. "You know, you're trying to match up times of where he is getting these text messages or how he's responding to them, that he has to be in the kitchen. Crime Watch Daily's security team tracked the email address, only to find it was from an anonymous server. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!. 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. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. If I could have been here sooner, maybe I could have stopped her Matthew says, spiraling. giving him custody, and granting Jessica once-weekly. This time for a DNA consent. This screams cover up. There was most likely a struggle with the gun and he assumed she was dead. Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved. They are 50% more likely to commit police brutality. 'Trigger' Griffin Police officer arrested | 11alive.com Jones shouts as he travels deeper insidehis weapon drawn. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton cleared in wife's shooting, but One of those bullets went through the roof, the other lodged into the baby's bedroom wall. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. A tactical sweep finds an 8-month-old baby screaming. Before he leaves, Matthew says Jessica makes a bizarre request: She asks him to call an ambulance. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. 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. Security camera captures the family walking in around 10:15 p.m. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds. Stay outside.. Fast forward to May 11, the day numerous items that reportedly belonged to Lester were turned in to the Griffin Police Department. For the next three and a half weeks, Jessica remains in a coma with a traumatic brain injurytubes protruding from her brain to alleviate pressure and fluid. After studying Jessica Boynton's case, Miley sides with Jessica. "He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. SHE WAS NOT SHOT.and do they really think that she would have hit herself hard enough with any object to cause the damage that was done? Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. In it, she logs Matthew Boynton's every move, including his unexplained disappearances with their two boys. I said 'Is she still alive?' Jessica Boynton was found shot in the closet with her. The one seen in the police body-cam is not the same gray sweatshirt he was wearing at Walmart earlier that night. Credit: GBI/Griffin Police Dept. 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. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". Having previously learned of the new evidence that was turned in to the Griffin Police Department May 11 and the Internal Affairs investigation that resulted, The GRIP on July 7 submitted an Open Records request for information in the case. RE-open the case Georgia!!!!!! The shocking discovery comes when he shaves her head looking for bullet holes. And, unfortunately it appears those questions will never be answered," Mathews said. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. A body-cam captures her inconsolable baby boy in the arms of an officer. (South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS) They discover two shell casings and two bullet holes in the closet wall. But Yates said the holster is designed to have some retention capability. "That was when approximately 24 minutes into the conversation, his demeanor changed and everything flipped," she recalled. Blood pressure.. said Sheila Mathews. He drove back to the apartment, he tells Jones, but it was too late. 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. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair was saturated in crimson. The quiet is broken when the baby begins to mumble from the other room. Law enforcement was in his genes. Aft. He bangs on the locked closet door. Cops finally reach that locked closet door. What are my kids going to do? he pleaded, his voice cracking with emotion. It's like I tell them, they make it twice as bad because I'm a cop, Matthew said. 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. "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.". Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. And it's assigned to Matthew, her husband, the cop. This case stinks to hi-heaven of a cover-up..if not, its a group of the most incompetent people ever to wear a Law enforcement uniform. That bullet ends up toward the top left of the closet. Lester recovered from the shooting but doesn't remember any of it. It entered at an upward leftward trajectory angle," said Sheila Mathews. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | kcentv.com Jessica's theory of what happened centers around her "dirty divorce diary." They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. 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. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. The ceiling fan's light shines down on Jessica's eyes. I don't see anything that looks like high-velocity blood splatter or mist," said Miley. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. To stage a suicide," said the neighbor. 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. 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. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. 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. They were calling me the miracle child Because what I went through, not a lot of people survive through it, she told 11Alive's Brendan Keefe, nearly six months after the incidenther golden blonde hair now growing back. "I'm guessing Matthew," said Jessica. She thinks he found it before the incident. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. Did Someone Try to Kill Jessica Boynton? - Active Fugitives 478-993-3053. The neighbor says Jessica came over to her apartment with the kids, clearly upset about the fight.
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