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. 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. Here recently she did confirm that the second baby's not mine. 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. But did something else happen that spring night in 2016? He's meeting his buddy at the local Waffle House. The second bullet hole is more of a mystery. He lied about the lock then he says he kept his gun in there hmmm. $5 plus $5 parking. It was sitting out in the open, caught on police body-camera when cops kicked in the closet door. She tells the Georgia Bureau of Investigation the Matthew Boynton is cheating on Jessica with another woman. This is who he's sleeping with, points to the Facebook post that she says she was holding for Jessica for her divorce. Based on that acknowledgement, The GRIP asked if it would not alleviate legal concerns pertaining to the chain of custody, and furthermore, why Boynton was not also charged with theft. While Jessica believes someone tried taking her life from her, she refuses to allow anyone to take her kids away from her. The panicked cop grabs his police radio and runs outside to make the frantic call to dispatch. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds. Matthew, grandson of then-sheriff of Spalding County, texts a fellow Griffin Police officer. Her limp body is on the floor, just behind the door. Get him downstairs. 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. "He believes that her injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma," said Sheila Mathews. However, she was NOT shot. Emphasis on evidence. The doctor said the second most striking observation while assessing Jessica was that neither of her hands had any evidence of gunpowder. It is unknown what effect his arrest may have on Boyntons criminal cases. ', Do you know how it was that you got shot?, Have you ever had any type of thoughts about hurting yourself?. This couldn't happen man. Cops now know what was behind that closet door -- but the true mystery is just about to begin. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers head toward the apartment. 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. He was going to clean his gun and he asked me to go get it for him. According to the report, GBI investigators never conducted a re-canvass of the apartment complex, and did not talk with the immediate next door neighbor for four and a half months, despite reports from other residents that they heard a single gunshot hours earlier than the officers call claiming shots had been fired. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. Which I knew that.. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. BROTHERHOOD does not mean coverup or being above the law. Photos | Jessica and Matthew Boynton wedding. Warner Bros. Entertainment | If I could have been there 10 minutes earlier I could have jumped in front of the gun and try to get it from her man., Where did she shoot herself at? But here's the thing that has everyone shaking their heads: In the bureau's final report, dated months after Jessica was released from the hospital, they still declare Jessica dead. No. Armed with bodycams attached to their uniforms, the officers burst through the door, quickly passing Matthew's phone, a black and grey Verizon LG smartphone, on the kitchen counter. It could have a negative effect on them, but those things have to be dealt with on a case by case basis. And I could have been the next target.. "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. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. Then, a moment of hope from the 19-year-old mother: She's still breathing. She had always kept it hidden, but now, there it is for everyone to see. Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. 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. The dispatch operator notified Matthew on Facebook, Browning says. (whit his baton I would guess) ..is every person in the police department total idiots? The dining room table along with other items were picked up by Cathy Zellner for Jessica. "She suspected Matthew was cheating on her and so she dug for information, and we found it," the neighbor said. The agent then probes Matthew, asking if he has a girlfriend. This stinks, and the fact remains, it appears he tried to kill his wife, so what are you guys going to do?? The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. He grabs his police radio, stationed on top of the white microwave in the kitchen charging, and puts his phone on the counter. He cautiously went into the residence to try to make sure that the children were OK. There's no way I could have shot myself in the top of the head and not kill myself. Matthew makes it home and races to the breezeway of his apartment and enters, checks the master bedroom and bangs on the locked closet door. The remaining items such as a hope chest, clothing and other miscellaneous items were returned to Jessica. The air is thick with mystery, as the officers approach the locked closet. Her condition.. Of course the Grandfather could not be reached for a comment, he had it covered up. Yates also said Boynton had provided a statement during the subsequent Internal Affairs investigation, acknowledging the items Sanders turned in were Lesters belongings. Boynton: Can you please dispatch a unit out to my location, in reference to my wife? A message to Matthews phone is received and marked as read, from his girlfriend--from inside the evidence bag. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. 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. 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. [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. I don't see anything that looks like high-velocity blood splatter or mist," said Miley. December 20022 so heartless to show this right before Xmas. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. "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. He was able to confirm that they were all right.. Making his way outside, seconds later, he calls for assistance over his radio. By the time Jessica was twenty, she'd had enough of Matthew, and their crumbling marriage had driven her to a dark place. The air is thick with the trepidation, as officers approach the locked closet. ", 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.. Matthew begins calling his brothers in blue, telling them Jessica is physically abusing him -- not a standard way of reporting domestic abuse. "She was actually happy, she was thrilled because she finally got that closure that she needed," says the neighbor. Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. Show the world how smart you are and uncover what the Wannabe investigative reporters couldn't figure out. Take care of Tollin and Tyler, please tell them I love them every day. Cops find 8-month-old Tyler visibly upset but thankfully uninjured. So just one?" They call in Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who happens to be Matthew's grandfather, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. "No they did not because they assumed I was shot, because that's what Matthew said," Jessica said. UPDATE: This story was originally published in November 2016. They did not swab me or Matthew, nor did they take his clothes," said Jessica. 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. Her head shaved. I havent listened to the actual investigation, but I dont believe so, that he gave any explanation that made any sense.. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. She grabs his arm with her left hand, while her other arm falls to the ground. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. "Nobody would shoot themselves like this," said retired homicide detective Tim Miley. But where's the second round? "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. They discover two shell casings and two bullet holes in the closet wall. Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved. Matthew Boynton is clearly hysterical. Furthermore, he said, it's his observation that self-inflicted gunshot wounds are very unusual among women. It appears she's been shot in the head. Does Jessica know whether the cops ever swabbed her hands? 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. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. "I'm guessing Matthew," said Jessica. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. 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 in an interview with 11Alive for"Trigger: Who shot the officer's wife.". "That was when approximately 24 minutes into the conversation, his demeanor changed and everything flipped," she recalled. The GBI is a joke as well Man, look, she's still breathing. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. A previous study found 41% of police admitted to being abusive to their spouses. "I know for a fact that Jessica was not suicidal," said the neighbor. 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.. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew also sends a text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher. Her blond hair is now red from what cops assume is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the GBI agent posed a return question. A lot of times its two or three or more days, Yates said. I'll be there in about two. 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. What did Matthew do that he needed covering up? There was a question of what was and was not community marital property, so that took some doing to sort that out, also, Yates said, adding that many of the items reported as stolen including the clothing, computer and household items had been cited as community property during the couples divorce. Before he leaves, Matthew says Jessica makes a bizarre request: She asks him to call an ambulance. She had an appointment Monday.. He grabs his police radio from the kitchen counter and runs outside and makes a desperate call. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. I didn't wash may hands, nothing like that either, that way for GSR., There's a possibility that we might collect your clothes, OK. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter." He assigns another officer to standby at the door until the rest of the apartment is cleared. One, investigators said penetrated Jessica's head and the other the wall. Matthew says that he told Jessica, I'm not happy anymore and I can't. "Police department!" Updated: 11:14 PM EDT July 28, 2017. 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? 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 ex-husband and former Griffin police officer Matthew Boynton was investigated in the case, but was only charged with making . I would have said, 'suicidal' not 'suicide thoughts.'. Here's where things get blurry. "During that time I investigated hundreds of cases with gunshots and many, many suicides.". How does Jessica explain the "suicide text" sent from her phone less than 10 minutes before her husband Matthew called 911 in a panic? That bastard is so guilty every time they show the door knob and any badge that doesnt know that shouldnt have one. Listen. 478-993-3053. After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. 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. in the head..in hospital for a month..just an FYI. His phone is pretty active tonight. She loved me. Matthew makes it home, jumps out of his truck, races through the breezeway of his apartment building and bolts up the stairs. Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton has been arrested and charged with two felonies. 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. If not, get on a plane and go HOME.". "He said 'What's wrong? (He resigned) about the time they brought him in. Jessica Lester-Boyntons property has already previously been returned to her by my step dad (Charles McDaniel Jr.) shortly after Jessica got out of the hospital. "I saw a lot of things change after time. That was the best physical evidence that we had, Yates said. Somewhere in proximity to his arrest. Honestly, I have no idea. I can't keep doing this.. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. But, Jessica said regardless of her knowledge of guns, she had every reason to live. I would have said, 'I can't do this anymore, comma, take care of Tolin and Tyler, period.' I wouldn't trade them for anything no matter the situation. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FBI???????? This time for a DNA consent. 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. Clearly we touched a nerve in Griffin, but we're not about to be scared off. The baby's muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. 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. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. He reads another text from mistress, while driving home at nearly 90 mph. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. Its a question 11Alive investigators asked a few months ago, when Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boyntons wife, Jessica, allegedly shot herself in the head with his service weapon, inside the master bedroom closetlocked from the inside. 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 think it just kind of happened. Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. Here lately I have not been able to recognize the person I see in the mirror. But as luck would have it, suddenly he's right across the street on police business. They're re slit open while her head flops from side to side on the beige carpet, as one female EMS works on her. He's not a cop or even a private investigator. Around midnight Matthew says he leaves Jessica and the kids to meet fellow Officer Joshua Guthrie for a late-night snack at Waffle House. "Well, how do you come to that conclusion?" What! Boynton was released from the Spalding County Jail Friday night on a $4,806 cash bond. 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. The officer says he left it in the kitchen and ran outside. "To help cover his tracks.". And I could have been the next target.. If that's what you want to do. She's having suicidal thoughts," he calmly says about Jessica to the dispatcher. A message to Matthew's phone is received and marked as read, from his mistress. Less than a month after her hospital-bed interview, Matthew was verbally cleared by the GBI, according to his chief. 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. giving him custody, and granting Jessica once-weekly. I hadn't really put much thought into it, Jessica told him. Officer Adam Trammel reports to a non-emergency call from the Boynton residence at Ashford Place on Ashford Way, in Griffin, Ga. 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. Her neighbor, who asked us to protect her identity, says she knows the motive: Jessica had uncovered Matthew's dark secret. Especially because of my children. provided images. Officer Matthew Boynton has never been charged with anything in connection with this case, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation did question him. And would a dad leave his kids inside with a suicidal woman and a loaded gun? Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. Id be afraid to luve in that town until that poluce brotherhood is abolished. 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. It's a question 11Alive investigators asked a few months ago, when Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton's wife, Jessica, allegedly shot herself in the head with his service weapon,. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. Matthew Boynton allegedly deprived ex-wife Jessica Lester of her belongings and lied to the authorities about doing so, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. Chris DeMarco, GBIs assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. I have been suffering for a while now and no one has noticed. "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. That's what Jessica and Matthew Boynton thought would happen when they said "I do.". It doesn't sound like anything I would say. 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. Unfortunately, the only person who may be able to answer that question is Jessica, and she was in a coma.
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