Id be afraid to luve in that town until that poluce brotherhood is abolished. I think it just kind of happened. 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. Its so obvious a coverup. 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. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. "Nobody ever asked him about why he changed clothes," said Sanders. (whit his baton I would guess) ..is every person in the police department total idiots? 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. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FBI???????? 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. provided images. 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. 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. Agent DeMarco approaches Meagan Browning, who's joined by Eric Kshywonis, at 61 Ashford Waythe apartment just downstairs from Jessica and Matthew. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. GBI conducts canvas and begins interviewing neighbors. 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. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. I don't know, he said. Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers head toward the apartment. I wouldn't trade them for anything no matter the situation. During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. Jessica Boynton, 19, was a stay-at-home mom to 8-month-old Tyler and 2-year-year old Tollin. Jessica believes her suicide attempt was staged. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service weapon . They're forced to kick it in. I mean you can't prove that," DeMarco. 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. 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. FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE FOR YOURSELF, CLICK HERE. At about 10:45 p.m., he continues, he thought he heard a gunshot while they were lying in bed. "Matthew. Did he cause his estranged spouses injury? "I would not have said that to him," said Jessica. 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. A message to Matthews phone is received and marked as read, from his girlfriend--from inside the evidence bag. What are my kids going to do? he pleaded, his voice cracking with emotion. 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. The crying officer tells Jones that he left the apartment and was meeting Guthrie at Waffle House, when he received a text from Jessica that indicated she was going to kill herself. Boynton in January denied being in possession of any of Lesters personal property. "She was actually happy, she was thrilled because she finally got that closure that she needed," says the neighbor. If that's what you want to do. And Jessicas trauma surgeon was not interviewed by the GBI until July 20. Boynton: Can you please dispatch a unit out to my location, in reference to my wife? 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. "I think it was in the heat of the moment, he was angry with me. I wouldn't trade those two boys for anything," she said, swiping away tears streaming down both cheeks. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. provided images. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. 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. Sheila Mathews publishes The Grip, an independent newspaper in Griffin. Jessica advised me that around 4.15.2016, when she and her ex-husband, Matthew Boynton, separated, he took several things that belongs to her without her permission, McCune reported. 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. Clearly we touched a nerve in Griffin, but we're not about to be scared off. Reliving his steps inside the apartment after he heard gunshots fired, he says, My whole upper body went numb. But many believe Jessica holds the only key as to what really happened inside that closet. He's a truck driver. So if there is no gunshot wound, what really happened inside that closet? One of those bullets went through the roof, the other lodged into the baby's bedroom wall. I don't know why. 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. It was actually from him. She alleged that many of Lesters belongings remained in Boyntons residence. 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. "It's just inconvenient. And now Jessica is telling a completely different story. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service. Ultimately, it came down to orthodontia Lesters retainer. 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. She told me to take care of the boys, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back home just to make sure nothing is going to happen to them. A key piece of evidence was photographed inside the kitchen after officers arrived on the scene. Shortly afterward, Matthew begins texting Jessica about going to Walmart to pick up baby formula. Matthew and Jessica's two sons are still inside. 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. While Trammel's body cam is out of juice tonight, Jones's bodycam spots Trammel as the other officers enter the apartment. And Sanders was beyond fascinated by this one. BROTHERHOOD does not mean coverup or being above the law. "She suspected Matthew was cheating on her and so she dug for information, and we found it," the neighbor said. Which I knew that.. That's what they're all assuming, Matthew said. It appears to be either an assault or maybe something accidental," said Miley. Jessica Boynton was just 19 years old when she was found inside a locked closet with a gunshot wound to her head. Jessica has given Will every piece of evidence in her case, including that divorce diary. 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. The 20-year-old says he's heading to Waffle House for a late night food run with on-duty cop and best. "Well, how do you come to that conclusion?" It appears she's been shot in the head. 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. Example video title will go here for this video. A Griffin police officer who was investigated in his ex-wife's shooting was charged Friday, July 28, 2017, with making false statements and violating oath after officials say he took her belongings, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Because she owned the retainer prior to her marriage, it would not be considered community property. Matthew's fellow officers try to shield him from the sight of his gravely injured wife. Ashamed the FBI hasnt picked up on this yet . 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. Her head wound soaked into the green and white pillow, where her head rested. But another heated argument goes down in the baby food aisle. 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.". Credit: GBI/Griffin Police Dept. The air is thick with the trepidation, as officers approach the locked closet. 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? It entered at an upward leftward trajectory angle," said Sheila Mathews. But someone else did. I was, he says to the GBI agent. Jessica, on a few occasions, hit and slapped him, he tells the GBI. What he finds turns this case of a suicide upside down. And he called the girlfriend, so Mays said to Mathews. Jessica was still in a coma with a traumatic brain injurytubes stemming from her brain to alleviate pressure and fluid. Jessica Boynton, once declared dead, is alive and talking. 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 grabs his police radio, stationed on top of the white microwave in the kitchen charging, and puts his phone on the counter. But it was used after Matthew had said he left the apartment in fear of his life, and did not return. Cops do find one bullet. If I just would have left my f**king duty belt in the car.. Officer Boynton hung up and did not respond to multiple messages, while the GBI refused to talk about the closed case. She's still breathing. Inside the closet they also discover Jessica's red "divorce diary." One, investigators said penetrated Jessica's head and the other the 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. On May 11, Will Sanders met withYancy and Sgt. Emphasis on evidence. That bullet ends up toward the top left of the closet. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. The neighbor says Jessica started documenting all the sordid details of the affair in her secret red "divorce diary." 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.. Hewrote a letter to Jessica's attorneyJune 10, in which he questioned the finding that Jessica's head injury was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, saying there was no investigation at the hospital. Sanders says there are a few things that really stand out: The red sweatshirt Matthew offered police to test for gunshot residue. She grabs his arm with her left hand, while her other arm falls to the ground. That's the bottom line for me. "Police department!" That was the subject of his charges his statements and writings that we were able to prove were false, Yates said. No. In turn Jessica begins keeping a so-called "dirty divorce diary," a red notebook she kept carefully hidden in a closet. Jessica Boynton was initially . Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . "No they did not because they assumed I was shot, because that's what Matthew said," Jessica said. So I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them.. Now she lives in terror every day because she can't remember who attacked her. What Sanders found most alarming was the time frame Matthew Boynton says he heard those two gunshots. And its assigned to Matthew. I'm sure as you've heard, I'm getting a divorce. "There was no testing done on his clothing," said Sheila Mathews. Crime Watch Daily's security team tracked the email address, only to find it was from an anonymous server. Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. the GBI agent posed a return question. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. I mean that just doesn't happen," said Jessica. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. "He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. If you play with it a little bit, it's not hard.. "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. I don't see anything that looks like high-velocity blood splatter or mist," said Miley. "I was with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 33 years," said Tim Miley. He tells Trammel he left Walmart without Jessica. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. Dispatch notifies Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, Matthews grandfather,and police notify Jessicas family that she has died. "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.". With his gun raised, holding it out and in front of him with both hands, Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. 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. Did she try to kill herself or shoot herself in the head? Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. His phone is pretty active tonight. She's even fighting with EMS, dude, the fellow officer tells Matthew. "He didn't know if her intent was to kill their child, kill him and then commit suicide," said Sheila. And he said 'Yeah, we did.'". Matthew calls another officer and reports Jessica is refusing to leave with him. HERE IS THE NEWS STORY OF THE SHOOTING.. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/trigger-over-and-out/85-8ab82530-da07-492b-9a3c-c20d5e7f50b3. "I didn't know if I was dealing with a possible active scenario where she still had the gun, and she had shot Tyler, and then I could have been the next target," Matthew says in the interview. He's asked me to go get it out before. "That's the way we're gonna play this game, Sheila. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. 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. A lot," said the neighbor. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. Jones shouts as he travels deeper insidehis weapon drawn. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!. Of course the Grandfather could not be reached for a comment, he had it covered up. That is not a reaction that I can relate to.". At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. 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. It's one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. When he's not driving a truck, Sanders studies police records looking for things investigators missed -- or possibly covered up. Officer Adam Trammel reports to a non-emergency call from the Boynton residence at Ashford Place on Ashford Way, in Griffin, Ga. She loved me. He grabs his police radio, stationed and charging on top of the white microwave in the kitchen, and leaves his phone on the counter. It was retrieved from the kitchen counter in front of the microwave oven," she probed further. This is abuse of power. "He felt that perhaps it was maybe an anxiety attack. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. Shame shame. Reliving his steps inside the apartment after he heard gunshots fired, he said, My whole upper body went numb. Griffin Police Capt. Fast forward to May 11, the day numerous items that reportedly belonged to Lester were turned in to the Griffin Police Department. 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. Immediately following that flip, Mathews said, DeMarco asked if she was recording their conversation. Jessica Boynton was found shot in the closet with her. She thinks he found it before the incident. "Happy," said the neighbor. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. "I'm guessing Matthew," said Jessica. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. I have been suffering for a while now and no one has noticed. Matt shouldnt be allowed to ever be a cop anywhere else. "I would say broken, distraught, damaged," the neighbor says. It appears it was self-inflicted. "The stuff that he was texting her was, you know, 'LOL's," said Sanders. He says she started poking him in the chest with her finger, telling him that he had to admit there was another woman. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. Do you know what she used? asks one of the emergency responders in the room. In April 2016, the wife of a Griffin, Ga. police officer is found inside a locked closet. "She logged on to his Facebook, we got his Facebook messages and printed them out and started reading the messages between him and the lady from the dispatch," said the unidentified neighbor. 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. Jessica Boynton's husband says he gets a suicidal text from his estranged wife, so he rushes home, only to hear two gunshots. The neighbor believes Matthew Boynton discovered the divorce diary and simply snapped. But Yates told 11Alive, Matthew was not the shooter and trusts the investigation's outcome. Example video title will go here for this video. "Most people would not view it as such, I don't believe," said Sheila Mathews. No it wasn't. RELATED: Who shot the officer's wife? That's not what the surveillance tape shows. Matthew met Jessica during her sophomore year of high school at open house in 2012. She says under the helm of Wendell Beam, the sheriff's department had a reputation for protecting its own. GRIFFIN, Georgia, April 15, 2016: Police are breathlessly racing to save a life. She was hit over the head. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. Thank God she fought and he was in there with her. 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. Two-year-old Tollin is sleeping soundly in his bed as cops try not to wake him in the chaos. "Being in the closet," said Jessica. No bullet fragments were recovered from her head. The glowing yellow and black, blocked-letter Waffle House sign illuminates his truck as he drives by, turning around to head back home. 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. Matthew begins calling his brothers in blue, telling them Jessica is physically abusing him -- not a standard way of reporting domestic abuse. Lt. Curtis Keys is dispatched to the scene. I just came up the stairs, two rounds be advised I smell gun smoke, and I cant get an answer at the door, he says out of breath and panicked. "I hope she didn't shoot my kids," he says to one officer. Jessica's alive, but barely. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. Matthew Boynton, 20, discovered his wife Jessica, 19, lying in a pool of blood in a closet. Will Sanders also has questions about a crime scene photo showing Matthew's cellphone. No one may have ever done anything to question this case again if not for Will Sanders. The way our charter is structured, termination takes two or three days. He was able to confirm that they were all right.. Then, a moment of hope from the 19-year-old mother: She's still breathing. 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. Making his way outside, he calls for assistance over his radio. 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. 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. "I think I was hit over the head with something.". At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said. Its one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. "I said 'It's Jessica isn't it?' Yates said, Yes, but that doesnt overcome the civil side of it whether it was or was not marital property, and even if it was, it would have been a misdemeanor as opposed to the two felonies.. 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. What did Matthew do that he needed covering up? She said there were too many errors and discrepancies for her to have sent it. 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. She found a photo on Snapchat of another woman wearing nothing but a towel, with the caption: Shower time.. "He believes that her injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma," said Sheila Mathews. (South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS) Five days after his wife was shot, Matthew talked with the GBI again. Matthew says that he told Jessica, I'm not happy anymore and I can't. But what started as a mutual, friendly divorce soon turned nasty. After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Around 9 o'clock on the night of Thursday, April 14, 2016, Matthew Boynton calls a lieutenant on duty and reports Jessica is hitting him again. 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. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. Waiting for your permission to load facebook comments. "Matthew," said Jessica. 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 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? No, never. 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. The doctor believes Jessica's injuries may have been caused by blunt-force trauma. The GBI needs an overhaulclean house. Jessica Boynton is found unconscious, her body on top of her husband's service revolver. Unfortunately Matthew Boynton didn't have anything to say. Listen. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". They're my everything. Her head shaved. Tyler, the 8-month-old baby, is the result of a relationship Jessica had with a mechanic while she and Matthew were temporarily separated. 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. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. Everybody clear out, says Jones, who has Keys call for an EMT. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. That piece of evidence was a photo showing Matthew's cell phone next to the microwave inside the apartment. She remembered an instance when Matthew asked her grab his gun. "My wound was on the top of my head. I hadn't really put much thought into it, Jessica told him. Stay out, Matt, one the officers advises his fellow officer. Moments later Matthew's fellow officers from the Griffin, Georgia Police Department arrive on scene with body-cameras recording. Their neighbor says Jessica wasn't suicidal at all. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. Matthew interviews with the GBI early that morning. A phone that text messages were sent and received to/from following his recollection of hearing,POP-POP! and running out of the apartment. He reads another text from mistress, while driving home at nearly 90 mph. Boynton was released from the Spalding County Jail Friday night on a $4,806 cash bond. I just came up the stairs, two rounds be advised I smell gun smoke, and I can't get an answer at the door, he says out of breath and panicked. She made a full recovery, but doesn't remember a thing. Law enforcement was in his genes. In it, she logs Matthew Boynton's every move, including his unexplained disappearances with their two boys. Bring the little ones for a story every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to hear Sam's favorite tales. While Jessica believes someone tried taking her life from her, she refuses to allow anyone to take her kids away from her. 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. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she 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 f***ing love her. The ceiling fan's light shines down on Jessica's eyes. But they have no idea what's waiting for them behind a locked closet door. Ironically Jessica first met that man while she was out scouting for a wedding venue to marry Matthew. 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.
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