Jones shouts as he travels deeper insidehis weapon drawn. She's still breathing. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was cleared in his wife's shooting, but his interrogation still cost him his job. 'Trigger' Griffin Police officer arrested | 11alive.com Both Jessica and Matthew reportedly want a divorce. 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.. That phone never got back into the officer's hand. [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. He's hoping if the case gets reopened, any possible clues will be preserved. I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. She remembered an instance when Matthew asked her grab his gun. She's like 'I got you where I want you and you're gonna go down for this,' and he pulls his gun out and she runs into the closet to hide, and instead of shooting her, he hits her on the head with a baton," said the neighbor. A lot of times, what happens, especially if theyre involved in something very serious, they throw in the towel before it can go through the citys process of termination.. No, never. She's moaning.. What Happened to Jessica Boynton? Grisly Truth Could Have Been Covered GBI/Griffin Police Dept. They hoist her inside. If that's what you want to do. "I was with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 33 years," said Tim Miley. "I said 'It's Jessica isn't it?' Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. 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. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. The neighbor believes Matthew Boynton discovered the divorce diary and simply snapped. I mean that just doesn't happen," said Jessica. If the phone was found by the GBI in the kitchenif the phone is on police body camera footage sitting on the counter by the microwave, and he was outside never returning insidehow is it possible for Matthew to text his girlfriend, while he's calling in shots fired while outside of the apartment? Did Someone Try to Kill Jessica Boynton? - Active Fugitives That bastard is so guilty every time they show the door knob and any badge that doesnt know that shouldnt have one. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. "The Walmart surveillance camera shows that they did exit the building together, and it does show her re-entering and, it shows her leaving again later," said Sheila Mathews. If you play with it a little bit, it's not hard.. 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. During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. He was going to clean his gun and he asked me to go get it for him. The chain of custody on that stuff is messed up. When he's not driving a truck, Sanders studies police records looking for things investigators missed -- or possibly covered up. A Griffin cop finally arrives to take Matthew's formal domestic violence complaint. "That was when approximately 24 minutes into the conversation, his demeanor changed and everything flipped," she recalled. "They did not. After studying Jessica Boynton's case, Miley sides with Jessica. 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? 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. 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. Inside the closet they also discover Jessica's red "divorce diary." Jessica Boynton, 19, was found lying in a pool of her own . 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.. 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 said 'What's wrong? When the officers pull Jessica's body out of the closet, they find Matthew's gun right underneath her, a .40-caliber Glock. Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. I was, he says to the GBI agent. Matthew Boynton is clearly hysterical. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. Donald Britt, Lt. Darrell Dix, Lt. Keys and Beam are also present. And their "War of the Roses" was about to explode. I don't know if it's just his job or what, but like I said I don't think he would intentionally hurt me.. Yeah, if we've got to get the clothes, obviously we'll bring you back up to the apartment for you to get some clothes obviously, says the agent. 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. 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. But Yates said the holster is designed to have some retention capability. "How did his phone get in there? Her complaint, which she checked on, was never filed. Matthew Boynton arrested | 11alive.com Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers head toward the apartment. "He told 911 that he was so worried and he was trying to get back to the house as fast as possible. But Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates said, Officer Boynton was not the shooter and trusts the investigations outcome. Get him downstairs, one of the officers whispers to another. He assigns another officer to standby at the door until the rest of the apartment is cleared. "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. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. I can't keep doing this.. Of course the Grandfather could not be reached for a comment, he had it covered up. ", 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.. Clearly we touched a nerve in Griffin, but we're not about to be scared off. FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE FOR YOURSELF, CLICK HERE. Boyntons statement, dated Jan. 9, said, I was advised to complete a statement on a previous date by Lt. Yancey. Her blond hair is now red from what cops assume is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. Minutes later, at around 10:45 p.m., Jessica storms out. Cops now know what was behind that closet door -- but the true mystery is just about to begin. They're my everything. 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.. I figured out what happened. We heard something and said 'what was that', recalls Browning. 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. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does the GBI remain the last word on the case? Mass shooters. Thats what we had to establish, Yates confirmed. The court ruled in his favor, giving him custody, and granting Jessica once-weeklysupervised visitation. Furthermore, she said, there were too many errors and discrepancies for her to have sent a text like that. Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest "Nobody ever asked him about why he changed clothes," said Sanders. 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. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. 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. 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. It can be inferred that approximately half or more cops are abusive husbands/wifebeaters. The doctor said the second most striking observation while assessing Jessica was that neither of her hands had any evidence of gunpowder. He grabs his police radio from the kitchen counter and runs outside and makes a desperate call. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. 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. We had to establish a timeline for when that property was possessed before the marriage or after it. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | kcentv.com 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? She's even fighting with EMS, dude, the fellow officer tells Matthew. Griffin police officer wife Jessica Boynton shot | 9news.com Jessica believes her suicide attempt was staged. Thats what took so long to get it sorted out.. Matthew Boynton, 21, had just started work as a Griffin police officer. Georgia cop charged with making false statements - ajc Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. "Well, how do you come to that conclusion?" 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. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. 11Alive reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton, however, phone calls were not returned. When they finally shove their way in, tragic heartbreak is lying in front of them. Shame shame. The panicked cop grabs his police radio and runs outside to make the frantic call to dispatch. Cops finally reach that locked closet door. Matthew runs inside to the closet where he keeps his service gun. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. He's asked me to go get it out before. "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. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. Stay out, Matt, one the officers advises his fellow officer. What! Its one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. 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. That's what they're all assuming, Matthew said. It appears she's been shot in the head. Here recently she did confirm that the second baby's not mine. I f***ing love her. How did Jessica react when she saw those messages? It doesn't sound like anything I would say. Did she try to kill herself or shoot herself in the head? "The second shot that was fired, it entered the back wall of the closet approximately a foot, no more than a foot off the ground. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds, ending the call just a minute later. UPDATE: This story was originally published in November 2016. There's little if any visible blood spatter inside the closet. It appears to be either an assault or maybe something accidental," said Miley. "Another reasonable explanation is that there was a fight over the gun and during the course of that she was injured, Matthew thought she was dead and put the gun underneath.". Video shot outside in the parking lot shows Jessica getting in a black truck with Matthew and the kids, then leaving. Yates also said Boynton had provided a statement during the subsequent Internal Affairs investigation, acknowledging the items Sanders turned in were Lesters belongings. Above Jessica, pinned to the wall, is a large black letter B for Boynton. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton cleared in wife's shooting, but GBI/Griffin Police Dept. Inside their apartment Matthew Boynton hears crying. Emergency-responders finally arrive and carry Jessica to a waiting ambulance. No. Im not sure about that. Domestic violence has always been a precursor to violence in other areas. 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. Jessica and Matthew's neighbor, who wishes to remain anonymous for her own safety, sees the lights from her apartment and runs outside. Matthew Boynton is the grandson of Sheriff Beam. Terms of Use | Her head wound has soaked into the green and white pillow her head is resting onher blood is contained to that one stain and a few nearby drops. 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. I left a message with the lady that answered for her to call me. 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.". And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". VIDEO: Did a police officer stage his wife's suicide attempt? I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. Does Jessica know whether the cops ever swabbed her hands? Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. 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. His tone changes. But as luck would have it, suddenly he's right across the street on police business. As he drove he received a text message from Jessica's phone. 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. 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. Still lodged in Jessica's skull? They are 50% more likely to commit police brutality. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. Just have a soul here please please please. Jessica Boynton's husband says he gets a suicidal text from his estranged wife, so he rushes home, only to hear two gunshots. She loved me. 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. Matthew says that he told Jessica, I'm not happy anymore and I can't. Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton tells dispatch he has no idea what's happened to his wife or their two young sons. The air is thick with the trepidation, as officers approach the locked closet. When asked to confirm that a July 26 appointment with Lesters orthodontist was pivotal in the Internal Affairs case, Yates said it was. After three weeks, she woke up. 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. Are you having trouble breathing?'" We asked retired homicide detective Tim Miley to review Jessica's entire case file and every crime scene photo. He hears a baby crying as he carefully steps into the bedroom where a dark brown crib is situated. He was able to confirm that they were all right.. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. Security camera captures the family walking in around 10:15 p.m. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. Jessica is also slinging allegations at Matthew's brothers in blue at the Griffin Police Department, and Matthew's grandfather Sheriff Wendell Beam. He reads another text from mistress, while driving home at nearly 90 mph. I told him, 'You're going to have to go get it, because I can't get it out of the case. "The stuff that he was texting her was, you know, 'LOL's," said Sanders. He grabs his police radio, stationed on top of the white microwave in the kitchen charging, and puts his phone on the counter. I told him, You're going to have to go get it, because I cant get it out of the case., Do you know how it was that you got shot?, Have you ever had any type of thoughts about hurting yourself?. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | kiiitv.com "Happy," said the neighbor. Stay outside.. "No they did not because they assumed I was shot, because that's what Matthew said," Jessica said. Before he leaves, Matthew says Jessica makes a bizarre request: She asks him to call an ambulance. After getting Matthew's phone records, Sanders discovers during that same time Matthew was making calls to 911, he was texting his mistress. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said. A key piece of evidence was photographed inside the kitchen after officers arrived on the scene. But long hours on the force took its toll on his marriage. I attempted to contact Jessica Boynton via telephone to advise her that this is a civil matter. 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. At about 10:45 p.m., he continues, he thought he heard a gunshot while they were lying in bed. 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. Thank God she fought and he was in there with her. 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. Statements from Jessica Boynton and Matthew Boynton are logged into evidence, said a statement written by Yancy March 13. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. She had an appointment Monday.. That's the bottom line for me. Crime Watch Daily's security team tracked the email address, only to find it was from an anonymous server. Matthew admits to having an affair. "Well I don't know. "I hope she didn't shoot my kids," he says to one officer. On something like this, does it usually take a while?, Right now it depends on what happens with Jessica, too. 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. 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. Jessica Boynton was found shot in the closet with her. (whit his baton I would guess) ..is every person in the police department total idiots? Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . As she continues to tinker with clothes, she notices that her red and black composition notebook, which is usually carefully tucked under a pile of clothes inside her closet, has been left on top of the clothes. However, Yates said, that's not that uncommon. The air is thick with mystery, as the officers approach the locked closet. Law enforcement was in his genes. 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. And with that Matthew Boyton's questioning was over. Once established as her personal belonging, this one piece of physical evidence contradicted Boyntons January written civil statement in which he denied possessing any of Lesters property. Now she lives in terror every day because she can't remember who attacked her. 'We're not going to do this in Georgia anymore' | Prosecutor fighting to stop animal abuse, NASCAR star Chase Elliott hurts leg in snowboarding accident, Forecast | Cooler air moving in for the weekend, Metro Atlanta, north Georgia hit with widespread damage after storms produce powerful winds, Who shot the officer's wife? So if there is no gunshot wound, what really happened inside that closet? What did Matthew do that he needed covering up? He has been charged with false statements and writings and violating his oath of office. "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.". I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. "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. nd police notify Jessica's family that she has died. Man, look, she's still breathing. GRIFFIN, Ga. - Matthew Boynton was arrested by his fellow Griffin Police officers and taken to the Spalding County Jail on . "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. 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. Jessica was still in a coma with a traumatic brain injurytubes stemming from her brain to alleviate pressure and fluid. "He stated that he was too frightened. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. I know eventually the chief would eventually like to get his officer back as well as his service weapon back as well, so we're going to try to expedite this as fast as possible, and when I mean expedite you know, within the next few weeks to a month, the agent said. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her monitoring her condition. GBI begins interviewing neighbors and Matthew interviews with the GBI later that morning. A Griffin Police Officer's wife herself, the reporter called DeMarco, on Sept. 28, the investigator who was in charge of the investigation for the GBI, to question him about the case and the photo that nagged her, and that for her, called into question how anything they investigated was trustworthy. This screams cover up. "The only thing that I can tell you is that Matthew Boynton's account of events are not correct.". 'We're not going to do this in Georgia anymore' | Prosecutor fighting to stop animal abuse, NASCAR star Chase Elliott hurts leg in snowboarding accident, Forecast | Cooler air moving in for the weekend, Metro Atlanta, north Georgia hit with widespread damage after storms produce powerful winds, calls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. I wouldn't trade those two boys for anything," she said, swiping away tears streaming down both cheeks. Maybe Jessica would remember why and when the door knob was swapped because it happened before that night. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. The babys muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. GBI director Vernon Keenan wrote a letter indicating the gunshot wound was self-inflicted by Jessica, closing the case. One of about 70 messages they exchange throughout the night. "When the GBI concluded their case they gave it back to Jessica, and I got it from Jessica," Sanders said. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. EMTs start carrying Jessica down the stairs on a backboard and click her into a gurney and swing open the ambulance doors. The gun then landed underneath," said Tim Miley. Her neighbor, who asked us to protect her identity, says she knows the motive: Jessica had uncovered Matthew's dark secret. Unfortunately, the only person who may be able to answer that question is Jessica, and she was in a coma. 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. After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. Ad Choices, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. Sheila Mathews publishes The Grip, an independent newspaper in Griffin. OMG this is a total disgrace to the Uniform.I have looked over several different articles and maybe im missing something here but, in all that i had seen it states that he was questioned in his wifes shooting what the hell folks.SHE WAS NOT SHOT!!!!! Is that what you're saying?" Then, a moment of hope from the 19-year-old mother: She's still breathing. 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.. 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.