Family and friends believe, in fact, they were married far too young. 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? 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.. An officer tries to console his grieving coworker. So I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them.. I dont have the authority under our charter to hire or fire; it has to go to the city manager, so when you move toward a termination, it has to go through a process. I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. It sounded like a gunshot. Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. "I'm guessing Matthew," said Jessica. Im not sure if it was slightly before or slightly after. No. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. This is abuse of power. 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. Keyword: Admitted. But did something else happen that spring night in 2016? Matt shouldnt be allowed to ever be a cop anywhere else. She was hit over the head. I think it just kind of happened. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. Jessica believes her suicide attempt was staged. The devil is in the details. She grabs his arm with her left hand, while her other arm falls to the ground. Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. A lot, she said, doesn't add up. And it's assigned to Matthew, her husband, the cop. That was the best physical evidence that we had, Yates said. Honestly, I have no idea. I don't think he meant to do it, or at least that's what I like to think.". But someone else did. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. 'Trigger' Griffin Police officer arrested | 11alive.com RE-open the case Georgia!!!!!! They call in Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who happens to be Matthew's grandfather, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. When they finally shove their way in, tragic heartbreak is lying in front of them. Of course the Grandfather could not be reached for a comment, he had it covered up. And they said yes," the neighbor said. 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. It could have been simply that um, all his, he left his stuff there. 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. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, Boynton was on Friday arrested without incident and transported to the Spalding County Jail. She rebukes the text message that came from her phone to Matthew's that night and said she didn't have a lock on her phone, so anyone could've sent it. The GBI needs an overhaulclean house. I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. 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. "I was scared to death that she would shoot me and then kill herself," Matthew tells investigators. Jessica Boynton was initially . Matthew, who's wearing a gray sweatshirt, says he called Lt. Curtis Keys and asked him what he should do. The good old boys and his grandfather police chief should also get some time for covering up this crime. Warner Bros. Entertainment | 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. "Police department!" 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. Example video title will go here for this video. Until recently, Matthew's grandfather, Wendell Beam, reigned as Spalding County sheriff. She's having suicidal thoughts. Unfortunately Matthew Boynton didn't have anything to say. The ambulance pulls away with Jessica in critical condition, to the fire station located on Carver Road, where the medical helicopter picks her up and takes her to an Atlanta hospital. Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest He's a truck driver. 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. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was cleared in his wife's shooting, but his interrogation still cost him his job. She had an appointment Monday.. Officer Robert Brian Jones shouts, as he travels deeper inside the two-bedroom apartmenthis weapon drawn. 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. Updated: 11:14 PM EDT July 28, 2017. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. And the doctor in the emergency room didn't find any bullet holes. Two shots had been fired. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. Jessica Boynton says she's free as a bird'. Click here for "Trigger: The Last Word" | And we talk to Jessica Boynton again here: "Trigger: Free as a Bird" | Anda story when the officer was arrested and kicked offthe force (but not for shooting his wife ). The GRIP has reported extensively on seeming inconsistencies and irregularities in that GBI investigation. On something like this, does it usually take a while?, Right now it depends on what happens with Jessica, too. "Matthew. Stay out, Matt, one the officers advises his fellow officer. Griffin Police Capt. Matthew begins calling his brothers in blue, telling them Jessica is physically abusing him -- not a standard way of reporting domestic abuse. During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers, Keys, Jones and Gresham head toward the apartment. She thinks he found it before the incident. "He told 911 that he was so worried and he was trying to get back to the house as fast as possible. Five days after his wife was shot, Matthew talked with the GBI again. After studying Jessica Boynton's case, Miley sides with Jessica. This all follows a Georgia Bureau of Investigation case that ultimately ruled Lester had attempted suicide in April 2016. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. It appears she's been shot in the head. provided images. BREAKING NEWS: GPD Officer Matthew Boynton arrested, charged - The Grip And its assigned to Matthew. The conversation bounces from officer to officer. Matthew makes it home, jumps out of his truck, races through the breezeway of his apartment building and bolts up the stairs. 11Alive - BREAKING | Matthew Boynton, who was under - Facebook He checks the closet where he keeps his police-issued firearm, but the door is locked. 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. Ironically Jessica first met that man while she was out scouting for a wedding venue to marry Matthew. "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. 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.. 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.. She made a full recovery, but doesn't remember a thing. Somewhere in proximity to his arrest. A lot," said the neighbor. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. That stuff apparently, from what we were able to discover through our investigation, went through several different peoples hands, which taints our chain of custody, Yates 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 . He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. 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. corrupted cops, he and his grandfather! That piece of evidence was a photo showing Matthew's cell phone next to the microwave inside the apartment. 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. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | 13newsnow.com Matthew interviews with the GBI early that morning. Sanders says there are a few things that really stand out: The red sweatshirt Matthew offered police to test for gunshot residue. But it was used after Matthew had said he left the apartment in fear of his life, and did not return. In partnership with And would a dad leave his kids inside with a suicidal woman and a loaded gun? And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". Jessica, then-19, had just put her two young sons to bed and was getting her clothes ready in the closet for the next day. GBI didn't report finding any blood spatter on the closet wall. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. "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.". Even though doctors were able to save her life, they couldn't save her from what was about to happen to her familylosing custody of her children. FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE FOR YOURSELF, CLICK HERE. However, Yates said, that's not that uncommon. Furthermore, he said, it's his observation that self-inflicted gunshot wounds are very unusual among women. There were two bullets, on different walls inside the closet. I hadn't really put much thought into it, Jessica told him. That bullet ends up toward the top left of the closet. It could, but it wont necessarily do it, Yates said. Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved. Get him downstairs, one of the officers whispers to another. Jones approaches Matthew to find out what happened. It's the journal where she's been keeping detailed notes about divorcing Matthew. The doctor said the second most striking observation while assessing Jessica was that neither of her hands had any evidence of gunpowder. She also says she couldn't have written the text because it said "I love you.". The doctor was not contacted by the GBI until July 20. "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a civil matter. However, with the later discovery of previously-unknown evidence, it evolved into an Internal Affairs investigation resulting in two felony charges against the former law enforcement officer. They are 50% more likely to commit police brutality. She remembered an instance when Matthew asked her grab his gun. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. He drove back to the apartment, he tells Jones, but it was too late. Officer Matthew Boynton has never been charged with anything in connection with this case, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation did question him. [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. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. Crime Watch Daily investigates what really happened to Jessica Boynton, something even Jessica herself wants to know. Yates also said Boynton had provided a statement during the subsequent Internal Affairs investigation, acknowledging the items Sanders turned in were Lesters belongings. While Jessica believes someone tried taking her life from her, she refuses to allow anyone to take her kids away from her. He reads another text from mistress, while driving home at nearly 90 mph. Strangely, they never test her hands for gunshot residue. 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? "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 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. And the second bullet went up at 25-degree upward angle 1'10 off the floor. "I can't do this anymore," the message read. Jessica's alive, but barely. The neighbor believes Matthew Boynton discovered the divorce diary and simply snapped. This stinks, and the fact remains, it appears he tried to kill his wife, so what are you guys going to do?? Her head shaved. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | kiiitv.com We heard something and said 'what was that', recalls Browning. Jessica Boynton, 19, was a stay-at-home mom to 8-month-old Tyler and 2-year-year old Tollin. Despite Jessica Boynton's fiery allegations, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation closed her case, clearing Matthew to return to work. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates - WCSH "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. "Police department!" Her bright blues eyes glisten as they well with emotion. 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. 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,. 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. 478-993-3053. Its one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. He grabs his police radio, stationed and charging on top of the white microwave in the kitchen, and leaves his phone on the counter. Despite what many think is a smoking gun, the GBI agent asking questions proceeds as if Jessica shot herself. Officer Robert Brian Jones is also dispatched to the Ashford Way apartment building. she asked. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. 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 it's what those body cameras don't record that's raising eyebrows. 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. Im not sure about that. Boynton: Can you please dispatch a unit out to my location, in reference to my wife? I f***ing love her. 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. This is who he's sleeping with, points to the Facebook post that she says she was holding for Jessica for her divorce. Making his way outside, seconds later, he calls for assistance over his radio. Listen. "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. Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. "Well, how do you come to that conclusion?" Jessica and Matthew's neighbor, who wishes to remain anonymous for her own safety, sees the lights from her apartment and runs outside. Interrogation - Matthew Boynton - Regarding The Shooting Of His Wife 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. She would never have done this. nd police notify Jessicas family that she has died. Her complaint, which she checked on, was never filed. 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. RELATED: Who shot the officer's wife? Crime Watch Daily's security team tracked the email address, only to find it was from an anonymous server. 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. I would have said, 'I can't do this anymore, comma, take care of Tolin and Tyler, period.' However, she was NOT shot. Two-year-old Tollin is sleeping soundly in his bed as cops try not to wake him in the chaos. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her, in an effort to monitor her condition. Statements from Jessica Boynton and Matthew Boynton are logged into evidence, said a statement written by Yancy March 13. Hahaha you about have me a heart attack freak!! He has been charged with false statements and writings and violating his oath of office.