And its inside that closet, where police found her seemingly shot in the head, laying on top of her husbands service weapon. RE-open the case Georgia!!!!!! "He felt that perhaps it was maybe an anxiety attack. 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. said Sheila Mathews. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. She agreed to provide those items to Sanders, who then turned them in to the Griffin Police Department. "I have occasional headaches, but other than that everything's good," Jessica Boynton said. Yes, for an article, just to make sure I get quotes proper.". Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. 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!!!!! Meet at the Visitor Center. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. He bangs on the locked closet door. It's the second infidelity in their relationshipJessica admitted to cheating on him before they were married. And the second bullet went up at 25-degree upward angle 1'10 off the floor. The one seen in the police body-cam is not the same gray sweatshirt he was wearing at Walmart earlier that night. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. 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. "That's the way we're gonna play this game, Sheila. They investigate further and find a gun underneath Jessica's limp body. 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. Jessica and Matthew Boynton got married at an extremely young age. Cops do find Jessica's DNA on the gun. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . If he's willing to cheat on his wife, he's willing to cheat the law., She wanted to file for divorce, says Kshywonis. Cops finally reach that locked closet door. Around midnight Matthew says he leaves Jessica and the kids to meet fellow Officer Joshua Guthrie for a late-night snack at Waffle House. "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.". Why did no one ask about the comment Matthew made about the kids being in the closet too? I thought he hadnt gone inside the apartment until backup arrived, so how would he know Jessica was in the closet unless he put her there? 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. Because if you go to the photographs that are part of your investigative case file, there's a photograph after the evidence report for his cell phone" she said. "He told 911 that he was so worried and he was trying to get back to the house as fast as possible. A text messages is sent to his phone from Jessica's phone. But long hours on the force took its toll on his marriage. Get him downstairs, one of the officers whispers to another. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. 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. 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. 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. [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. A request is made to notify the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. 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. I would have said, 'I can't do this anymore, comma, take care of Tolin and Tyler, period.' Above Jessica, pinned to the wall, is a large black letter B for Boynton. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. "He believes that her injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma," said Sheila Mathews. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. They call in Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who happens to be Matthew's grandfather, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 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.". "She's like, 'This is exactly what I need to get my divorce from him.'". When he's not driving a truck, Sanders studies police records looking for things investigators missed -- or possibly covered up. It's one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. Bring the little ones for a story every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to hear Sam's favorite tales. And with that Matthew Boyton's questioning was over. 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. 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. The doctor was not contacted by the GBI until July 20. "I think what happened after they come home from Walmart, Jessica and Matthew got into an argument. December 20022 so heartless to show this right before Xmas. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. How did Jessica react when she saw those messages? Chris DeMarco, GBI's assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter." While Trammel's body cam is out of juice tonight, Jones's bodycam spots Trammel as the other officers enter the apartment. She loved me. Aft. 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. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. He assigns another officer to standby at the door until the rest of the apartment is cleared. Especially because of my children. But where's the second round? Chris DeMarco, GBIs assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. Yancy also requested that Boynton write a statement pertaining to the allegation. 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. The 20-year-old says he's heading to Waffle House for a late night food run with on-duty cop and best. Which I knew that.. Dispatcher: Any weapons inside the house? Reliving his steps inside the apartment after he heard gunshots fired, he says, My whole upper body went numb. 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.. The dispatch operator notified Matthew on Facebook, Browning says. Matthew immediately calls a friend at dispatch. And her lawyer was useless I wrote to her years ago. Her head shaved. The panicked cop grabs his police radio and runs outside to make the frantic call to dispatch. She was hit over the head. He's hoping if the case gets reopened, any possible clues will be preserved. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. For the wife of a Georgia police officer, answering that question is unfortunately turning out not to be so simple. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. What! After establishing her retainer was not community property, Boynton was arrested on two felonies false statements and writings and violation of his oath of office. "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. Clearly we touched a nerve in Griffin, but we're not about to be scared off. There was most likely a struggle with the gun and he assumed she was dead. Well I couldn't get it for him because I couldn't get it out of his gun holster, she said. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew sends a text to his mistress. Thats what took so long to get it sorted out.. She thinks he found it before the incident. According to Sanders, these items were obtained from a woman who contacted him and claimed to be Boyntons girlfriend. That's the bottom line for me. Then he hits investigators with a jaw-dropper. Cops find 8-month-old Tyler visibly upset but thankfully uninjured. That was the best physical evidence that we had, Yates said. I don't know, he said. "The only thing that I can tell you is that Matthew Boynton's account of events are not correct.". Matthew's attorney, however, told the court that Jessica was the one who shot the gun and that initially, Matthew believed that she was shooting at him. Matthew Boynton along with Lee Boynton, Josh Guthrie and Courtney Callaway moved all of my personal belongings from the residence. And he called the girlfriend, so Mays said to Mathews. Officer Matthew Boynton has never been charged with anything in connection with this case, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation did question him. The devil is in the details. Credit: GBI/Griffin Police Dept. That's the last thing the 19-year-old remembers. The next action noted in the case occurred nearly two months later. That bullet ends up toward the top left of the closet. In fact she claims Jessica was blissfully stockpiling ammunition to get full custody of their two little boys. We put it on the counter to take a picture of it," he confirmed to Mathews. He has been charged with false statements and writings and violating his oath of office. A grandson of the county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. Jones shouts as he travels deeper insidehis weapon drawn. The doctor said the second most striking observation while assessing Jessica was that neither of her hands had any evidence of gunpowder. The GBI needs an overhaulclean house. The glowing yellow and black, blocked-letter Waffle House sign illuminates his truck as he drives by, turning around to head back home. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. 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. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. Furthermore, he said, it's his observation that self-inflicted gunshot wounds are very unusual among women. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. The baby's muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. He hears a baby crying as he carefully steps into the bedroom where a dark brown crib is situated. Jessica's alive, but barely. "It's just inconvenient. "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. The next door neighbor interview was conducted after Matthew returned to full duty. Matthew loved being part of the brotherhood. So I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them.. "He didn't know if her intent was to kill their child, kill him and then commit suicide," said Sheila. ", 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 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 police officer's wife was found with a bullet to the head, lying in their closet. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. Boynton in January denied being in possession of any of Lesters personal property. 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. And the doctor in the emergency room didn't find any bullet holes. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. Stay outside.. 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. Do you know what she used? asks one of the emergency responders in the room. The conversation bounces from officer to officer. 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. '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. Jessica's two boys, Tollin, 2, and baby Tyler, are sound asleep in their rooms. OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. On Dec. 19, 2016, Lester met with GPD Investigator Dexter McCune regarding property she alleged Boynton had stolen. His tone changes. Matthew claims they returned home just after 11 p.m. His proof? Matthew interviews with the GBI early that morning. "Matthew," said Jessica. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. Matthew's fellow officers try to shield him from the sight of his gravely injured wife. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. 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. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. 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. "I would say broken, distraught, damaged," the neighbor says. Emphasis on evidence. After Jones pushes the gun away from underneath Jessica's bodyplacing it inside the bedroom, he and Officer Josh Howell move Jessica from the closet to the bedroom floor next to the foot of her bed so that EMS can begin working on her. The neighbor says Jessica started documenting all the sordid details of the affair in her secret red "divorce diary." 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. 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. She made a full recovery, but doesnt remember a thing. 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. She grabs his arm with her left hand, while her other arm falls to the ground. Warner Bros. Entertainment | But as luck would have it, suddenly he's right across the street on police business. 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. "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. I said 'Is she still alive?' With his gun raised and arms poised, he holds his weapon out in front of him with both hands. Sanders wants to know how Matthew was texting his mistress from this very phone if he never reentered the apartment. Im not sure about that. Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers head toward the apartment. And I could have been the next target.. And, she said, she wouldn't have told him that she loved him. When asked if Boynton had explained why he allegedly kept his ex-wifes belongings, Yates said, No. In April 2016, the wife of a Griffin, Ga. police officer is found inside a locked closet. 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. Jessica's hair is so matted with blood no one can find the actual gunshot wound to stop the bleeding. She also says she couldn't have written the text because it said "I love you.". "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. No bullet entered her body anywhere. That's what Jessica and Matthew Boynton thought would happen when they said "I do.". 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 do not have any other items of Jessicas.. I figured out what happened. 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. It sounded like a gunshot. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. Did investigators look for a blunt object? GBI conducts canvas and begins interviewing neighbors. She tells the Georgia Bureau of Investigation the Matthew Boynton is cheating on Jessica with another woman. I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said.
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