I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that shes never handled a gun, nor shot one. Cops now know what was behind that closet door -- but the true mystery is just about to begin. In fact he's collected almost every piece of evidence from the case. "Most people would not view it as such, I don't believe," said Sheila Mathews. 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. I wouldn't trade those two boys for anything," she said, swiping away tears streaming down both cheeks. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. Matthew sends another text to his mistress, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. Ad Choices, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. He was able to confirm that they were all right.. The babys muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. The baby's muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. 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? 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. The doctor believes Jessica's injuries may have been caused by blunt-force trauma. Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. Now she lives in terror every day because she can't remember who attacked her. 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. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. "I can't do this anymore," the message read. Five days after his wife was shot, Matthew talked with the GBI again. She grabs his arm with her left hand, while her other arm falls to the ground. And now Jessica is telling a completely different story. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . This is abuse of power. Is that what you're saying?" This is not the first time I have had suicide thoughts. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. She's having suicidal thoughts," he calmly says about Jessica to the dispatcher. 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.". They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. 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. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. And they said yes. I hadn't really put much thought into it, Jessica told him. The neighbor says Jessica came over to her apartment with the kids, clearly upset about the fight. "The neighbors [said] somewhere around 11 p.m., and he is the only one who hears the gunshots at 1 a.m., and he calls it in," said Sanders. 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. His phone is pretty active tonight. He's hoping if the case gets reopened, any possible clues will be preserved. EMTs start carrying Jessica down the stairs on a backboard and click her into a gurney and swing open the ambulance doors. I don't know, he said. Honestly, I have no idea. After just six months of marriage, the Boyntons' one-time neighbor says she saw their young love grow toxic. 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. So I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them.. I didn't know if I was dealing with a possible active active scenario where she still had the gun and she had shot Tyler, he replies. She's having suicidal thoughts. How did Jessica react when she saw those messages? It was retrieved from the kitchen counter in front of the microwave oven," she probed further. "It's just inconvenient. It's back in the headlines with the "Mystery in the Closet" story on the HLN network s well as "The Officer's Wife" podcast from Vault Studios.. "Happy," said the neighbor. But he's also texting her before he called 911," said Sanders. 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. The police officer's wife was found with a bullet to the head, lying in their closet. Updated: 11:14 PM EDT July 28, 2017. 11Alive reached out to the GBI and Officer Matthew Boynton, however, neither returned our phone calls. She made a full recovery, but doesn't remember a thing. Matthew makes it back to the apartment before help arrives and hears baby Tyler crying -- and then heartbreak. 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. 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.. Haha I'm sorry I didn't think about that lol, he sends to her after receiving a text from her after his text from Jessica. Join our naturalist on a short walk and learn about the history of the once-prosperous town of High Falls. Matthew reads a text from Lt. Curtis Keys, look for police car.. Especially because of my children. This couldn't happen man. "He stated that he was too frightened. Her condition.. Warner Bros. Entertainment | 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.. She says there were pages missing. It's the second infidelity in their relationshipJessica admitted to cheating on him before they were married. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. 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. Does she believe that this was just sloppy work or does she believe that this is a cover-up? 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.. The neighbor claims she had been with Jessica just hours beforehand, and says her friend would never have tried to take her own life. Matthew met Jessica during her sophomore year of high school at open house in 2012. The way our charter is structured, termination takes two or three days. The dispatch operator notified Matthew on Facebook, Browning says. There were two bullets, on different walls inside the closet. And they said yes," the neighbor said. I know that we got into an argument, but that's about all," she said, not remembering much of what had happened on April 15. 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. Jessica believes her suicide attempt was staged. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. 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. "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.". Boyntons statement, dated Jan. 9, said, I was advised to complete a statement on a previous date by Lt. Yancey. 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. Strangely, they never test her hands for gunshot residue. Matthew Boynton is the grandson of Sheriff Beam. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. The GBI needs an overhaulclean house. Matthew Boynton, 21, had just started work as a Griffin police officer. "Police department!" [I'm] 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. "There was no testing done on his clothing," said Sheila Mathews. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. I love you and the boys.". 478-993-3053. Reliving his steps inside the apartment after he heard gunshots fired, he says, My whole upper body went numb. Griffin police officer wife Jessica Boynton shot | 11alive.com The glowing yellow and black, blocked letter sign illuminates his truck driving past. OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Unfortunately Matthew Boynton didn't have anything to say. But Yates said the holster is designed to have some retention capability. He's not a cop or even a private investigator. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | kiiitv.com RE-open the case Georgia!!!!!! What! That phone never got back into the officer's hand. Especially because of my children. "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. We had to establish a timeline for when that property was possessed before the marriage or after it. Minutes later, at around 10:45 p.m., Jessica storms out. Jessica Boynton's head is perfectly positioned on a blood-soaked pillow. "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. 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. Yes, for an article, just to make sure I get quotes proper.". Jessica Boynton's husband says he gets a suicidal text from his estranged wife, so he rushes home, only to hear two gunshots. Two-year-old Tollin is sleeping soundly in his bed as cops try not to wake him in the chaos. Who does the neighbor think sent that text message to Matthew's phone from Jessica's? Officer Boynton was responding to an accident, and when he returned to his cruiser, we were waiting, armed with questions. A text message is sent to his phone from Jessicas phone. Having previously learned of the new evidence that was turned in to the Griffin Police Department May 11 and the Internal Affairs investigation that resulted, The GRIP on July 7 submitted an Open Records request for information in the case. Example video title will go here for this video. McCune also had Lester write a victims statement. Am I recording it? 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,. Matt shouldnt be allowed to ever be a cop anywhere else. A Griffin cop finally arrives to take Matthew's formal domestic violence complaint. A grandson of the county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. And her lawyer was useless I wrote to her years ago. Matthew loved being part of the brotherhood. A previous study found 41% of police admitted to being abusive to their spouses. Which I knew that.. Waiting for your permission to load facebook comments. 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.. There's little if any visible blood spatter inside the closet. Fast forward to May 11, the day numerous items that reportedly belonged to Lester were turned in to the Griffin Police Department. I'll be back there in about two minutes. Her head shaved. Jessica, on a few occasions, hit and slapped him, he tells the GBI. That is not a reaction that I can relate to.". Since his bodycam wasn't charged, it doesn't record this call. "He stated that he heard two shots fired, 'pop pop,' rapid succession," said Sheila Mathews. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her, in an effort to monitor her condition. The neighbor believes Matthew Boynton discovered the divorce diary and simply snapped. But Jessica's trauma surgeon, a 30-year veteran in the field, had a few thoughts of his own about what could have happened and what likely did not happen that night. the GBI agent posed a return question. Both Jessica and Matthew reportedly want a divorce. "I know for a fact that Jessica was not suicidal," said the neighbor. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said. "You know, you're trying to match up times of where he is getting these text messages or how he's responding to them, that he has to be in the kitchen. Her bright blues eyes glisten as they well with emotion. It appears to be either an assault or maybe something accidental," said Miley. They are 50% more likely to commit police brutality. And, the first officer on scene, as recorded by body cam footage, was not interviewed by the GBI for months after the incident. I havent listened to the actual investigation, but I dont believe so, that he gave any explanation that made any sense.. Interrogation - Matthew Boynton - Regarding The Shooting Of His Wife He bangs on the locked closet door. Jones approaches Matthew to find out what happened. "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. The GBI is a joke as well I'm prior military so to me it sounded like a gunshot, he tells DeMarco. Officer Adam Trammel reports to a non-emergency call from the Boynton residence at Ashford Place on Ashford Way, in Griffin, Ga. GSW, possible to the head. "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. Video shot outside in the parking lot shows Jessica getting in a black truck with Matthew and the kids, then leaving. 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. A lot, she said, doesn't add up. Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton has been arrested and charged with two felonies. That's not what the surveillance tape shows. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husband's service weapon. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | abc10.com - KXTV Boynton was placed on administrative leave Thursday, July 28, and the Chief said his intent was to terminate the officer, but Boynton resigned before that process could be completed. The 20-year-old says he's heading to Waffle House for a late night food run with on-duty cop and best friend, Officer Joshua Guthrie--leaving his service weapon at home, in its holster and in the closet. Matthew admits to having an affair. When they finally shove their way in, tragic heartbreak is lying in front of them. 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 good old boys and his grandfather police chief should also get some time for covering up this crime. But she doesn't buy it, especially since her head was perfectly laid on a pillow, she said after watching the bodycam footage. Geez, im no cop , no investigator and know absolutely nothing on how investigations are even done but if the doctors say she wasnt shot what more do they need..that little punk got away with it.please tell me im missing a story and he has been arrested for the attempted murder of his wife.please.and please tell me that every stupid ass cop that had any involvement with this case is no longer a cop..oh and his Grandpa, well i think he needs a little jail rehabilitation as well..i could go on and on, but obviously they wouldnt understand anyway..what a disgrace to all REAL POLICE OFFICERS, https://the-grip.net/2016/10/18/gbi-completes-boynton-investigation-requested-by-gpd/ this says she was SHOT!!! Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. Lt. Curtis Keys is dispatched to the scene. "No they did not because they assumed I was shot, because that's what Matthew said," Jessica said. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does theGBI remain the last word on the Jessica Boynton case? Matthew Boynton, 20, discovered his wife Jessica, 19, lying in a pool of blood in a closet. in the head..in hospital for a month..just an FYI. She was leaving her husband of just six months. The one seen in the police body-cam is not the same gray sweatshirt he was wearing at Walmart earlier that night. She's still breathing. They hit the top of the stairs knowing somebody's got a gun. "He believes that her injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma," said Sheila Mathews. 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. Sheila Mathews publishes The Grip, an independent newspaper in Griffin. "Being in the closet," said Jessica. 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 I talked to the guy and was like, 'Look man, you know, can you just be honest with me? She agreed to provide those items to Sanders, who then turned them in to the Griffin Police Department. Jessica Boynton was just 19 years old when she was found inside a locked closet with a gunshot wound to her head. Officer Matthew Boynton has never been charged with anything in connection with this case, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation did question him. There's no way I could have shot myself in the top of the head and not kill myself. RELATED: Who shot the officer's wife? Jessica Boynton | GBI changes information about evidence | 11alive.com In it, she logs Matthew Boynton's every move, including his unexplained disappearances with their two boys. Matthew Boynton along with Lee Boynton, Josh Guthrie and Courtney Callaway moved all of my personal belongings from the residence. nd police notify Jessica's family that she has died. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. Statements from Jessica Boynton and Matthew Boynton are logged into evidence, said a statement written by Yancy March 13. God damn it, man! 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. 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. Police investigate further and find a gun underneath Jessicas limp body. I said 'Is she still alive?' Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service weapon . 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. Somewhere in proximity to his arrest. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was cleared in his wife's shooting, but his interrogation still cost him his job. And it's assigned to Matthew, her husband, the cop. Domestic violence has always been a precursor to violence in other areas. I'm sure as you've heard, I'm getting a divorce. DeMarco pressed Mathews. giving him custody, and granting Jessica once-weekly. "Next thing I remember was I wake up and I'm in a hospital.". Jessica Boynton, 19, was a stay-at-home mom to 8-month-old Tyler and 2-year-year old Tollin. Despite their problems, Matthew tells investigators he still loved Jessica and the boys, and he offers an explanation for why he didn't run in the apartment that terrible night to save them. They investigate further and find a gun underneath Jessica's limp body. He lied about the lock then he says he kept his gun in there hmmm. I have been suffering for a while now and no one has noticed. 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. Shortly afterward, Matthew begins texting Jessica about going to Walmart to pick up baby formula. [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. How did his phone get in there and how was there activity on his phone if he was not in the kitchen with his phone?" 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. Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest ! his girlfriend texts him. 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. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. Sanders wants to know how Matthew was texting his mistress from this very phone if he never reentered the apartment. 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. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. 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. 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. GRIFFIN, Ga. Who shot the officers wife? 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. 'Trigger' Griffin Police officer arrested | 11alive.com I don't think he meant to do it, or at least that's what I like to think.". 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 know what happened," said the unidentified neighbor. But this wasn't the end of Jessica's story, rather a new beginningbut not the one she was hoping for. The neighbor says Jessica started documenting all the sordid details of the affair in her secret red "divorce diary." This screams cover up. Matthew calls another officer and reports Jessica is refusing to leave with him. 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. "Be advised I smell gunsmoke, and I can't get an answer to the door," Boynton says on the call. She's breathing, but unresponsive. It's just one piece of the brand new beginning the young mother and wife has been putting together for her and her sons. "I think it was in the heat of the moment, he was angry with me. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair was saturated in crimson. That's right. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | wwltv.com "I said 'It's Jessica isn't it?'
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