Matthew reads a text from Lt. Curtis Keys, look for police car.. The conversation bounces from officer to officer. Show the world how smart you are and uncover what the Wannabe investigative reporters couldn't figure out. She wants to give her new employers the right impression, since tomorrow is her first day at a chiropractor's office. One, investigators said penetrated Jessica's head and the other the wall. Ashamed the FBI hasnt picked up on this yet . A lot," said the neighbor. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her monitoring her condition. 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. Matthew's fellow officers try to shield him from the sight of his gravely injured wife. Everything, he says, led to him wanting out of the marriage. While Trammel's body cam is out of juice tonight, Jones's bodycam spots Trammel as the other officers enter the apartment. 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. "In looking at this, this does not have the appearance of a suicide to me. 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.. So just one?" Jessica Boynton's head is perfectly positioned on a blood-soaked pillow. The ceiling fan circles on high speed. 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. Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved. A lot, she said, doesn't add up. When asked if Boynton had explained why he allegedly kept his ex-wifes belongings, Yates said, No. Furthermore, he said, it's his observation that self-inflicted gunshot wounds are very unusual among women. | Examine the evidence yourself, calls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. [I miss] getting to see them every day and getting to watch them grow more and more into the boys and men that they're going to be someday, Jessica said sobbing. That's the bottom line for me. How does Jessica explain the "suicide text" sent from her phone less than 10 minutes before her husband Matthew called 911 in a panic? 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!!!!! 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. He changed clothes yet lied and said he did not. From her hospital bed, she spoke to the GBI. Armed with body camera attached to their uniforms, the officers burst through the door, quickly passing Matthews phone, a black and grey Verizon LG smartphone, on the kitchen counter. Jones checks on a locked closet door between the master bedroom and hallway, across from the bathroom. "Matthew. The air is thick with mystery, as the officers approach the locked closet. No. The report states Matthew left Walmart without Jessica. If his wife, Matthew's attorney continued, was capable of attempting to take her own life, there's a chance that she might do something to their children. 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. 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.". Unfortunately, the only person who may be able to answer that question is Jessica, and she was in a coma. In fact she claims Jessica was blissfully stockpiling ammunition to get full custody of their two little boys. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in red. They'd met in high school when Jessica was 15 and Matthew was 16. After getting Matthew's phone records, Sanders discovers during that same time Matthew was making calls to 911, he was texting his mistress. He assigns another officer to standby at the door until the rest of the apartment is cleared. Listen. Waiting for your permission to load facebook comments. When the officers pull Jessica's body out of the closet, they find Matthew's gun right underneath her, a .40-caliber Glock. John Hayesto turn in many articles of womens clothing and other personal property including an orthodontic retainer. In fact, 68 text messages are exchanged between him and his mistress. Jones approaches Matthew to find out what happened. Moments later Matthew's fellow officers from the Griffin, Georgia Police Department arrive on scene with body-cameras recording. Matthew runs inside to the closet where he keeps his service gun. 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. "What you're saying to me, that's not, you know, I don't see anything he did wrong by saying that," Fred Mays told Mathews. I don't know why. Blood pressure.. What! 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. By the time Jessica was twenty, she'd had enough of Matthew, and their crumbling marriage had driven her to a dark place. If not, get on a plane and go HOME.". Cops do find one bullet. This stinks, and the fact remains, it appears he tried to kill his wife, so what are you guys going to do?? It seems both Matthew and Jessica were secretly stockpiling ammunition for a bitter custody fight. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does theGBI remain the last word on the Jessica Boynton case? Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service. I was at Atlanta Medical Center for a month. Emphasis on evidence. A text messages is sent to his phone from Jessica's phone. "He stated that he was too frightened. They discover two shell casings and two bullet holes in the closet wall. Matthew, who's wearing a gray sweatshirt, says he called Lt. Curtis Keys and asked him what he should do. The devil is in the details. The officer says he left it in the kitchen and ran outside. Ultimately, it came down to orthodontia Lesters retainer. "I believe I just heard a shot fired coming from my residence. During my stay is when my personal belongings were taken and Matthew Boynton (3842) refuses to give them back, Lester stated. 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. "Here's where her head was laying. Just have a soul here please please please. Griffin Police Capt. And, unfortunately it appears those questions will never be answered," Mathews said. She's moaning.. 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. The chain of custody on that stuff is messed up. By June 6, Matthew returned to full duty with a new service weapon in his holster. There's little if any visible blood spatter inside the closet. However, he did not confirm that sequence. corrupted cops, he and his grandfather! And with that Matthew Boyton's questioning was over. A key piece of evidence was photographed inside the kitchen after officers arrived on the scene. I don't think he meant to do it, or at least that's what I like to think.". When asked if Boyntons arrest has led him to believe that case should be reopened, Yates said, No. Her limp body is on the floor, just behind the door. "He felt that perhaps it was maybe an anxiety attack. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!. 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. That was the best physical evidence that we had, Yates said. She agreed to provide those items to Sanders, who then turned them in to the Griffin Police Department. In 2016, something terrible happened to Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two. 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. Investigators confirmed at least some of this evidence did belong to Lester, but along with questions regarding the chain of custody was the issue of whether the belongings were personal or community property. 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.. "During that time I investigated hundreds of cases with gunshots and many, many suicides.". Hahaha you about have me a heart attack freak!! 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. 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. And the second bullet went up at 25-degree upward angle 1'10 off the floor. Matthew, grandson of then-sheriff of Spalding County, texts a fellow Griffin Police officer. Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. GSW, possible to the head. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. "He believes that her injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma," said Sheila Mathews. 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. I left a message with the lady that answered for her to call me. Matthew interviews with the GBI early that morning. 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. He says she started poking him in the chest with her finger, telling him that he had to admit there was another woman. Fast forward to May 11, the day numerous items that reportedly belonged to Lester were turned in to the Griffin Police Department. Which is very off that this happened, because I never, ever had any thoughts like this before. "He didn't know if her intent was to kill their child, kill him and then commit suicide," said Sheila. "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. 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. 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 doesn't remember a thing. A message to Matthews phone is received and marked as read, from his girlfriend--from inside the evidence bag. No, never. Credit: GBI/Griffin Police Dept. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. 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. provided images. Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. They investigate further and find a gun underneath Jessica's limp body. 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. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. "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. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter." Everybody clear out, says Jones, who has Keys call for an EMT. Her body is on the floor, just behind the door. And it's assigned to Matthew, her husband, the cop. I mean, I'm sure there's a plausible explanation to it without trying to come up with some sort of, you know, theory that, 'Oh, he has to be here in the kitchen answering these text messages.'". It entered at an upward leftward trajectory angle," said Sheila Mathews. No bullet fragments were recovered from her head. Thank God she fought and he was in there with her. "Next thing I remember was I wake up and I'm in a hospital.". $5 plus $5 parking. Or was it? Donald Britt, Lt. Darrell Dix, Lt. Keys and Beam are also present. Matthew makes it back to the apartment before help arrives and hears baby Tyler crying -- and then heartbreak. I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew sends a text to his mistress. This is who he's sleeping with, points to the Facebook post that she says she was holding for Jessica for her divorce. Jessica's theory of what happened centers around her "dirty divorce diary." We asked retired homicide detective Tim Miley to review Jessica's entire case file and every crime scene photo. 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. Published: 7/28/2017 6:16:14 PM. 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. A DISGRACE! I said 'Is she still alive?' But another heated argument goes down in the baby food aisle. So if there is no gunshot wound, what really happened inside that closet? She thinks he found it before the incident. Matthew claims they returned home just after 11 p.m. His proof? 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. Both Jessica and Matthew reportedly want a divorce. Dispatch notifies Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, who is also Matthew's grandfather and police notify Jessica's family that she has died. In it, she logs Matthew Boynton's every move, including his unexplained disappearances with their two boys. Her bright blues eyes glisten as they well with emotion. Who does the neighbor think sent that text message to Matthew's phone from Jessica's? Somewhere in proximity to his arrest. She loved me. "He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. 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. "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. Which I knew that.. 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. Emergency-responders finally arrive and carry Jessica to a waiting ambulance. The remaining items such as a hope chest, clothing and other miscellaneous items were returned to Jessica. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. It's locked. The neighbor says Jessica came over to her apartment with the kids, clearly upset about the fight. "I would not have said that to him," said Jessica. A bunch of CLOWNS!! "The stuff that he was texting her was, you know, 'LOL's," said Sanders. If he's willing to cheat on his wife, he's willing to cheat the law., She wanted to file for divorce, says Kshywonis. 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. There's so many useless words thrown in there, then there's so many words left out, she said. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her, in an effort to monitor her condition. 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. Matthew Boynton, 21, had just started work as a Griffin police officer. He said the description of a self-inflicted gunshot wound didn't fit, noting her pristine and unmarked hands and calling it a very unusual direction in which to point the gun at one's self with the intention of committing suicide., First of all, the wound that she suffered was toward the vertex of her skull on the right side of her head; this would imply that she shot herself with a gun pointed downward near the top of her skull., The second most striking observation he said he made while assessing Jessica was neither of her hands had any evidence of any gunpowder stippling from gunpowder blowback.. Excessive force. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. If you play with it a little bit, it's not hard.. Matthew admits to having an affair. No bullet entered her body anywhere. "Being in the closet," said Jessica. Her complaint, which she checked on, was never filed. He's asked me to go get it out before. 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. She's having suicidal thoughts. "Really somebody just needs to look at it, somebody of great knowledge of things like this, and then let them tell me what they think," said Jessica Boynton. "She suspected Matthew was cheating on her and so she dug for information, and we found it," the neighbor said. He checks the closet where he keeps his police-issued firearm, but the door is locked. She told the agent, they were at home when they argued about his girlfriend and the photo that Jessica found on his phone that night. Jessica Boynton says she's free as a bird'. I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that shes never handled a gun, nor shot one. 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.. 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. Statements from Jessica Boynton and Matthew Boynton are logged into evidence, said a statement written by Yancy March 13. They're saying it was self-inflicted, she said. 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!!! Lester recovered from the shooting but doesn't remember any of it. Still lodged in Jessica's skull? "When the GBI concluded their case they gave it back to Jessica, and I got it from Jessica," Sanders said. McCune also had Lester write a victims statement. Once he arrives on the scene, Trammel makes contact with Matthew, who tells him that he and his wife got into an argument. A woman who lived across from the couple, who works with law enforcement, agreed to a Crime Watch Daily interview if we protect her identity. 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. Id be afraid to luve in that town until that poluce brotherhood is abolished. Then he hits investigators with a jaw-dropper. Haha I'm sorry I didn't think about that lol he sends to her after receiving a text from her--moments following his text from his wife. Two shots have been fired from her husbands service weapon. He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. 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. 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. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. It's one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. "I think I was hit over the head with something.". ", 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.. Here lately I have not been able to recognize the person I see in the mirror. "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.". "Happy," said the neighbor. [] of this document: BREAKING NEWS: GPD Officer Matthew Boynton arrested, charged with two feloniesM Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest Matthew Boynton criminal []. GBI didn't report finding any blood spatter on the closet wall. Domestic violence has always been a precursor to violence in other areas. For the wife of a Georgia police officer, answering that question is unfortunately turning out not to be so simple. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. Jessica is also slinging allegations at Matthew's brothers in blue at the Griffin Police Department, and Matthew's grandfather Sheriff Wendell Beam. 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. '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. But they have no idea what's waiting for them behind a locked closet door. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. His flashlight's beam reveals a smiling family of four. My kids are at home with her, so I'm trying to hurry up and get back there., I'm driving. The neighbor claims she had been with Jessica just hours beforehand, and says her friend would never have tried to take her own life. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was cleared in his wife's shooting, but his interrogation still cost him his job. ", "There are two theories in this case, the first is that she shot herself and on the way to the ground she accidentally fired the gun a second time. He bangs on the locked closet door. Dispatch notifies Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, Matthews grandfather,and police notify Jessicas family that she has died. 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. The way our charter is structured, termination takes two or three days. I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husband's service weapon. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. "I saw a lot of things change after time. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. But long hours on the force took its toll on his marriage. nd police notify Jessica's family that she has died. Her husband is cheating on her with another woman, reveals Browning, who said, they called dispatch a few nights earlier because he took the kids. Did she try to kill herself or shoot herself in the head? Despite what many think is a smoking gun, the GBI agent asking questions proceeds as if Jessica shot herself. His phone was left inside their apt, yet he says he never entered it.. so many lies the grandfather called Jessicas family and informed them she was DEAD! 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.