Outside, things are taking a frantic turn. . He friended her on Facebook and two months later, they started dating. For a month following that, she had to have a Matthew-approved, family member present during her visitation. 11Alive reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton, however, phone calls were not returned. This story has been shared 107,583 times. Matthew, 20, quickly called 911 and said he had received an alarming text message from his wife, claiming she was going to commit suicide, cops said. That cry, when you first hear them it made me tear up, she said, remembering the first time she heard her babys voice. A phone that text messages were sent and received to/from following his recollection of hearing, POP-POP! and running out of the apartment. The police were notified of said "shooting" by Jessica's then husbandMatthew Boynton. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young mother . Police find and verify Jessica is alive at the scene, and she is rushed to You know you cant give a sworn statement and lie on it. Thats fine. I mean, I can make assumptions like everyone else, she said about what happened to her a year ago. But Yates said, Matthew was not the shooter and trusts the investigations outcome. He raced out of his house fearing for his life and called in backup. And the GBI agents have closed her case. Inspirational quotations plaster Jessicas new homes walls, amidst framed photos of her family. I was looking for a job and I finally found one. Boynton: Ask Jessica, I was so scared to come to work every day. I'll be there in about two. I dont know what I was going through., Hayes: What do you think should happen now., Boynton: I know whats probably going to happen., Hayes: Thats not what I asked you. Theyre verdict was a no bill, which means that he was completely cleared of the two felony charges against him. But she doesnt buy it and said she had every reason to live. Once the scene is secure, investigator Misty Gresham checks on Tollin, whos sleeping, and Tyler, who is awake and still crying in his cribboth unharmed. And Tyler is her chill baby. They are total opposites. Matthew makes it home, jumps out of his truck, races through the breezeway of his apartment building and bolts up the stairs. Hayes: There were numerous contents inside of it, and one of those is this right here. Do you know what she used? asks one of the emergency responders in the room. Shes not just keeping her babies close, but also her faith. In 2017, in full uniform, Boynton is questioned by his own department, including Lt. Karen Yancy and Sgt. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. Like, how hours after the shooting, the phone was put into an evidence bag, sealed and logged into GBI evidence, it was still calling Matthew's girlfriend. I wouldn't trade those two boys for anything," she said, swiping away tears streaming down both cheeks. COMMERCE, Ga. April 15, 2016 is the day Jessica Boynton cant remember, but cannot forget. The phone records were never verified, and thus the text messages were never authenticated. And I was content. Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. In my garage., Hayes: Alright. VIEW FULL REPORT . 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He calls out for Jessica, but no answer. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. Jessica Boynton, 19, was found with a gunshot wound to her head at her home in Griffin, Georgia in April last year . Less than a month after her hospital-bed interview, Matthew was verbally cleared by the GBI, according to his chief. He's asked me to go get it out before. Jessica Boyington joined the Action News team as a features reporter in May 2019. But none of this would have happened, Lester said, if Sanders, a truck driver, hadnt come forward with her gym bag. Warm Presidents' Day before showers arrive Tuesday Matthew has told the bureaus investigators that his relationship with Jessica was strained and that he had a girlfriend. That phone never got back into the officer's hand. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". Honestly, I have no idea. | Examine the evidence yourself, RELATED: GBI changes information about where evidence was found in Jessica Boynton case, RELATED: Jessica Boynton says she's free as a bird'. The same sheriff who lied bypronouncingJessica dead at the scene. He said that he didn't have anything None of it, she said. She alleged that he refused to return her belongings. Before moving to Jessica's current city of Boynton Beach, FL, Jessica lived in New York NY and Fort Lauderdale FL. This was potentially a lie. This story has been shared 138,591 times. Around. 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. Jessica Boynton, a young mother and officer's wife, is found bleeding in her closet from a severe head wound--her husband's service weapon is underneath her . (WATCH THE FULL INTERROGATION VIDEO WITH MATTHEW BOYNTON, BELOW.). Stay outside.10-4, Matthew says, audibly crying. February 14, 1988 . Before you all got married, right?, Hayes: So that would make it whose property?, Hayes: So, why would you not have brought that to us when you saw the bag at moving?, Boynton: I understand what youre saying. [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. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. It should concern any and everybody, Lester warned. "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. Shocking bodycam footage released Monday on 11Alive.com shows the cops entering the Boyntons home with guns drawn and shining flashlights in darkened hallways. He was the kind of boyfriend, she said, who left I love you Post-It notes plastering her locker with roses hidden inside. Police and Officer Boynton claimed that Jessica tried to kill herself but after Jessica awoke from her coma weeks later, she fingered her husband as the culprit despite having no memory of the incident. Theres no excuse. The full storyandall of it's detail can be found in the following source. Officer Adam Trammel reports to a non-emergency call from the Boynton residence at Ashford Place on Ashford Way, in Griffin, Ga. @JessieBoyington. It's just a big massive cover up that nobody can safely get to the bottom of. I had a friend who was a girl, or is a girl, he answers, further admitting that the relationship had become sexual. ", 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.. 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?" Since his bodycam wasnt charged, it doesnt record this call. Im so young and stupid., Hayes: You know, doing the right thing, regardless. What are my kids going to do? he pleaded, his voice cracking with emotion. Holding him for the first time was true love, she said, her eyes welling up with joy. He sent one text message within minutes of the shots-fired radio call. Well I couldn't get it for him because I couldn't get it out of his gun holster, she said. Three weeks later, Jessica wakes up believing its the next day. Without that piece of paper, they would have to drop the violating oath of office felony charge. Boynton walks out no longer an officer, but a criminal defendant. 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. He was there to tell the court that he wanted to keep Jessica away from him and their two sons, because he said, he feared for their safetybecause she allegedly fired his gun in the house while their boys were home. Investigators in Atlanta have always known who shot successful Atlanta businesswoman Diane McIver in Sept. 2016and so did she. Reliving his steps inside the apartment after he heard gunshots fired, he says, My whole upper body went numb. Jones slides past a framed portrait hung on the wall. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. Guthrie calls Matthew and they chat for two minutes. She wants to give her new employers the right impression, since tomorrow is her first day at a local chiropractors office. One of those bullets went through the roof, the other lodged into the babys bedroom wall. They were calling me the miracle child Because what I went through, not a lot of people survive through it, she said, nearly six months after the incident in October 2016her golden blonde hair now growing back. Come on, Hayes said, taking him to be booked on charges. He said the description of a self-inflicted gunshot wound didnt fit, and calling it a very unusual direction in which to point the gun at ones self with the intention of committing suicide.. After obtaining those search warrants, Griffin Police Chief Mike Yates sent this text to the district attorney at 9:23 p.m., on a Friday night, asking for special permission to release Sanders private Facebook messages before the Boynton criminal case went to the grand jury. I didnt wash may hands, nothing like that either, that way for GSR., Theres a possibility that we might collect your clothes, OK. We've received your submission. Hayes lets out a deep sigh, as Yancy hands him a folder of more photos. Miffed, Jessica refuses to go to the truck with him. The babys muffled cry echoes, getting louder as the officers sweep their guns back and forth, searching for the shooter. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. It's like some of my family they hear all these people say, Oh I think he did it and it was planned. It's like I tell them, they make it twice as bad because I'm a cop, Matthew said. This time for a DNA consent. Example video title will go here for this video. I didnt bring any other ones with me. Matthew returned to full duty with a new service weapon in his holster at the beginning of June. She'd finally get to introduce her . He was arrested and today, is no longer on the force. Jessica Boynton was found in a closet bleeding out. The officers found a police-issued .40-caliber Glock belonging to Matthew under Jessicas body. If his wife, Matthews attorney continued, was capable of attempting to take her own life, theres a chance that she might do something to their children. Infinite Scroll Enabled. Chris DeMarco, GBIs assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. A Griffin Police Officer's wife herself, the reporter called DeMarco, in September, 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. Reliving his steps inside the apartment after he heard gunshots fired, he said, My whole upper body went numb. And even though she cant remember the details of April 15, 2016, she cant seem to shake what happened to her and maybe never will. Jessica Boynton Master of Arts in Art History San Francisco Bay Area 506 followers 500+ connections Join to view profile Ekstasis Magazine John Cabot University Experience Photo Contributor. I dont know what I was thinking., Hayes: Did you think you was going to get in trouble if you turned it in late., Boynton: I guess. It would take six months before they would receive it. Patricia Boynton Suche erweitern Dieser Button zeigt den derzeit ausgewhlten Suchtyp an. She is affiliated with Bethesda Hospital East. I can't do this anymore. She is adamant though that she would never commit suicide. Yeah, if weve got to get the clothes, obviously, well bring you back up to the apartment for you to get some clothes obviously, says the agent. He gets out of the shower and repeatedly asks her for his phone, but she refuses, until he admits to her that he is cheating on her. Once he arrives on the scene, Trammel contacts Matthew, who tells him that he and his wife got into an argument. Laura Aubuchon Living in 3788 Patrician Circle Boynton Beach Florida, Phone: 561-860-0848, Email: lauraaubuchon@yahoo.com, Relatives: Available. "I decided to try Craigslist because I saw there were people posting. No matter where I go now, Im not really gonna get a good job now, Boynton says. With his gun raised and arms poised, he holds his weapon out in front of him with both hands. The six-minute clip also shows them open the closet and attempt to rouse the unconscious woman, whose half-open eyes roll back in their sockets. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. 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. Shes moaning.. Aside from the outfit, Matthew was never tested for gunshot residue. "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. I asked what do you think should happen?. Check out the page. When confronted with the evidence, Boynton admits to everything. Uh, just my service weapon, he responds. I got rid of everything I knew of., Yancy: Through the course of that move, did you find anything that belonged to her at that point?, Boynton: No, because if I had I would have turned it over to her. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. Now, the self-proclaimed homebody lives in the country and loves it. Immediately following that flip, Mathews said, DeMarco asked if she was recording their conversation. Charlotte Knights giving back to the community But after getting tipped off by Boyntons then-girlfriend, 45-year-old Will Sanders buys the gym bag from her and turns everything over to the Griffin Police Department. It sends [the message] that if you do something wrong, don't worry we've got your back, Lester concluded. They find a gun under her, and there is blood pooling around her head from what they assume to be a gunshot wound to the head. Her office accepts new patients. He will lay down on the couch with her and snuggle, watching T.V. They hoist her inside. According to Jessica, she needed his phone to get a number for the boys doctor to make Tollin an appointment. There, he called for backup when he heard gunshots from . The fall had been tough, between the morning sickness and her boyfriend, Paul*, working out of state. We also reached out to Boynton several times but received no response. She said he told her that he would bring them over on Saturday. Moments later, she is standing inside her bedroom closet, arguing about cheating and formula with Matthew. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. Jessica was still in a coma with a traumatic brain injurytubes stemming from her brain to alleviate pressure and fluid. I don't know why. Family Ties. Matthew leaves for Waffle House for a late-night food run with on-duty cop and best friend, Officer Joshua Guthrieleaving his service weapon, a Glock .40, at home, in its holster and in the closet. The county sheriff ruled her dead at the scene. The court ruled in his favor, giving him custody and granting Jessica once-weekly supervised visitation. A Georgia woman who woke up after three weeks in a coma said her cheating police officer husband shot her in the head and then staged the crime scene to make it appear that she had attempted suicide, according to a new report. 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. 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. While she places a blood pressure sleeve around her arm, an officer stands over her, shining a flashlight on Jessicas face, revealing that its covered in blood. . nd police notify Jessicas family that she has died. Boynton begins to cry as he talks about his children. She would spend $100 every Sunday for court-appointed supervision. There are a lot of questions that I would love to have answered. After leaving the bus, the chefs lined up in front of their own duffel bags, and as the Drill Sargent was barking out orders, a tank pulled up behind him, and Ramsay came . Four days later, he appeared in court, wearing his police uniform, and testified that he had been cleared by the GBI in a custody hearing. Her bright blues eyes glisten as they well with emotion. And it's I think it's more frustrating than anything. I didnt, I didnt, I didnt try to brush off anything. Jessica's grandparents live on two hundred acres of farmland in Pike County, a twenty-five-minute drive from her apartment. And finally, he removes his bullet-resistant vest for the last time. The quiet is broken when the baby begins to mumble from the other room. Jessica Lester-Boynton's property has already previously been returned to her by my step dad (Charles McDaniel Jr.) shortly after Jessica got out of the hospital. We have possession of the bag., Hayes: We have evidence that it came out of your storage room. As a grandson of the then-county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. On April 15, 2016, Georgia police find Jessica Boynton basically unresponsive inside of a closet. His flashlights beam reveals a smiling family of four. 48 min PLAY Jessica Boynton Forensic Tales True Crime Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher #159 - In April 2016, Jessica Boynton, the wife of a Griffin police officer, was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside her apartment. Dr. Jessica Buicko Lopez, MD is an Endocrine Surgery Specialist in Boynton Beach, FL and has over 10 years of experience in the medical field. Get him downstairs. The young mother picks them up every other Friday and drops them off the following Friday. Jones advises Matthew over the radio, Stay outside. I was, he says to the GBI agent. Eventually she caves and gets into the truck with her boys and heads home. Her head shaved. But this wasnt the end of Jessicas story, rather a new beginningbut not the one she was hoping for. But Yates said the holster is designed to have some retention capability. Ready to begin anew and love again, Jessica left Griffin a few months ago. She quickly won over audiences with her . And I could have been the next target.. Inside, they find Jessica, wearing tan slippers adorned with fur, black yoga pants and a red T-shirt. The day she was released from the hospital and arrived home, she sent Matthew a Facebook message because he had changed his phone number. 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. The dispatch operator notified Matthew on Facebook, Browning says. 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? 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. It could have been simply that um, all his, he left his stuff there. View Jessica McDaniels' profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. My friends and I have now made this a regular lunch stop, and thank Tiffany the bartender for turning this place into our "Cheers'". On April 15, 2016, in the town of Griffin, Georgia. Powerful Send help right to the people and causes you care about. This button displays the currently selected search type. He asked her what she thought couldve happened. Yes, Jessica Boyington does have a boyfriend and she has finally revealed him after months and months of mystery dating. In 2016, something terrible happened to Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two. Henderson also said in the letter, that he did not believe that Jessicas head injury was the result of a gunshot wound, and furthermore, questioned how she got the injury at all. It was actually from him. . On something like this, does it usually take a while?, Right now it depends on what happens with Jessica, too. Jessica Boynton was just 19 years old when she was found inside a locked closet with a gunshot wound to her head. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher: Give me a few. These days, Boynton, now 20, is living life quietly with her two young sons in the country, off a barely one lane dirt road, about an hour from the hustle and bustle of Atlanta. Its the second infidelity in their relationshipJessica admitted to cheating on him before they were married. Hes transitioning from breast milk and Jessica explains to Matthew that he needs a certain type of formula so he can digest it and evolve easily. And, unfortunately it appears those questions will never be answered," Mathews said. Prior to joining 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia, she worked at NBC10 in Pennsylvania as a Weekday morning traffic reporter. Internships . . With a baby in tow, she wrapped up high school from home, earning her diploma in May 2015. 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.. Jessica Boyington 6ABC She is an American Multimedia journalist who currently works for 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Things were looking up, finally. The agent then probes Matthew, asking if he has a girlfriend. Ill tell you later.. Jessica wasn't shot in the head, but rather stricken in the head withwhat appears to be blunt force. Jessica Boynton was found shot in th. Like, shes supposed to put them on her insurance, I had to do that., Hayes: But Matthew, if you did what you were supposed to, we wouldnt be here in this situation. She works as a features reporter. Now why would I be holding a picture of this bag?, Boynton: I guess because Jessica brought it into to you., Hayes: Why would Jessica have it if you had it at your house?, Boynton: I dont know. Dr. Jessica L. Buicko is a general surgeon in Boynton Beach, Florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital East and West and JFK. Do you know what this is? 968 following. Jessica Lester's written statement to Griffin Police, Officer Matthew Boynton (Spalding County Jail). Matthew claims this was around 1 a.m, but the neighbors will tell a story of hearing gunshots at 11 p.m. The night of the incident, Matthew traded 68 text messages with his alleged mistress, who works as a local dispatcher, phone records confirm. 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