From her hospital bed, she spoke to the GBI. Mass shooters. Until recently, Matthew's grandfather, Wendell Beam, reigned as Spalding County sheriff. Yancy also requested that Boynton write a statement pertaining to the allegation. The good old boys and his grandfather police chief should also get some time for covering up this crime. 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. 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. When facts are wrong, evidence altered to fit theories and threats made, how does the GBI remain the last word on the case? But what about that 911 call Matthew made just minutes before the shooting, claiming he got a text from Jessica saying she was going to kill herself? Example video title will go here for this video. Making his way outside, he calls for assistance over his radio. Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers head toward the apartment. GRIFFIN, Georgia, April 15, 2016: Police are breathlessly racing to save a life. Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton cleared in wife's shooting, but I just came up the stairs, two rounds," Boynton says on the recorded call. "He tried to kill her.". Collectively, they examine the bullets' trajectory from the closet, into the bedroom wall and ceiling. He's hoping if the case gets reopened, any possible clues will be preserved. And their "War of the Roses" was about to explode. To stage a suicide," said the neighbor. 11Alive reached out to the GBI and Officer Matthew Boynton, however, neither returned our phone calls. I would have said, 'I can't do this anymore, comma, take care of Tolin and Tyler, period.' Boynton: Can you please dispatch a unit out to my location, in reference to my wife? If you play with it a little bit, it's not hard.. Family and friends believe, in fact, they were married far too young. Matthew begins calling his brothers in blue, telling them Jessica is physically abusing him -- not a standard way of reporting domestic abuse. 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. Jessica believes her suicide attempt was staged. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . Did he cause his estranged spouses injury? We heard something and said 'what was that', recalls Browning. What did Matthew do that he needed covering up? 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 also thinks Matthew read her diary and realized she was documenting his extramarital affair and secretly plotting to get full custody of their little boys. She spoke to the GBI, from her hospital bed. It's possible, but I mean it's very doubtful, because he's never hurt me before. I attempted to contact Jessica Boynton via telephone to advise her that this is a civil matter. Boyntons statement, dated Jan. 9, said, I was advised to complete a statement on a previous date by Lt. Yancey. But did something else happen that spring night in 2016? He's not a cop or even a private investigator. They did not swab me or Matthew, nor did they take his clothes," said Jessica. Excessive force. Jessica was still in a coma with a traumatic brain injurytubes stemming from her brain to alleviate pressure and fluid. They turn her over from her stomach to her back. 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. This couldn't happen man. If I could have been here sooner, maybe I could have stopped her Matthew says, spiraling. Jessica Boynton was just 19 years old when she was found inside a locked closet with a gunshot wound to her head. Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. No bullet fragments were recovered from her head. Her marriage had been crumbling, and she and her husband of six months Matthew Boynton, 20 . | Examine the evidence yourself. Jones approaches Matthew to find out what happened. Did you all have sex?' The paramedic begins accessing her head wound, but they're having a hard time finding it through her hair and thick blood. Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. I'm sure as you've heard, I'm getting a divorce. He later tells investigators that he heard Tyler crying, and then, POP-POP!, Jones advises Matthew over the radio, Stay outside. SHE WAS NOT SHOT.and do they really think that she would have hit herself hard enough with any object to cause the damage that was done? I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. If that's what you want to do. Jessica has given Will every piece of evidence in her case, including that divorce diary. GBI/Griffin Police Dept. The first bullet went upward at 54-degree angle. 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? Five days after his wife was shot, Matthew talked with the GBI again. Minutes later, just as Matthew pulls into the Waffle House parking lot, he says he receives a chilling message from Jessica, what he calls a "suicide text," that says: "I can't do this anymore. But asking those questions resulted in a threat. Yates said, Yes, but that doesnt overcome the civil side of it whether it was or was not marital property, and even if it was, it would have been a misdemeanor as opposed to the two felonies.. As part of that case, Lt. Karen Yancy, who leads the GPD Criminal Investigation Division, spoke with Boynton and on Jan. 5, reported, On Dec. 19, 2016, I spoke with Matthew Boynton about these items. Am I recording it? Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". "I hope she didn't shoot my kids," he says to one officer. 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. 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. Jessica Boynton, 19, was found lying in a pool of her own . GBI/Griffin Police Dept. "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. When they finally shove their way in, tragic heartbreak is lying in front of them. Her shoulder-length, blonde hair was saturated in crimson. "Her hands appeared to be pristine, but also he noted that she had no gunpowder burns.". 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. 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.. I hadn't really put much thought into it, Jessica told him. Since the original publication of this story, 11Alive's Brendan Keefe and Jessica Noll have taken another look at the evidence in this story, and talk to one reporter who said she was threatened when she had questions about the investigation. Meet at the Visitor Center. It's locked. Well I couldn't get it for him because I couldn't get it out of his gun holster, she said. She's breathing, but unresponsive. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. Chris DeMarco, GBI's assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FBI???????? She also stated that she just wanted her things back, so I informed her that I would do a report on the incident.. 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. Matthew Boynton: The evidence and investigation that led to his arrest Lt. Curtis Keys is dispatched to the scene. At that exact point the interviewing officer detected something fishy, forced him to stop giving himself away and ended the interview and therefore night of investigation. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husband's service weapon. nd police notify Jessicas family that she has died. 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. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates | 13wmaz.com Griffin cop cleared in wife's shooting charged with making false 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. "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. Matthew reads a text from Lt. Curtis Keys, look for police car.. Who shot Jessica Boynton? A new podcast investigates - KSDK A bunch of CLOWNS!! Matthew admits to having an affair. I don't know why. Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher, Give me a few. McCune also had Lester write a victims statement. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. Chris DeMarco, GBIs assistant special agent in charge, arrives on the scene and meets with Griffin Police Chief Michael Yates for a briefing. He's asked me to go get it out before. "I would not have said that to him," said Jessica. Six months later, everything would changefor everyone. He lied about the lock then he says he kept his gun in there hmmm.