I mean you can't prove that," DeMarco. Unfortunately, the only person who may be able to answer that question is Jessica, and she was in a coma. Once the investigation was closed, reporter and publisher, Sheila Mathews, investigated the shooting for her newspaper, The Grip. At about 10:45 p.m., he continues, he thought he heard a gunshot while they were lying in bed. A key piece of evidence was photographed inside the kitchen after officers arrived on the scene. 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. Jones passes by a framed portrait hung on the wall. "He tried to kill her.". Jessica Boynton's head is perfectly positioned on a blood-soaked pillow. She had a job interview and it was going to be her first step to freedom. 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. 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. This couldn't happen man. Bring the little ones for a story every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to hear Sam's favorite tales. By June 6, Matthew returned to full duty with a new service weapon in his holster. We're going to be doing that to do touch DNA on the gun, and um, and why we're doing that is obviously one to corroborate everything that's what believed happened, and that way it also, it also eliminates the possibility of her family saying, you had something involved in this, or whatever, the GBI agent said to him. the GBI agent posed a return question. Inside their apartment Matthew Boynton hears crying. "That was when approximately 24 minutes into the conversation, his demeanor changed and everything flipped," she recalled. Clearly we touched a nerve in Griffin, but we're not about to be scared off. Just days after running into Officer Boynton, I received a threatening email that reads in part: "Are You An Intelligent Enough Investigative Journalist To Know When You Are Being Conned or Do You Have To Be Spoon Fed? If I could have been here sooner, maybe I could have stopped her Matthew says, spiraling. Collectively, they examine the bullets' trajectory from the closet, into the bedroom wall and ceiling. He checks the closet where he keeps his police-issued firearm, but the door is locked. 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. Her head wound soaked into the green and white pillow, where her head rested. No bullet fragments were recovered from her head. 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. Boynton in January denied being in possession of any of Lesters personal property. If not, get on a plane and go HOME.". He's not a cop or even a private investigator. And I could have been the next target.. Trammel records the 10:53 p.m., incident report from April 14. I don't know why. 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!!! Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. She just said that she's been experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, she told me to take care of the boys. Jessica Boynton's husband says he gets a suicidal text from his estranged wife, so he rushes home, only to hear two gunshots. Im not sure about that. There are a lot of questions that I would love to have answered. Based on that acknowledgement, The GRIP asked if it would not alleviate legal concerns pertaining to the chain of custody, and furthermore, why Boynton was not also charged with theft. Here recently she did confirm that the second baby's not mine. There's no way I could have shot myself in the top of the head and not kill myself. I mean that just doesn't happen," said Jessica. The agent then probes Matthew, asking if he has a girlfriend. "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. "That's the way we're gonna play this game, Sheila. Did he cause his estranged spouse's injury? There was most likely a struggle with the gun and he assumed she was dead. Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. Shame shame. Matthew loved being part of the brotherhood. I wouldn't trade them for anything no matter the situation. She's got good pulse. The neighbor says Jessica started documenting all the sordid details of the affair in her secret red "divorce diary." Matthew Boynton, 20, discovered his wife Jessica, 19, lying in a pool of blood in a closet. That's what Jessica and Matthew Boynton thought would happen when they said "I do.". GBI begins interviewing neighbors and Matthew interviews with the GBI later that morning. Her blond hair is now red from what cops assume is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two-year-old Tollin is sleeping soundly in his bed as cops try not to wake him in the chaos. In turn Jessica begins keeping a so-called "dirty divorce diary," a red notebook she kept carefully hidden in a closet. In partnership with Matthew Boynton is the grandson of Sheriff Beam. 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. I didn't bring any other ones with me. 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. Especially because of my children. Jessica's husband and high school sweetheart is Griffin Police Officer Matthew Boynton. The other problem: she said she didn't know how to get his gun out of his holsternor has she ever held or shot a gun. When they finally shove their way in, tragic heartbreak is lying in front of them. A message to Matthews phone is received and marked as read, from his girlfriend--from inside the evidence bag. They're forced to kick it in. Jessica Boynton says she's free as a bird'. '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. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew sends a text to his mistress. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. The neighbor claims she had been with Jessica just hours beforehand, and says her friend would never have tried to take her own life. It's like some of my family they hear all these people say, 'Oh I think he did it and it was planned.' Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. Will Sanders also has questions about a crime scene photo showing Matthew's cellphone. (South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS) She made a full recovery, but doesnt remember a thing. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. December 20022 so heartless to show this right before Xmas. Absolutely, Matthew assures the agent. He's asked me to go get it out before. Their neighbor says Jessica wasn't suicidal at all. 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. The officer says he left it in the kitchen and ran outside. What he finds turns this case of a suicide upside down. It is unknown what effect his arrest may have on Boyntons criminal cases. No it wasn't. To text back long story I'll tell you later.. "I think it was in the heat of the moment, he was angry with me. Shortly afterward, Matthew begins texting Jessica about going to Walmart to pick up baby formula. Less than a month after her hospital-bed interview, Matthew was verbally cleared by the GBI, according to his chief. 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.. EMTs start carrying Jessica down the stairs on a backboard and click her into a gurney and swing open the ambulance doors. From her hospital bed, she spoke to the GBI. 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? Ashamed the FBI hasnt picked up on this yet . "He believed that the shots he heard fired were fired from his duty weapon," said Sheila Mathews, publisher of The Grip. But many believe Jessica holds the only key as to what really happened inside that closet. Law enforcement was in his genes. However, he did not confirm that sequence. "She was actually happy, she was thrilled because she finally got that closure that she needed," says the neighbor. 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. 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,. Her mouth covered with a breathing apparatus and several machines attached to her, in an effort to monitor her condition. Both Jessica and Matthew reportedly want a divorce. So just one?" I havent listened to the actual investigation, but I dont believe so, that he gave any explanation that made any sense.. Just one minute later, Matthewcalls 911, reaching Spalding County dispatch. 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. Cops find 8-month-old Tyler visibly upset but thankfully uninjured. Officer Robert Brian Jones shouts, as he travels deeper inside the two-bedroom apartmenthis weapon drawn. Photos | Jessica and Matthew Boynton wedding. Jones eyes a small child sleeping on a bottom bunk bed in the back bedroom. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter." I never wanted to hurt myself before, she said, going on to say that she's never handled a gun, nor shot one. Crime Watch Daily reached out to Officer Matthew Boynton and got no response. Do you think Matthew did something? he asked her bluntly. "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. It appears it was self-inflicted. GRIFFIN, Georgia, April 15, 2016: Police are breathlessly racing to save a life. That bastard is so guilty every time they show the door knob and any badge that doesnt know that shouldnt have one. 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. 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.