Prior to joining 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia, she worked at NBC10 in Pennsylvania as a Weekday morning traffic reporter. 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. Yancy: You have the right to remain silent. "Police department!" The officers found a police-issued .40-caliber Glock belonging to Matthew under Jessicas body. I don't know why. As a grandson of the then-county sheriff, a career in law enforcement was in his genes. Now almost 12 months on, Jessica says she is still fighting for justice and . He sent one text message within minutes of the shots-fired radio call. Example video title will go here for this video. Until recently, Matthew's grandfather, Wendell Beam, reigned as Spalding County sheriff. Jessica's grandparents live on two hundred acres of farmland in Pike County, a twenty-five-minute drive from her apartment. The work in this case is sloppy, and appears as if Mathew was let off the line too easily due to his work as a police officer, and the fact the the county sheriff so happened to be his granddad. The young couple needs to make a quick trip to Walmart because Tyler needs formula, but again, they spat. the GBI agent posed a return question. I'll be there in about two. an officer questions the others. While Boynton can no longer serve the community of Griffin, he is still a certified police officer in the state of Georgiaand could put on his uniform again and serve as a police officer at any department in Georgia. ", 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.. She graduated from UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI / SCHOOL OF MEDICINE in 2013. FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE FOR YOURSELF, CLICK HERE. 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. The glowing yellow and black, blocked-letter Waffle House sign illuminates his truck as he drives by, turning around to head back home. 11Alive requested an interview with the Griffin Police chief, who declined, citing that this was a closed case. But he wasnt arrested for shooting her. I told him, You're going to have to go get it, because I cant get it out of the case., Do you know how it was that you got shot?, Have you ever had any type of thoughts about hurting yourself?. Jones advises Matthew over the radio, Stay outside. But, she said, he had a controlling sidepushing away her friends and telling her what to do. God damn it, man! Furthermore, she said, there were too many errors and discrepancies for her to have sent a text like that. They were becoming estranged, and when something h. Its one of their owna police-issued .40-caliber Glock. I don't know, he said. Mathew, a then police officer raced home only to hear 2 consecutive gunshots. Jessica Boynton was married to Matthew Boynton, a local police officer and grandson of the county sheriff. Matthew makes it home, jumps out of his truck, races through the breezeway of his apartment building and bolts up the stairs. Boynton begins to cry as he talks about his children. The agent continues to interview Matthew, whos wearing a red hoodie, asking him if the clothes he was wearing were the ones he was wearing the entire night. A phone that text messages were sent and received to/from following his recollection of hearing, POP-POP! and running out of the apartment. Jessica Boynton was a contestant on Season 16 of Hell's Kitchen. That's the bottom line for me. And Tyler is her chill baby. They are total opposites. He cautiously went into the residence to try to make sure that the children were OK. You know you cant give a sworn statement and lie on it. jboynton@law.du.edu (303) 871-6138 (Office) 115 Professional Biography Jessica Boynton is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Denver Law. Jessica Boynton, 19, was a stay-at-home mom to 8-month-old Tyler and 2-year-year old Tollin. Any weapons inside the house? the dispatcher inquires. There are a lot of questions that I would love to have answered. Jessica Boyington 6ABC She is an American Multimedia journalist who currently works for 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Officer Adam Trammel reports to a non-emergency call from the Boynton residence at Ashford Place on Ashford Way, in Griffin, Ga. Police investigate further and find a gun underneath Jessicas seemingly lifeless body. Theyre re slit open while her head flops from side to side on the beige carpet, as one female EMS works on her. He reads another text from his girlfriend, while driving 90 mph. He shows Boynton another photo of the bag. I guess someone got it from my garage and my shed.. You know that., Boynton: No matter where I go now Im not really gonna get a good job now, but.. With dark, latex gloves on, an officer kneels down and touches her neck with his fingers. Shes still breathing. This button displays the currently selected search type. nd police notify Jessicas family that she has died. No it wasn't. You know that., Boynton: Yes sir. 10222 Pine Dr , Boynton Beach, FL 33437-1306 is a townhouse unit listed for-sale at $249,900. It sends [the message] that if you do something wrong, don't worry we've got your back, Lester concluded. I dont know what was going through my mind then., Boynton: I know this is everything Ive ever worked for like out the door., Boynton: Ive got primary custody over them, and this is going to set me back if I get locked up for this., Boynton: Shes not going to take care of them like shes supposed to. She would spend $100 every Sunday for court-appointed supervision. My life without Matthew. Its the second infidelity in their relationshipJessica admitted to cheating on him before they were married. His flashlights beam reveals a smiling family of four. Running across the parking lot and up the stairs, responding officers head toward the apartment. Log in to see their photos and videos. She's even fighting with EMS, dude, the fellow officer tells Matthew. Matthew brought her sons for a visit. Still inside, some of the officers look closer and find two bullet holes inside the closet. Do you know what she used? asks one of the emergency responders in the room. But Yates said the holster is designed to have some retention capability. Hayes walks back into room while Boynton continues removing his uniformknowing he will no longer be a police officer with Griffin Police Department. 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. 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. There is another problem now. Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two young boys, was discovered April 15, 2016, with a bullet in her head lying in a pool of blood in a locked wardrobe closet inside the Griffin,. EMTs start carrying Jessica down the stairs on a backboard and click her into a gurney and swing open the ambulance doors. Im so young and stupid., Hayes: You know, doing the right thing, regardless. In a letter to Jessicas attorney, dated June 10, Henderson questioned the finding that Jessicas head injury was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, indicating that there was no investigation conducted by authorities at the hospital. He begins undressingtaking off his uniform one piece at a time. 2nd Annual Action News Mornings Awards: Recognizing the viewer and your achievements this past year. She ranked in 16th place. Boynton Beach, FL 33426. The agent asked her if she had ever held her husbands service weapon. Jessica and Matthew finally reached a settlement agreement for joint custody. They wanted me to come back Friday for orientation for the job, she said. In response to 11Alives questions about the case, the GBI said, We are confident in the investigation that was conducted.. Ive never seen a baby who cant eat more food than that child, she said laughing. I wouldn't trade them for anything no matter the situation. The full storyandall of it's detail can be found in the following source. On April 15, 2016, in the town of Griffin, Georgia. Holding him for the first time was true love, she said, her eyes welling up with joy. 2457 Quantum Blvd. Police find and verify Jessica is alive at the scene, and she is rushed to Matthew sends another text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher: Give me a few. I asked what do you think should happen?. And the GBI agents have closed her case. I can't even get it out of its case, she replied. And its assigned to Matthew. COMMERCE, Ga. April 15, 2016 is the day Jessica Boynton cant remember, but cannot forget. "I left the location, I'm back en route, I'm on Carver Road right now. Jessica Boynton was found shot in th. I have been suffering for a while now and no one has noticed. She is affiliated with Bethesda Hospital East. Call 24/7. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- At this point I've eaten at more restaurants than I can count, and as difficult. Nearly four years later, questions persist about what happened to the young. . 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. . The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has failed to do its job. This time for a DNA consent. 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. Jessica Lester's written statement to Griffin Police, Officer Matthew Boynton (Spalding County Jail). While she was fighting for her life, she said, Boynton took a bag of her belongingsthat bag she had packed to leave him. I love you and the boys.. Tim Roken is a head football coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School and a former football player. However, a local newspaper reporter and publisher, Sheila Matthews, with The Grip, found a copy on file with the magistrate courtone floor directly below the Spalding County District Attorneys office. 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. On April 15, 2016, Georgia police find Jessica Boynton basically unresponsive inside of a closet. A year and a half after Tollin arrived, Tyler was born. Hayes: There were numerous contents inside of it, and one of those is this right here. That is when it's found that there was noexit wound, no bullet, andNO ENTRANCE WOUND. Ill tell you later.. 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.. Jessicas shoulder-length, blonde hair is saturated in crimson. I just came up the stairs, two rounds be advised I smell gun smoke, and I cant get an answer at the door, he says out of breath and panicked. "Well listen, if you're going to start quoting, you gonna start recording these things, you need to let me know ahead of time before you do, before I'm starting answering questions," DeMarco ordered the reporter. It's gone, he said. I didnt wash may hands, nothing like that either, that way for GSR., Theres a possibility that we might collect your clothes, OK. On July 11, 2018, the grand jury decides not to indict Boynton on the charges, making a false statement and violation of oath by public office. It was really awesome. SI7- 1240 a5/24u \ Ol CRIMINAL ARREST WARRANT 2240 ioe d Warrant Nos (-28T= V4 #1 GPD CASE #: 16-015415 cms THE STATE Address: 368W. They moved to Griffin and she said everything imploded. Its Jessicas and I should have brought it up here., Boynton: I just, I didnt think about it because I used it as a gym bag and she let me use it., Hayes: Matthew, youre a police officer., Hayes: Youre a police officer, Matthew. Once inside the apartment, Jessica puts a tiny collar and leash on the family dog, Bentley, a Yorkie-Chihuahua mix, to walk him. Springtime is evident across her property, as the trees are in full-bloom with cotton blossoms and lavender flowers, birds are chirping and frequent the tiny house swinging from the tree in the abundant front yard. 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. 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. She remembered an instance when Matthew asked her grab his gun. You know we are held to a higher standard than anybody else., Hayes: I want to say, just a guess, there were probably 30 or 40 articles of clothing in it.. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late-night bite with a fellow officer, leaving his service weapon . That's right. Bei Erweiterung erscheint eine Liste mit Suchoptionen, die die Sucheingaben so ndern, dass sie zur aktuellen Auswahl passen. If you play with it a little bit, it's not hard.. Oath of Office Code of Ethics signed by Matthew Boynton. (WATCH THE FULL INTERROGATION VIDEO WITH MATTHEW BOYNTON, BELOW.). And he loves food. One of her aunts is all over Facebook., GBI agent said, The bullet didn't even enter the skull. GBI begins interviewing neighbors and Matthew interviews with the GBI later that morning. There is one major problem though. Get him downstairs, one of the officers whispers to another. It was actually from him. His phone was given to someone else at Griffin PD, they put the phone in the thing because they knew GBI wanted it, and that's where we're gonna be while he was taken to the police department. In 2016, in the city of Griffin, Georgia, a city roughly thirty minutes south of Atlanta, a woman named Jessica Boynton allegedly tried to take her own life. That's right. Jones approaches Matthew to find out what happened. GRIFFIN, Ga. A Griffin Police officer whose wife was shot in the head with his service weapon in 2016, was arrested and kicked off the forcebut it wasnt for shooting his wife. He bangs on the locked closet door. Im telling you, sarge, if Id thought about it then, I would have said something., Hayes: But you knew you had the bag. Boyington this morning appeared on 6ABC's Action News, where she delivered a "Weekend Happenings" segment for the station. Here recently she did confirm that the second baby's not mine. I finally had the evidence that I needed that Matthew was cheating on me. Without that piece of paper, they would have to drop the violating oath of office felony charge. The district attorney requested a copy of Boynton's oath of office from the Griffin Police Department multiple times. MLS # I didnt know if I was dealing with a possible active active scenario where she still had the gun and she had shot Tyler, he replies. He was able to confirm that they were all right, his attorney told the judge. She alleged that he refused to return her belongings. 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. My reward for doing the right thing was that the chief comes after me, Sanders explained. Five days after his wife had been shot, Matthew talked with the GBI again. And, the first officer on scene, as recorded by body cam footage, was not interviewed by the GBI for months after the incident. Inside, they find Jessica, wearing tan slippers adorned with fur, black yoga pants and a red T-shirt. Boynton Beach, Florida, United States. The only thing I can think about now are my kids, man. 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. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Around. ft. townhouse is a 2 bed, 2.0 bath unit. With her sister by her side as her maid of honor and Matthews brother as his best man, Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved and the family they had started. 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. I have no idea. She had found it and asked Matthew about it and he had said he can't give this back to Jessica because he would get in trouble, Sanders said. 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.. You know that, Hayes tells Boynton following his admission of guilt. After submitting a public records request, Sanders received a memo stating that it was a clerical error made during the copy and paste of the warrant. Still peering down at his phone, Matthew also sends a text to his girlfriend, a Spalding County dispatcher. 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. He was going to clean his gun and he asked me to go get it for him. It doesn't sound like anything I would say. He grabs his police radio, stationed and charging on top of the white microwave in the kitchen, and leaves his phone on the counter. Lesters shooting eventually was ruled a suicideeven though her doctor at Atlanta Trauma Center would question that rulingand the couple divorced. Updated: 3:29 PM EDT Jul 24, 2015. Like I said, I dont know if I was scared or what. So, I'm trying to hurry and get back home just to make sure that nothing's going to happen to them.. In 2017, in full uniform, Boynton is questioned by his own department, including Lt. Karen Yancy and Sgt. 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. With his gun raised and arms poised, he holds his weapon out in front of him with both hands. Learn more about this 2 bed, 2 bath, 1260 Sq. He's gotten away with everything so far, said the petite, blue-eyed blonde. Police find and verify Jessica is alive at the scene, and she is rushed to the ER. Shes like a sister to me, Browning says, her voice quivering. Yes, Jessica Boyington does have a boyfriend and she has finally revealed him after months and months of mystery dating. She takes both boys to her neighbors'. And I could have been the next target.. Boynton was cleared in the shooting by the GBI. That youre in possession of., Hayes: The bag was turned into us. I was just beginning my life. It was in my storage room. Jessica Biel was a household name in the 2000s, but she doesn't seem to be as prominent lately. The warrants they obtained, included information about a pair of unrelated commercial burglaries. Thats when, she said, his SnapChat popped up on his phone and displays a photo of a girl with the caption: Shower time. She said she woke him up and confronted him about the photo. I f***ing love her. And that's all I needed, so I was on cloud nine.". 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. If I could have been here sooner, maybe I could have stopped her Matthew says, spiraling. Social Profiles. My friends and I have now made this a regular lunch stop, and thank Tiffany the bartender for turning this place into our "Cheers'".