After Jessica had been in the hospital for a month, her doctors tried to transfer her to a rehabilitation program, but she didnt have insurance, so she was discharged to the care of her grandparents. Gibson routinely said to female colleagues, Shut your cock garage. He told a secretary that she should wear a cowbell around her neck, so hed always know where she was. Then-Griffin Police Department officer Matthew Boynton was arrested on July 28, 2017, for giving a false statement to his own department stating he was not i. When female officers told him that they were afraid of the patrol-division captain, David Gibson, whom Beam had promoted, he did nothing. In December, 2016, Jessica filed a report with the Griffin Police Department, saying that Matthew hadnt returned her belongings. Somebody that shoots themself in the head means business. Police found 19-year-old Jessica Boynton soaked in her own blood and locked in a wardrobe after her husband, Matthew Boynton, heard two gunshots in the house they share in Griffin, Georgia. The following day, Martin emailed a copy of the oath to Neville for placement in Boyntons personnel file. It should not be surprising that domestic abuse appears to predict excessive use of forcea link that scholars have suggested should alter the way that departments respond to both kinds of aggression. 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. Before being elected sheriff, in 2011, Beam had worked in the sheriffs office for thirty-seven years. After high school, he worked as a jailer at the Pike County sheriffs office before being hired as a patrol officer in Griffin, the largest city in Spalding County. But a psychiatrist who assessed her for depression apparently saw no need to give her a diagnosis or refer her for treatment. At the recommendation of the captain, and with Beams approval, an outside agency investigated Gibson and concluded that he was a predator. In the spring of 2015, Beam allowed Gibson to retire, keeping his pension. Never, she said. Wouldnt listen to anybody.. You are your own person. Donate now. In an email dated Oct. 20, 2017, from Cokers Chief Investigator John Wright to Lt. Karen Yancey, who at that time headed the GPDs Criminal Investigation Division, Wright requested not only the oath be made available, but numerous additional pieces of evidence, as well. I searched the file, looking at every page, and there is not an oath of office in the file. $5 plus $5 parking. I said, Oh, that figures. The chief would eventually like to get his officer back, as well as his service weapon back, DeMarco told Matthew. Crimes & Closets. S8-E71 Dena Schlosser. Will Sanders, the truck driver, reached a similar conclusion. Matthews childhood dream was to work in law enforcementa career inspired by his grandfather, who had helped bring him up following his parents divorce. Footage reportedly shows a Griffin, Georgia, police officer come home to find his wife with a gunshot wound to the head.. Matthew Boynton, 20, discovered his wife Jessica, 19, lying in a pool of blood in a closet.Barely clinging to life, Jessica spent three weeks in a coma before waking up, according to 11alive.. Especially because of my children. She started crying. Then he called E.M.S. Nothing will . A nurse told her shed been in an accident. This is Jessica Lester's story of survival. All rights reserved. He didnt find any, and dismissed the protective order. Matthew Boyntom deserves to be thrown in prison and left there to rot. I actually called them. She finished her high-school coursework online, and almost never saw her friends or family. Jessica Lester was found unconscious in her Griffin home from what police thought was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Martha was initially skeptical when Jessica got involved with another man who assumed the role of protector. In the past thirty years, the criminal-justice system has become more responsive to domestic violence, but family courts have been largely insulated from this cultural change. Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. And if shes capable of attempting to take her own life, theres a chance that she might do something to these children.. Her relationship with Matthew is far from perfect and he seems to be pretty controlling. They had wiped stuff off the computers, Dix said. Jessica Lester Boynton is from Spalding County Georgia, just an hour south of Atlanta. Absolutely, Matthew said. Shocking body camera footage showing the moment police found a young mother, barely alive and suffering from a gun wound to the head has emerged online. He had once assumed that if he dug deeply enough he would understand not only Jessicas shooting but the reasons that David Gibson had been protected for so long. I would respectfully decline the interview.. The Officer's Wife: With Brendan Keefe, Jessica Noll, Will Johnson, Matthew Boynton. But Jessica Boynton, 19, now claims hubby and high school sweetheart Matthew Boynton was the one who shot her in a bid to fake her suicide. When The GRIP informed Coker the oath had been obtained, he said he would research the matter and call back the following day, April 26. In the nineteen-nineties, researchers found that forty-one per cent of male officers admitted that, in the previous year, theyd been physically aggressive toward their spouses, and nearly ten per cent acknowledged choking, strangling, or usingor threatening to usea knife or a gun. She (Lenhard) said as long as we can prove where it came from.. She notified a local truck driver named Will Sanders, who had a reputation as a freelance investigator. He asked me to go get it out before, and I told him, Youre going to have to.. An Open Records request for the digital report on the photo Yates sent Coker indicated the photograph was taken at 3:19 p.m. April 26, less than 24 hours after The GRIPs interview with Coker. With their guns drawn, the officers checked every room in the house. Like many docile, self-effacing women, Jessica has some hidden pockets of pride, and one of them is her skills as a writer. Jessica was a blushing bride, excited to spend . This is Jessica Lester's story of survival. She recounted having been put in touch with the Spalding County D.A.s Office Victim Advocate Denise Miller, with whom she had a series of phone calls. Matthew met Jessica during her sophomore year of high school at open house in 2012. He claimed to have personally insured Beams election. Jessica reported what he said to child-protective services, who helped arrange for the boys to see a child psychologist. Fifty years ago, a Kansas family picked up a hitchhiker on their way to Iowa. The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders. They moved in together in January, 2017, and as they were packing Willey discovered that Matthew had a large gym bag full of womens clothes, along with a retainer with Jessica printed on its case. Follow. Matthew wore a titanium wedding ring with a blue stripe, to signify that he was in law enforcement. Less than a week after Jessica emerged from her coma, DeMarco and another G.B.I. Owen proposed that Beam supervise the visits. They were hurt.. This blows my mind.. Lucy Boynton (born 1994) Lindy Brill (born 1963) Charlie Brooks (born 1981) Josh Brown (born 1990) . Just read about this case in the New Yorker. Good for you, Mr. Owen, Hankinson replied. After Gibson left, citizens came forward to say that they, too, were terrified of him. Her DNA had been found on the gun, which was to be expectedshe had been lying on it. Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. : . I hope those stories went too far, he said, referring to the notorious Wood Chipper. Here, 3 Crime Scene Specialists from the Region 10 (Atlanta) Office are processing a vehicle for a local agency." Her relationship with Matthew is Show Crimes & Closets, Ep Jessica Lester and Matthew Boynton - Jul 19, 2021. But there are almost no empirical studies examining the prevalence of this sort of abuse today. Her relationship with Matthew is far from perfect and he seems to be pretty controlling. Its always different. It was shortly after we concluded the case.. Shes offended by the idea that she would have composed something as syntactically messy as the suicide text she is alleged to have written. The shooting is the subject of CNN's hourlong episode of "Real Life Nightmare," which airs 8 p.m. Saturday. In early May, after three weeks in a coma, Jessica began to regain consciousness. So were going to try to expedite this as fast as possible, and, when I say expedite, I mean the next few weeks. DeMarco assured Matthew that his phone, which had been seized during the investigation, would be returned. Im glad to know theres still advocacy in the practice in the courts of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. No one ended up testifying about Jessica and Matthews marriage. Jessica had pale-green eyes, a melodic voice, and blond hair that hung down her back like a slab of wood. The GBI was uninvolved. If you have some specific questions you want to aske me, send them to me and Ill respond in writing., When The GRIP said it does not conduct interviews by email, but reiterated there are no objections to recording the interview, Yates responded by saying, Im not really interested in doing an interview with you. Mark Lester (born 1958) Gabriella Leon (born 1996) Georgina Leonidas (born 1990) Katie Leung (born 1989) I dont think Ive ever had that one before, he said. Ill go ahead and tell you that the boys deserve more structure and more care and love which Im almost positive YOU have. By then, the boys were spending half their time with each parent, switching houses on Fridays. Number 12 on Wrights list was Boyntons oath of office. This episode was sponsored by Best Fiends and Scary Time Podcast by Indie Drop-In Network. Three days after she left the hospital, a deputy from the Pike County sheriffs office delivered a Family Violence Protective Order. Jessica Lester started dating Matthew Boynton when she was fifteen. No one responded to Marthas letters. Only the pillow under her head was bloody. But the story is far from over: Jessica now claims the April 15 incident was a . In all my years in law enforcement, when someone shoots himself in the head its one and done, Jessica Whitehouse, a deputy there at the time, told me. Not long afterward, she saw Matthew walk briskly to his truck. What would happen if you were being abused by your spouse and he just happened to be a police officer? In the Puerto Rico Police Department, ninety-eight police officers were arrested for domestic violence between 2007 and 2010; three of them had shot and killed their wives. The question still remains: Who, if anyone, shot Lester? She did not want to have anything to do with it.. No. According to a police report, Jessica was very reserved and appeared to be upset. She said that the officers recommended that she not yell at Matthew. After he serves a three-year sentence and finishes his probation, his record will be wiped clean. $100. Her relationship with Matthew is far from perfect and he seems to be pretty controlling. agent who lived near Spalding County and had worked with Beam on several cases over the years. Four of her grandchildren had taken target-shooting classes together, but Jessica had refused to participate. No further information was forthcoming regarding the missing oath or the potential dismissal that could have resulted had it not been located. I figured she was going to retract her statement, he said later. Bad decisions, he said. Nothing will prepare you for what happens to this young couple. The inability to pinpoint the source of Gibsons dominanceand of Beams capacity to shield other menseemed only to feed the drama and paranoia. Matthew testified that Jessicas grandparents were not blood-related, and could not be trusted with the children. She speaks lovingly of her children and the need to and desire to see them.. The secretary whom hed slapped in the head was asked to type his resignation letter. Ive never, ever wanted to hurt myself before., Do you think Matthew was incapable of doing this?, Honestly, I dont know, she said. ..I asked her if it could be found, would she be able to use it? Lester said. When Jessica's lawyers pointed out that the emergency room doctors disagreed with the manner in which Jessica was injured, Matthew responded by saying "I only care about the G.B.I.