Jessica Lester Boynton is from Spalding County Georgia, just an hour south of Atlanta. The psychologist wrote, of the older son, I asked him if he has been happy or sad. The Officer's Wife (Podcast Series 2020) - IMDb Matthews wedding ring had a blue stripe, to signify he was in law enforcement. (Through his lawyer, Gibson told me that the headlock-and-Taser incident was all in good fun; most of the other allegations were untrue and are otherwise embellished.). When asked where the oath had been located, Yates stated, It was in evidence., Asked if it had been in evidence for the six months it had been sought and reported as missing to the District Attorneys Office, Yates said, I dont know anything about their efforts to try to find it or anything about that, but it has been in evidence since we concluded the case.. The subsequent investigation was short-lived, with it having been deemed a "civil matter.". Its always different. 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. Henderson, the surgeon, had written Lowry a letter stating that whatever investigation there was done into this event in no way reflected our observations in the emergency room.. to say that he had the original document. The agents who wrote the report seemed indifferent to the dynamics of Jessica and Matthews marriage, as if the subject were a private matter that didnt merit discussion in an official investigation. Ad Choices. Follow. When she asked Matthew about the shooting, nothing adds up, she wrote to another friend on Facebook. 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. She notified a local truck driver named Will Sanders, who had a reputation as a freelance investigator. Leigh Goodmark, the director of the Gender Violence Clinic, at the University of Marylands Carey School of Law, speculates that one reason for the dearth of research is a reluctance to fund a study that will bring attention to an uncomfortable dilemma: that, as Goodmark says, those policing the crime and those committing it are often the same person.. I had to go to our archives to find his file. They rented an apartment in Griffin, in a complex of beige two-story buildings surrounding a swimming pool. Meet at the Visitor Center. She could now recall that after she returned from Walmart she went to her closet to put her shoes on, because she needed to walk the dog. Lester recovered from the shooting but doesnt remember any of it. No. Willey had seen a copy of Matthews sworn statement in his car, and she was disturbed that he was lying straight to everybodys face, she later told the police. Aug 22 2021 22 mins. The county sheriff ruled her dead at the scene. Jessica and Matthew Boynton pose for a wedding photo. Although police departments have become more attentive to officers use of excessive force against civilians, the same scrutiny has not been applied to their potential for violent behavior at home.