Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. BRAD GOLDEN [interrogation]: I'm telling you man, this girl was good at what she did. Jeff Kovach: We believe that was the motive. Chacey Poynter is not guilty of murder. Chacey began having an affair with Michael Garza after meeting him on Facebook in the summer of 2016. Earl Starnes: We waited for a while An hour, two hours, three hours went by. When officers arrived, she told them that shed been out driving when her Jeep got stuck in the mud. She tells her story in an interview with Peter Van Sant on 48 Hours. Nonetheless, the prosecution's evidence, including texts he'd sent to her in the days leading up to Robert's killing, said, "I. Michael was sentenced to 99 years in prison on July 20, 2018, with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Only Garza apparently agreed when she allegedly tried to convince several lovers to kill Robert. He drove out there. Bob was a firefighter for 19 years. Who is he? Amy says in the last days of his life, Robert was finally ready to walk away from Chacey. CHACEY POYNTER: [bodycam video]: I love him. His alibi of tending to a cow during the exact window is illogical. The woman told responding officers her husband had been shot and was in a vehicle located on a nearby road, according to the press release. However, a day later, Garza turned up at the police station and turned himself in. Natalie accidently found evidence on Chacey's computer that her stepmother was cheating. Det. Back in 2000, he was sentenced to a year in prison for unauthorized driving, yet he allegedly had no violent or obscenity habits that emerged in the months he knew the married mother. Nicole Poynter: As he was. While he welcomed the former two with his high school sweetheart, his first wife, and spouse of 20 years Amy Poynter, he shared the latter with his second wife Chacey Poynter (married 2009). But every time I pass his locker, I get choked up inside, it makes me want to cry. They say everything's bigger in Texas including a killer's cover story, apparently. Michael Glen Garza v. The State of Texas Appeal from 354th Judicial District Court of Hunt County (memorandum opinion) Annotate this Case Download PDF Search this Case Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. Garza, 37, was being held on a charge of murder and as of Tuesday morning a bond amount of $1 million. Garza told the court he couldn't have murdered Robert Poynter because he was tending to a sick animal on the family farm. She was stuck on a farm-to-market road, late at night, alone. Robert Louis Poynter III, a beloved community servant and career firefighter from Texas, was killed on NBC's 'Dateline: Out of the Darkness,' and it was his wife of nearly seven years, Michael Glen Garza, who was ultimately to blame. The second picture was December 2015," Chacey Poynter explained of her weight loss. Peter Van Sant: Did you see him put a shotgun in your vehicle? Nicholas Cron to slash her husband to death with a box cutter. I think she knew he was ready to move on. Robert installed a security camera next to the front door to try and catch Chacey cheating with one of her lovers. MICHAEL BURK: You see, I think you do and that's the problem. Danny Mims, Brad Golden, Shawn Butcher, and Michael Garza. Per the same report from CBS News, Chacey had convinced Robert to make her the primary beneficiary on his life insurance policy that was worth $685,000.Chacey told her boyfriends that Robert was abusive. Robert Poynter, a veteran firefighter, was shot in the head while sitting in his wife's Jeep, on an unmaintained county road in Royse City, Texas. and often my little sister would wake up and cry and cry because she couldn't find her mom. Mark McAdams | University Park firefighter: I did the Fireman's Prayer. Peter Van Sant: Investigators have said you were going from person to person to try to find someone who would kill your husband. It is also not known if they have hired attorneys. Michael Burk: He did not want to speak to us. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: We've been we've been having problems. He wasn't home as much. Amy Poynter | Victim's ex-wife: The funeral was absolutely beautiful It was very ceremonial. Probably 6-foot, maybe. He thought I was on the phone with somebody else. CHACEY POYNTER: I'm telling you I don't know who pulled the trigger. There were excuses when he was gone. Jeff Kovach: She was texting Brad Golden while she was out there committing this murder She had sex with Brad Golden that morning. What else was Chacey lying about? CHACEY POYNTER: My daugh he's trying to take my daughter away from me. Jurors sentenced Chacey Poynter to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years. Peter Van Sant: Investigators believe you knew about the mission, planned the mission to murder your husband for money. Scott Cornuaud: Chacey having affairs has nothing to do with murder. The harrowing night of September 9, 2016 is forever etched in the memory of Chacey Poynter. Royse City law enforcement were dispatched to the Poynter home on September 9, 2016 at around 10:40 p.m. Officers were met by Chacey Poynter who stated her husband was in a vehicle on County Road 2595 near FM 35 and he had been . Although she wasn't under arrest, she was read her rights. he did get on treatments he had normal testosterone For her to say that he had roid rage and all that, that just wasn't him. Chacey, 20, was working as a nurse aid. I had a friend of mine who was a photographer and she did a boudoir shoot for me. It's Michael Garza talking about murdering your husband. Peter Van Sant: Did you conspire to have your husband murdered? She was saying that somebody had come up and shot her husband and she took off running.. Scare him? What have I done? Robert Poynter had three daughters: a 6-and-a-half-year-old with Chacey, and from his first marriage, Natalie and Nicole. They still planned to meet up that night. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Chacey Tyler Poynter, 32, has been charged with capital murder of her Texas firefighter husband Robert Poynter in July 2016. Though Chacey initially claimed that Michael was leaving the state when Bob was killed, her . Shane Meek: It's not even a traveled road. Why is Ellie immune from The Last of Us? While sympathetic, Sgt. She said that she had called her husband for help, telling him that her Jeep was stuck in the mud. MEEK: What made you come down this one? Whatever the case may be, they did officially begin dating in December 2007, she became pregnant in May 2009, and they happily tied the knot near their 2nd anniversary in December 2009. In her statement to the Royse City Police Department, Chacey Poynter says she was her friend Michael Garzas during the afternoon and evening of Sept. 9, 2016, and the two of them had sex. Was Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza convicted? Det. At 9:11 p.m. she texts Robert to say she is almost back to the couples Royse City residence. It's a true farm road. Explained. Where is Chacey Poynter Now? 23 Most Expensive Vodka Bottles To Drink With Your Friends, 23 Amazing Tattoo Ideas That Will Make You Special And Unique, 23 World's Most Expensive Headphones Each Audiophile Can't Miss, 23 Best Anime Series Ever Made That Are Still Actual For Fans, The List of Four Simple Rules To Have A Flat Stomach, How To Get Free Samples By Mail? SGT. he was going to have custody of our daughter. Was it love or money? Chacey Poynter: Garza tells me, make a right onto County Road 2595. Per the same report from CBS News, Chacey had convinced Robert to make her the primary beneficiary on his life insurance policy that was worth $685,000. Dixon said their young daughter just started first grade. A truck driver accused of killing his lover's estranged husband in September 2016 was "obsessed" with the . In her trial before a jury in 2019, Chacey Poynter was accused of using sex and deceit to coerce Michael Garza, her accomplice in the murder, into carrying out all the dirty work. At that time, there was a gunshot. Always. Det. Natalie eventually found the courage to tell her dad about Chacey's cheating ways. Later, she changed her story. Who shot Robert? He added that she was his first murder suspect. Ultimately, he turned himself in to authorities, claiming that he didn't pull the trigger on the murder weapon himself, even though police discovered the weapon was registered to his brother, Matthew Garza. But almost seven years later, Chacey says the couple's love faded. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: And then when I looked up there was nobody there. Chacey Poynter: I knew I wanted to marry him. Then Nicole discovered her dad had a second cell phone. The then 20-year-old nurse aide was reportedly under the impression he was separated, yet everyone close to the firefighter has asserted she relentlessly pursued him until he left his family. He did spend a year in prison back in 2000 for the unauthorized use of a vehicle, yet he allegedly had no violent or obsessive tendencies that came to light in the months he knew the married mother. However, Michael was charged with murder for the role she apparently played at this time. When Michael took the stand at his trial, he claimed that he had given Chacey his brother's shotgun. Chacey says as she ran for help, she saw that shadowy figure: CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: There was a man I it was a tall person. Chacey told "48 Hours" Garza rode with her that night. On Sept. 9, 2016, a woman named Chacey Poynter called the Royse City police department in a panic. The police were instantly suspicious of Chacey and didnt buy her story that someone just happened to be waiting in the bushes to jump out and shoot Robert. MICHAEL BURK: Who killed your husband? Natalie says Chacey had convinced her father to change his almost $685,000 life insurance policy. On the night of her husbands murder, Poynter told police her side of what had happened that night. Chacey Poynter says "I would be better off with him gone benefits and can't lose custody.". MICHAEL BURK [interrogation]: Look, the way your husband was killed, somebody was right next to him. Although the truck driver was nowhere to be found when cops came knocking on his door, he turned himself in the following day (without any issues or an attorney). He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. And Robert knew. After taking Chacey Poynter into custody, police began searching for Michael Garza, the man identified by investigators as the third party who had been at the scene of the shooting, according to a Royse City Police press release. SHANE MEEK: Did you see any type of firearm, rifle . it upset him. Poynter began his career as a firefighter/paramedic, was promoted to lieutenant in 2002 and to captain in 2012. On the afternoon of Sept. 8, 2016, Robert Poynter said they could try again. And she played her part well. Chacey was found guilty of murdering her husband. Hurricane Katrina hero Robert Poynter was shot dead by Michael Garza after wife Chacey asked men she was having affairs with to murder him in Royce City, Texas News By Gail Shortland 10:54,. Peter Van Sant: What kind of conversations? This image of Chacey and one of her lovers was captured 12 days before Robert Poynter's murder. Police in Royse City, Texas, found Captain Robert Poynter, 47, dead Friday His wife Chacey Poynter, 29, called saying he had been shot, police said She was arrested Saturday and charged with. Sgt. Mark McAdams | University Park firefighter: She met him and she walked him to his death. That policy was split between his three daughters. Royse City Police Department officers were dispatched at around 10:45 p.m. Sept. 9, 2016 to an area on FM 35 near Hunt County Road 2595 and spoke with Chacey Poynter, who was reported to have said her husband had been shot and was in a vehicle located along the county road. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Nicole Poynter: This is his bunker gear. Absolutely. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Det. Shane Meek: Something just didn't sit right. Michael Burk: The night of the murder, there was still water in the ruts, they were still muddy, it was pretty rough. / CBS News, [This story originally aired on January 18. Contact | SGT. Justice, indeed. Officers placed the female in a police vehicle and went to investigate the incident, police said. Chacey says while texting, she got stuck. The teaser for the special notes that Robert was a dedicated firefighter, and always went home unscathed until that tragic night in Royse City. It was all too suspicious for the police. Amy Poynter: he was kind of beaten down. Chacey Poynter: I don't know. Natalie Poynter: I will stand up for what I know and what I believe in and that to me wasn't right. MICHAEL BURK: Can you say that louder for me, please? They believed that she manipulated Garza using sex to get him to kill her husband, and they later found text messages between her and a few different men that allegedly seemed to be asking them to kill her husband. I just watched my husband get shot. Michael Glen Garza, of Quinlan, was found guilty by a jury after a two-week trial in July 2018 on a charge of murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. 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