Attorney for Caitlin Armstrong, an Austin woman accused of murdering 25-year-old professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, has filed two documents to cover up evidence in the case Did.
In his two documents filed Wednesday, the attorney destroyed evidence obtained during the May 12 interrogation and evidence collected as a result of the arrest warrant in the murder case. argues that it should be
Armstrong faces a felony first-degree murder charge for killing Wilson with a firearm earlier this year before fleeing to Costa Rica. Wilson said he had been shot multiple times on May 11 and was found bleeding.
Bookings published by Austin, Texas Police Department on July 5, 2022 mugshot. Armstrong was charged with shooting Anna Moria Wilson in Austin, Texas before fleeing to Costa Rica.
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Age 34 United States Federalwas arrested on June 29 at the hostel in Santa Teresa Beach, Puntarenas, after a 43-day search, according to the Sheriff's Department. She was deported, returned to the United States, held in the Travis County Jail by the Austin Police Department, and charged with murder.
According to court papers obtained by ABC News, Armstrong's attorneys submitted statements, observations, and statements to the court on May 12, alleging that Austin police detectives illegally interrogated Armstrong. I am asking you to refrain from recording.
Armstrong's lawyer claimed she had not read Miranda's rights, and when she asked for a lawyer, investigators did not stop questioning her. 39} Attorneys asked the court to destroy Armstrong's oral statements, the audio and video recordings of the May 12 interrogation, and all law enforcement observations, interpretations, and conclusions formed as a result of the interrogation. I'm looking for
Armstrong, who had been wanted for misdemeanor charges unrelated to the murder, was arrested at her home one day after her murder and taken to the Austin Police Department for questioning, but was questioned. subject to Wilson's death, according to court documents.
When Armstrong was questioned, Armstrong's detention by the police was partly due to the constant restrictions on her freedom, but she read Miranda's rights. It was submitted to the court that it was not
During her interrogation, Armstrong allegedly asked her attorney three times during her interrogation, but detectives continued her interrogation. She also asked to leave at least five times, but according to court documents, detectives "blatantly ignored her requests." It also asks the court to conceal all evidence obtained as a result of what they claimed was an illegal arrest warrant.
The US Marshals Service has shared this image of murder suspect Caitlin Armstrong.
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Alternate Submission In the Attorney General's Court documents, Armstrong said the affidavit filed to obtain her arrest warrant in Wilson's murder contained "false statements, material omissions, reckless exaggeration, and reckless truth."
Absent these alleged statements, the affidavit does not show the probable cause of Armstrong's arrest. Court filings argue.
Armstrong's attorneys said the affidavit evidence included an "inaccurate description" of Armstrong's actions and statements, an "vague and incomplete description" of the location of the crime, and evidence from surveillance footage. It claims to contain "inaccurate and unverified timestamps," and anonymous testimony. "Untrusted" callers.
Her attorney also claims that her affidavit was "based on a denied jealousy theory."
Austin police issued an arrest warrant for Armstrong in the May 17 shooting. Police determined that Wilson was romantically involved with Armstrong's boyfriend and professional cyclist Colin Strickland.
Armstrong's 2012 Jeep, a car resembling her Grand Cherokee, pulled up outside her friend's house on the night of the shooting, according to an affidavit in the arrest warrant. It was caught on surveillance footage from a nearby residence.