![]() Katy Conner’s interview of Armstrong tells a different story. Cofer retained Deaton as an expert witness to analyze Spitler’s affidavit.Īccording to Deaton, the probable cause affidavit contains multiple inaccuracies that undermine its credibility.įor example, Spitler’s affidavit said that when Armstrong “was confronted with video evidence of her vehicle, she had no explanation as to why it was in the area and did not make any denials surrounding the statements presented to her.” Deaton, however, says that surveillance of Det. Deaton, a retired Texas Peace Officer working as a private investigator and consultant. In support of the motion, Cofer turned to Douglas R. Armstrong as a jealous woman scorned by Mr. Armstrong, Detective Spitler concocted a misogynistic and fictitious story portraying Ms. Richard Spitler, was full of lies and mischaracterizations. Wilson had allegedly spent time earlier that day with Armstrong’s boyfriend Colin Strickland Wilson and Strickland are believed to have been romantically involved at a time when he and Armstrong were not together.Ĭofer said that the probable cause affidavit for Armstrong’s arrest, signed by Austin Police Det. On Wednesday, Cofer filed a motion to suppress any information that resulted from that initial interview, including the information that formed the basis for the probable cause affidavit in support of Armstrong’s arrest on the murder charge.Īrmstrong’s Lawyer: Austin Police ‘Concocted a Misogynistic and Fictitious Story ‘Īs Law&Crime previously reported, the probable cause affidavit in support of the arrest of Armstrong for Wilson’s murder said that Armstrong killed the woman on May 11 shortly after Wilson was dropped off at the home of her friend Caitlin Cash. Austin police interviewed Armstrong about Wilson’s death at that time, but ultimately released her, believing the 2018 warrant contained an error. ![]() In the days following Wilson’s death, Armstrong was arrested and brought into police custody on a 2018 warrant for theft of services she’s accused of leaving a medical spa without paying more than $650 she allegedly owed for Botox services. Now, Armstrong’s lawyer, Rick Cofer, says that police wrongly used information gleaned from that initial questioning to create an “imaginative and fictitious description” of that interview, and that the subsequent arrest warrant affidavit contained “gross mischaracterizations and falsehoods” regarding what Armstrong said in that interview. She fled the country days after being questioned by police and was apprehended weeks later in Costa Rica. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, is facing murder charges for the May 11 shooting death of Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson. The woman who left Texas for Costa Rica under a cloud of suspicion for the alleged murder of a perceived romantic rival is the victim of a “reckless” effort by police to build a “fictitious story” portraying her as a jealous woman scorned by her boyfriend, according to a filing by her lawyer. Right: Armstrong’s booking photo after her arrest in Costa Rica (via Austin Police Department). Left: Kaitlin Marie Armstrong is interviewed by police (via court filing).
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