Closing arguments were expected to wrap up Tuesday in the third capital murder trial against Antonio “AJ” Armstrong, who is accused of killing his parents at the family’s southwest Houston home in 2016. AJ, now 23 years old and married, was only 16 years old at the time of the murders.
– Closing arguments for both sides, the prosecution and the defendants, have ended after four hours.About an hour into deliberations, the jury asked for evidence and Judge Kelli Johnson sent them all of the evidence collected in the case.
Prosecutors said A.J. fatally shot his mother, Dawn, and father, former NFL player Antonio Armstrong Sr., as the couple slept at their home in the 5300 block of Palmetto Street on July 28, 2016. Chris Collings, one of AJ’s attorneys, followed Trask up with his closing arguments. Collings called all of the prosecution’s evidence “speculation,” saying several of their witnesses changed their testimony several times. Collings’ arguments focused highly on Josh, AJ’s brother’s mental health and stability during the murder of Dawn and Antonio Sr., and the alarm system. He said in the month of July alone, the alarm system had over 90 errors, making it unreliable.
The second trial was a back-and-forth of presenting new evidence and an alternative suspect, A.J.’s older brother Joshua, who defense attorneys said could be the actual killer. Joshua was said to be the “black sheep” of the family and was 19 years old at the time. He was also not Antonio Armstrong Sr.’s biological son.
AJ’s defense team claimed the DNA could have been a result of cross-contamination from the evidence being handled by several different parties over the years. AJ’s lawyer even showed images of a former prosecutor handling the shirt without gloves after touching the bloody pillows from the scene.
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