Posted on · A new defense attorney for the 23-year-old Armstrong, who was a teenager at the time of his parents' deaths, claimed in a motion for a new trial that he should have been tried as a juvenile and that prosecutors should have provided previous defense attorneys with information that questioned the credibility of a key witness.
Posted on · The verdict came after 11 days of witness testimony. The high-profile case had dragged on for years after two previous juries could not reach a consensus on a verdict in 2019 and 2022.
Posted on · Armstrong, 23, is accused of fatally shooting his parents, Dawn and Antonio Armstrong Sr., when he was a teenager in 2016. Two previous sets of jurors have been unable to reach a consensus on a verdict.
Posted on · Two Harris County juries have been unable to reach a verdict in the case, in which Armstrong is alleged to have shot his parents to death when he was 16 years old.
Posted on · Potential jurors will not be spoken with in large groups, but instead will be screened individually.
Posted on · Keith Whitely and Kay Winston asked the Harris County District Attorney's Office to stop pursuing a conviction against their grandson, saying they believe he is innocent.
Posted on · The Houston man is accused of killing his parents when he was a teenager in 2016. The first two trials ended with hung juries.
Posted on · The Harris County District Attorney's Office has not indicated whether it will pursue a third trial after jurors could not agree whether to convict Antonio Armstrong Jr. of murdering his parents when he was a teenager in 2016.