AJ Armstrong Wiki – AJ Armstrong Biography

The wife of convicted murderer AJ Armstrong wept openly in court on Wednesday when the father of her son was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 murders of her two parents. The son of former NFL player Antonio Armstrong was found guilty of murdering his parents when he was 16 in 2016. He will have the possibility of parole after 40 years.

Antonio Armstrong Jr. – AJ – heard the guilty verdict Wednesday after two previous mistrials. The Houston jury deliberated for approximately 10 hours after hearing more than 40 hours of testimony from 31 witnesses over 11 days during the capital murder trial. Because he was a minor at the time of the murders, he did not face the possibility of the death penalty.

During the seven-year gap between the murders and today’s guilty verdict, Armstrong married Kate Ober, his high school sweetheart with whom he shares a son. Lawyers for her husband comforted her in court when Armstrong was taken away after sentencing. Armstrong Sr. was a linebacker for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.

AJ Armstrong Age

The age of AJ Armstrong is 23 year.

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Defense attorney Rick Detoto said of his client: ‘He is devastated. He is one of the strongest young men I have ever met. His family is amazing, and they’re obviously devastated right now.” “This is a difficult time for them, but they will come together and help AJ, his youngest son and his wife get through this.”

AJ was accused of shooting his parents, both 42, seven years ago. In 2016, Dawn and Antonio Sr. were shot in the head and had pillows placed over their faces as they slept in their Texas home. Armstrong was arrested hours later. He was entering his third year of high school at the time of the arrest. In several trials since his arrest, prosecutors have tried to prove that AJ practiced and planned to kill his parents.

Investigators said the then-teenager admitted to experimenting with how to silence a gun with blankets and pillows. A search of the family home also revealed that AJ kept a crack pipe and a pillow with bullet holes in his bedroom. Armstrong is now 23 years old and has worn an ankle GPS monitor for his entire adult life. He has been out on bail since 2017. Between his second and third trials, Armstrong married the mother of his child, his high school sweetheart, Kate Ober. Ober testified on Armstrong’s behalf during his first trial.

Investigators have argued for years that AJ is the only person who could have killed his parents. The teen’s defense attorneys tried to dispute that, even at one point trying to pin the blame on Armstrong’s older half-brother, Josh, as a possible suspect. The state, in response, presented text messages between Antonio Sr., Dawn and Josh as evidence that prosecutors used to show that Josh was a loving son who had a normal relationship with his parents.

Josh was also not living in the house with the family at the time of the murders. AJ’s lawyers say they are playing to appeal the verdict. On Tuesday, AJ also filed a federal lawsuit against the Houston Police Department, alleging that her officers allegedly planted evidence in an effort to move forward with a false conviction.Read More……..