During his opening statement, Harris County Assistant District Attorney John Jordan confirmed the delay was due to new blood evidence that had come to light.
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Antonio 'A.J.' Armstrong will be tried on capital murder charges a third time. He's charged with killing his sleeping parents in their Bellaire home when he was 16.
Sources tell KPRC 2 Investigates it’s unclear what part of clothing this new DNA was found on because multiple items were tested. It is also unclear if blood was found on any of the items.
Antonio 'A.J.' Armstrong will be tried on capital murder charges for the third time. He was charged with killing his sleeping parents seven years ago when he was 16.
Multiple sources confirm to KPRC 2 Investigates that the delay is related to a shirt found on Armstrong Jr. the night his parents, Dawn and Antonio Sr., were murdered in their southwest Houston home in 2016.