A.J. Armstrong re-trial: Jurors see activity on cell phone the morning parents were murdered - FOX 26 Houston

HOUSTON - Prosecutors successful the A.J. Armstrong superior execution proceedings showed jurors his compartment telephone enactment for the greeting his parents were murdered. The present 22-year-old is connected trial, accused of sidesplitting his parents erstwhile helium was conscionable 16. 

An researcher was connected the witnesser basal Friday testifying astir the timeline of events from Antonio Armstrong Junior’s compartment phone, which prosecutors accidental helps beryllium their case. They accidental Armstrong murdered his parents arsenic they slept.

AJ Armstrong Re-Trial: Officers attest astir what they saw astatine Armstrong House

A Harris County District Attorney’s Office Digital Forensics Investigator Nathan Gates says that July greeting successful 2016 erstwhile erstwhile NFL subordinate Antonio Armstrong Sr. and his woman Dawn were murdered successful their location their 16-year-old lad Antonio Armstrong Jr. was astir non-stop connected his phone. 

Gates says astatine 1:02 a.m. enactment stops and the telephone locks. At 1:04 a.m., the telephone is plugged in. At 1:08 a.m., it’s unplugged and from 1:16 a.m. to 1:24 a.m., helium says the telephone show repeatedly goes connected and off, prosecutors accidental arsenic if idiosyncratic utilized the telephone for airy successful a acheronian area.

The weapon utilized to termination the Armstrongs was recovered connected the room antagonistic with a enactment that read, "I person been watching for immoderate time."

At 1:40 a.m., Antonio Jr. called 911 saying from his 3rd level chamber helium heard gunshots successful his parents 2nd level room. Defense attorneys are pointing to AJ’s older member Josh, who suffers terrible intelligence illness, arsenic the imaginable murderer. 

AJ Armstrong Re-Trial: Officers picture Armstrong's demeanor aft murdering parents

Josh Armstrong’s woman gave tearful grounds and prosecutors work aesculapian records saying Josh's intelligence wellness diminution started aft his parents were murdered. 

Prosecuting attorneys besides told jurors 2 days earlier his parents were murdered, AJ searched, "How tin a car beryllium rigged to detonate erstwhile started?"

Antonio Jr’s 911 telephone was played successful court. Prosecutors constituent retired AJ repeatedly asks if helium tin get his sister from her 2nd level bedroom, but ne'er asks to cheque connected his parents. Jurors besides saw substance messages betwixt Antonio Jr. and his parents, and they archer him they're taking him retired of backstage schoolhouse and his car due to the fact that of his lying, drinking, smoking marijuana, and failing grades. 

At 1 constituent AJ's ma says "I’m beyond disappointed...Every clip you talk you lie…What did we ever bash to you to merit each the lies and schemes?"

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A seasoned Houston constabulary detective that responded to the treble execution testified Friday that helium ne'er covered a homicide earlier oregon since wherever determination are locked doors and windows and the execution limb is inactive wrong the home. He says a execution limb is usually lone near astatine a country if it’s dropped successful a conflict for instance. 

AJ says connected the 911 call, "I perceive a large high-pitched noise." The HPD researcher told jurors that benignant of ringing successful your ears often happens aft idiosyncratic fires a gun.

The proceedings is acceptable to resume Monday morning.