Thursday 18 August 2022 06:49 PM Boyfriend of 'killer' yoga teacher Kaitlin Armstrong told cops he REGRETS ... trends now
The lawyer for a ‘killer’ yoga teacher is claiming that law enforcement quizzed her over the death of her love rival illegally – as court documents reveal her boyfriend told cops he regrets buying the murder weapon.
Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, is accused of gunning down her love-rival Anna Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson on May 11 in Austin, Texas.
Wilson was discovered dead in a friend's apartment on May 11 with two bullet holes in her head and another in her chest.
Armstrong reportedly flew into a jealous rage after discovering pro-cyclist Wilson, 25, was seeing her boyfriend, Colin Strickland.
But in new court documents filed by her attorney, Strickland repeatedly told cops during interview that Armstrong was not a jealous person and described her as the ‘least volatile’ woman he had dated.
Strickland, 35, also reportedly told officers that he ‘shouldn’t have bought that gun’, during his first interview with Texas detectives.
He later claimed in his second interview that he made the comment because it meant it ‘complicated the inquiry immensely’.
Armstrong has been charged with first-degree murder, and US Marshals also obtained a warrant for her arrest on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges after cops say she gunned down a love rival. The yoga teacher is pictured before the attack, left, and after fleeing the country, right, after officers claim she underwent plastic surgery
Her lawyers is now claiming that law enforcement quizzed her over the death of her love rival illegally. Pictured is Armstrong during her first interview with police, which her attorney claims was illegal because she didn't have her Miranda rights read to her
Strickland, pictured, repeatedly told cops during his second interview that Armstrong was not a jealous person and described her as the ‘least volatile’ woman he had dated
During his second interview with cops, Strickland claims they tried to go along with a 'narrative' about Kaitlin. He admitted that he had dated Wilson when he and Armstrong had taken a break
Strickland, 35, also reportedly told officers that he ‘shouldn’t have bought that gun’, during his first interview with Texas detectives. Shell casings from the gun, labelled '9mm JAG' were found in the room where Wilson was shot
Rick Cofer, Armstrong's attorney, claims that evidence was obtained with an ‘illegal arrest warrant’ and accuses detectives of basing the arrest affidavit on ‘lies and a reckless disregard for the truth’
She fled Texas in May, travelling to Costa Rica from Newark Airport, in New Jersey, before she was arrested at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach.
Armstrong spent 43 days on the run before authorities tracked her down, and was extradited back to the US to face charges.
A federal judge has dismissed the charge of unlawful flight against Armstrong, but she may face the charge again in future if prosecutors deem it necessary.
Strickland, also a pro-cyclist, also told cops ‘f*** you guys for manipulating me. Someone's grieving but that's not relevant.’
Armstrong’s lawyer, Rick Cofer, filed new documents to try and suppress evidence on August 17 – claiming that his client was not read her Miranda rights before being interrogated.
He claims that evidence was obtained with an ‘illegal arrest warrant’ and accuses detectives of basing the arrest affidavit on ‘lies and a reckless disregard for the truth’.
She was arrested on a separate misdemeanor charge the day after the killing and was wrongly released by officers who thought that the warrant was invalid.
Armstrong was not read her Miranda rights at any point during the interview, and her lawyers are now arguing that any evidence from it is inadmissible.
Her attorneys previously filed a motion for a speedy trial, telling the hearing she 'wants her day in court' with her docket call set for October 19.
They also claim that a witness that was relied upon by officers was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, who also admitted he may have ‘imagined’ seeing a cyclist flee the scene.
Anna Moriah 'Mo' Wilson, 25, killed inside an apartment minutes after returning from an outing with Armstrong's boyfriend
Strickland said that if he had any indication that Armstrong was a killer then her would have 'gotten a lot of space and a restraining order'
Documents also show that Strickland told police that him having the gun was 'extra complicated' because he had never owned them before. He also asked if he was allowed to purchase another firearm as the two he bought had been seized
He also accused police of 'manipulating him' when he was still grieving the loss of Wilson. He claims that officers were trying to make him go along a 'narrative'
Wilson reportedly told Strickland that Armstrong, pictured, had called her at some point in that period saying that she ‘I pretty much live at Colin’s house'
He also claims that the timestamps on footage with reportedly capture Armstrong’s black Jeep Grand Cherokee driving past Wilson’s friends home were wrong.
The documents also reveal that months before the shooting the trio had attended a cycling event together, with Wilson later texting Strickland to say it was a ‘strange’ weekend for her.
Strickland apologized for putting Wilson in a ‘s****y’ situation and said that it was ‘not a good idea’ to take Armstrong.
During his interview he also admitted to dating Wilson in October, during which time he claims that he and Armstrong were on a break but still living together.
Wilson reportedly told Strickland that Armstrong had called her at some point in that period saying that she ‘I pretty much live at Colin’s house.’
When asked by officers if Armstrong was jealous of their relationship, Strickland said: ‘She is one of the least volatile women I have dated in terms of emotion over up -- upwelling of, like, anger and jealous and emotion.’
He also claimed that during their break Kaitlin had been dating men on Bumble, and they were sleeping in separate rooms.
Strickland said: ‘If there were any f***ing signs, I would have extricated myself from a relationship and gotten a lot of space and a restraining order or something.
‘If I thought she was physically capable of hurting another human, I would have extricated myself immediately from that situation, not only for my -- not so much for my own personal safety but my concern for another human.’
Search warrants revealed that Armstrong visited a gun range with her sister before the killing and was given $450,000 by Strickland.
He also admitted to purchasing two firearms between the end of 2021 and start of 2022 for himself and Armstrong.
Strickland, also a pro-cyclist, also told cops ‘f*** you guys for manipulating me. Someone's grieving but that's not relevant'
Armstrong, pictured after her capture, and her lawyers say that a witness that was relied upon by officers was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, who also admitted he may have ‘imagined’ seeing a cyclist flee the scene
During Wilson and Strickland's secret meet-up, Armstrong's 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee was reportedly spotted driving outside the home of Wilson's friend, where the cyclist was staying at
