A Texas woman wanted in the murder of elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson was dropped off at a New Jersey airport sooner or later after an arrest warrant was obtained by Austin police, officers mentioned.
Authorities have been looking out for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong since May 17. She’s wanted for first-degree murder in the taking pictures demise of Wilson at an Austin house on May 11.
The U.S. Marshals Service mentioned Armstrong, 34, was dropped off at Newark Liberty International Airport on May 18.
“A search of outbound flights at the Newark airport revealed no reservations had been made under the name Kaitlin Marie Armstrong,” U.S. Marshals mentioned in a news launch with out offering additional particulars.
Armstrong’s case has been upgraded to a “major case status” and there’s a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to her arrest, the news launch states. The company didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Wednesday.
Wilson, 25, from Vermont, was in Austin for a race, in accordance to the U.S. Marshals. Police had been referred to as to a house on Maple Avenue and located Wilson bleeding and unconscious from a number of gunshot wounds. She was pronounced useless on the house.
Austin police requested help from the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force to discover and arrest Armstrong. Investigators realized that Armstrong was on the Austin–Bergstrom International Airport on May 14, days after the killing.
She boarded a flight to Houston after which caught a connecting flight to LaGuardia Airport in New York City, in accordance to U. S. Marshals. On May 25, authorities obtained one other arrest warrant for Armstrong for illegal flight to keep away from prosecution.
A wanted poster says Armstrong ought to be thought of armed and harmful.
“Kaitlin Armstrong is accused of a very serious crime that she needs to answer for,” U.S. Marshal Susan Pamerleau mentioned in a press release. “The best thing she can do at this point, wherever she is, is surrender to authorities, so she can return safely to Austin and answer the charges against her. She needs to know the Marshals are not going to stop looking for her.”
According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by NBC affiliate KXAN of Austin, Armstrong was in a relationship with one other skilled cyclist, Colin Strickland. During a break in the relationships with Armstrong, Strickland started a relationship with Wilson, the affidavit states.
Police have mentioned that on the evening of the taking pictures, a feminine buddy of Wilson’s returned to the house and located Wilson shot.
Strickland has not been accused of any wrongdoing. He beforehand informed the Austin-American Statesman newspaper that he and Wilson had what the paper described as a short “fling” in October, when he and Armstrong weren’t a pair. He went on to say that his relationship with Wilson had grow to be platonic {and professional} and that he thought of her to be an incredible buddy.