A girl who was arrested in Costa Rica on Thursday after being accused of murdering a professional bicycle owner will probably be held on a $3.5 million bond. Kaitlin Armstrong should additionally give up her passport previous to launch, and will probably be GPS monitored, in accordance with court docket information from Travis County.
Armstrong was found in hostel on Santa Teresa Seashore in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, earlier this week, the U.S. Marshals Service stated in a assertion. Armstrong was anticipated to be returned to america, the place she faces a homicide cost within the loss of life of Anna Moriah Wilson, the company stated. Vermont native Wilson, a aggressive gravel and mountain bike racer referred to as "Mo," had been in Austin, Texas, for a biking occasion.
Wilson was present in an Austin dwelling with gunshot wounds on Might 11. Responding officers carried out CPR, however she died on the scene. The 25-year-old was in Austin for a biking race — she was from Vermont.
Six days after her loss of life, authorities issued a warrant for Armstrong, accusing her in Wilson's homicide.
Authorities stated Armstrong bought her car Might 13, then flew from Austin to Houston shortly after being questioned that day by authorities about Wilson's loss of life. She then flew to New York earlier than utilizing a fraudulent passport to fly from Newark, New Jersey, to San Jose, Costa Rica, on Might 18, the service stated.
"The Marshals Service elevated the Kaitlin Armstrong investigation to main case standing early on this investigation, which seemingly performed a key function in her seize after a 43-day run," stated U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas Susan Pamerleau.
Wilson had beforehand dated Armstrong's boyfriend, bicycle owner Colin Strickland, who has cooperated with investigators and isn't a suspect, in accordance with an affidavit. Armstrong's SUV was seen on surveillance video exterior the house the place Wilson was discovered shot to loss of life.