According to the judge, the court doesn't feel A.J. Armstrong can have a fair trial in Harris County.
murder case publicly said the court doesn't feel he can have a fair trial in Harris County and has filed a motion to change the venue of the third trial.
ABC13 learned that Judge Kelli Johnson filed a late motion, ordering a hearing to decide if the trial will be moved somewhere else.3rd capital murder trial for AJ Armstrong after 2 hung juries to begin in February, judge says The matter has become significant because the judge is calling for this hearing, not the prosecution or the defense.
A.J. Armstrong stood trial twice in Harris County for the 2016 murders of his parents, Dawn and Antonio Armstrong Sr. Both times, jurors were unable to decide if he was guilty or not guilty.2019: Eight said A.J. was guilty, and four said he was not guiltyThe motion filed does not guarantee that the trial will be moved, as both sides will get to make their cases for and against.Right now, jury selection is scheduled for Feb. 24. Johnson told ABC13 she expects the decision to happen in two weeks.
Eyewitness News reached out to A.J.'s defense team and the prosecutors, but they both declined to comment.For news updates, follow Courtney Fischer on
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