HOUSTON - The Austin, Texas, woman accused of killing cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson is in jail in Harris County awaiting transport back to Travis County.34-year-old Kaitlin Armstrong arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston Saturday after being arrested by US Marshals in Costa Rica last week.
Armstrong is charged with murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old Moriah Wilson at a home on Maple Avenue in East Austin on May 11.
Armstrong was captured Wednesday in a remote Costa Rican beach town after 43 days on the run. During that time she fraudulently used another person's passport, had boarded United Airlines Flight 1222 from Newark International Airport on May 18 and arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica three hours later.Costa Rican authorities initially detained Armstrong due to fraudulently using a passport.Armstrong is expected to be transported to the Travis County Jail where according to county records she will be held on a $3.5 million bond.
Armstrong was originally detained in Costa Rica on an immigration violation, officials say. She is also facing a federal warrant for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution.