AUSTIN, Texas — New documents obtained by KVUE reveal that Kaitlin Armstrong – the Austin woman accused of killing cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in May 2022, before fleeing to Costa Rica – planned her attempted escape on Wednesday
Armstrong is now facing an additional charge after briefly escaping custody.
Travis County records show Armstrong is facing a felony charge of escape causing bodily injury, as the two officers who pursued her were injured in the chase. KVUE confirmed that Armstrong ran away from authorities while leaving a doctor's appointment on Second Street in South Austin, shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday.
According to new information released by investigators, Armstrong was wearing thermal pants under her jail uniform with the plan of using that to disguise herself from looking like an inmate. Investigators also say that Armstrong had been on a rigorous workout regimen over the last few months and found floss and a metal pen in her cell.
Cellphone video obtained by KVUE shows Armstrong running toward a fence while being chased by a corrections officer.
A spokesperson with the Travis County Sheriff's Office said that deputies were able to recapture Armstrong about a block away from where she escaped and she remained within the deputies' eyesight at all times.
Armstrong was already facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with Wilson's death in East Austin on May 11, 2022.
Armstrong's Jeep was seen on surveillance footage leaving the area of the home Wilson was staying at while she visited Austin for a cycling race. Armstrong later sold that vehicle, then flew from Austin to New York, then from New Jersey to Costa Rica. She was arrested in Provincia de Puntarena, Costa Rica, on June 29, 2022.
By the time she was captured, Armstrong had altered her appearance by cutting and dyeing her hair. She also reportedly had cosmetic work done to her nose.
Law enforcement officials say it was Armstrong's love of yoga that led them to where she was staying in Costa Rica. She had taken several yoga classes before her arrest and went by three different aliases, though most of her acquaintances say they only knew her by the name "Ari Martin."
In July 2022, Armstrong pleaded not guilty to Wilson's murder.
Her trial date was initially scheduled for June 26, 2023. However, on May 4, 2023, the trial's start date was moved to Oct. 30.