Woman describes night of horror to jury

Tandlyn Jackson testifies in Luis Arroyo escape trial

SAN ANTONIO – A woman told jurors Thursday about the night she was stabbed by a man who police said shot and killed the woman's daughter and another man.

Confined to a wheelchair, Tandlyn Jackson testified in the punishment phase of Luis Antonio Arroyo's trial.

Arroyo was found guilty Wednesday of escaping from the Bexar County Jail on March 2, 2018.

Prosecutors spent Thursday presenting evidence from a 2016 capital murder case that Arroyo was awaiting trial when he escaped from the jail. The trial ended in a mistrial.

Jackson testified that she asked Arroyo why he was attacking her.

"Tony, stop. Why are you doing this?" Jackson told jurors. "He was stabbing me on the shoulder. I could hear the bones crushing." 

After the stabbing, Arroyo allegedly opened fire on the two victims, police said.

Arroyo is facing a punishment range from a minimum of 25 years to a maximum of life in prison on the escape charge.

Although Arroyo's trial for capital murder ended in a mistrial, the indictment remains in place and he could be tried again at a later date.


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Paul Venema is a courthouse reporter for KSAT with more than 25 years experience in the role.

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