Trial for suspect in 2023 Tow double-homicide to start week of March 23
Jordan Eric Ostrander (left) and Kyler Nathaniel Allen, both 22, were charged with capital murder on Jan. 16, 2023. The two men are suspected of killing Preston Wessling, 38, and his son, Evan Wessling, 14, on Jan. 14, 2023, in Tow. Burnet County Jail photos
The trial for one of two men accused of killing a father and son in Tow in January 2023 is scheduled for the week of March 23. Jordan Eric Ostrander, 22, of San Marcos, faces a capital murder charge in the trial.
33rd and 424th District Attorney Perry Thomas told DailyTrib that the trial for Ostrander is slated for the week of March 23. The second suspect, Kyler Nathaniel Allen, also 22 and from San Marcos, faces the same charge as Ostrander, but will face trial at a later date.
Ostrander and Allen’s trials were originally on the docket for Feb. 9, but were pushed out to a further date. More information will be made available as the trials progress.
Ostrander and Allen are each charged with capital murder of multiple persons for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 14 shooting deaths of 38-year-old Preston Wessling and his 14-year-old son, Evan Wessling, at a home on Airport Road in Tow.
The charge of capital murder, which includes murder of a child under 15, carries one of two possible sentences: life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
Llano County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call at 4:49 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2023, about multiple gunshot victims at a home on Airport Road in Tow. The father and son were found lying in the driveway with gunshot wounds and were declared dead at the scene.
Ostrander and Allen were arrested by Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, and Guadalupe County sheriff’s deputies two days later and have since been held in multiple county jails without bond while awaiting trials.
Correction: This story originally stated that the capital murder trials would be held on the week of Feb. 9, as stated in the posted court dockets of the 33rd/424th Judicial District Court of Llano County. 33rd/424th District Attorney Perry Thomas contacted DailyTrib staff following the story’s publication on Monday, Feb. 9, and explained that Ostrander’s trial had been pushed to the week of March 23 and Allen’s court date was still yet to be determined.