One suspect in 2023 Tow double-homicide sentenced to 145 years
Jordan Eric Ostrander, 23, of San Marcos, was sentenced to a concurrent 145 year imprisonment on March 26, 2026 after pleading guilty to two counts of murder. Burnet County Jail photo
On March 26, a Llano County jury sentenced Jordan Eric Ostrander, 23, one of two men arrested in the 2023 Tow shooting deaths of a father and his son, to a concurrent 145 year imprisonment on two counts of murder.
33rd/424th District Attorney Perry Thomas told DailyTrib that Ostrander was put on trial on March 23 and pleaded guilty to both counts of murder soon after.
The jury assessed a sentence of 75 years for the murder of 14-year-old Evan Wessling, and a sentence of 70 years for the murder of 38-year-old Preston Wessling. These sentences will run concurrently, which means that Ostrander will serve a total sentence of 145 years, the equivalent of a life sentence in Texas law.
DA Thomas told DailyTrib that he was relieved to see the Wessling’s family receive the justice they deserved.
“I’m pleased with the jury’s verdict,” DA Thomas said. “Those numbers are the equivalent of a life sentence in Texas law. I’m pleased and happy for the victims’ family, and hopefully this brings some justice and closure to them.”
DA Thomas also mentioned that the second suspect of the double homicides, Kyler Nathaniel Allen, 22, is set to be placed on the Burnet County docket at the end of the month, around April 30.
Background
Ostrander and Allen were each charged with capital murder of multiple persons for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 14, 2023, shooting deaths of 38-year-old Preston Wessling and his 14-year-old son, Evan Wessling, at a home on Airport Road in Tow.
Llano County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call at 4:49 a.m. on Jan. 14 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 were held in multiple county jails without bond while awaiting trial.
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