First trial postponed for biker involved in 2015 Waco Twin Peaks shootout

By Jennifer Cruz

Clockwise from the left, Christopher Jacob Carrizal, his father, Christopher Julian Carrizal and Jerry Edward Pierson sit in court Friday. (Photo: Tommy Witherspoon/Waco Trib)
A 19th State District Court judge on Friday granted a defense attorney’s request to delay the first trial for a biker involved in the May 2015 shootout with law enforcement outside of a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas.
The trial was initially set to begin next month, but according to reports from local media, attorney Landon Northcutt, who is representing three of the bikers, asked for more time. Northcutt noted that the District Attorney’s office recently provided the defense team with a terabyte – more than 1,000 gigabytes – of additional information and evidence concerning the cases.
Strother met with District Attorney Abel Reyna, prosecutors Michael Jarrett and Amanda Dillon and Northcutt for only about 20 minutes before granting the request. Strother told the court he was reluctant to grant the continuance, but also said he understood the necessity to do so.
Strother did not set another trial date for the first defendant but instead said he would first consult with 54th State District Judge Matt Johnson, who is also presiding over half of the cases of the 155 bikers, who

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