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State of Texas v Mathews George
Aggravated assault: Weapon analyzed in family assault case
| Crime | A man assaulted a family member with a deadly weapon. |
| Evidence | Investigators collected the weapon as evidence. |
| DNA | A private laboratory generated DNA data from the evidence. |
| Match | Due to the complexity of the mixture, the lab was unable to compare the grip, trigger, and guard swab evidence with any references. |
| TrueAllele | TrueAllele separated the five person mixture and linked the weapon to the victim with a match statistic of 866 quintillion. This evidence helped to corroborate the defendant’s story. |
| Cybergenetics | On April 16, 2025, Cybergenetics analyst Kari Danser testified before a Gillespie County jury about the TrueAllele DNA results. |
| Outcome | That same day, the jury convicted the defendant of aggravated assault against a family member causing serious bodily injury. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. |