Overview
- Judge Emily Detoto of the 177th District Court ruled on Jan. 7 to hold the 18-year-old without bond after an evidentiary hearing.
- Investigators testified the Dec. 17 confrontation began over a $21 vape pen and ended with Andrew Meismer fatally stabbed in the neck with scissors.
- Goose Creek CISD investigator Cory Scott described copious blood in the classroom, a chokehold broken only after a teacher twisted Matthews’ nose, and students reporting he smiled and licked his fingers.
- The court reviewed school disciplinary records, including an allegation that Matthews previously brought a kitchen knife to campus, as prosecutors argued he poses a danger.
- The defense asserts self-defense, says Meismer struck first, and notes Matthews has no prior criminal convictions and is in special education.