Readout of a spin qubit in a lateral gate-defined quantum-dot device typically involves a charge detector and a spin-to-charge conversion technique employing spin blockade. We investigate alternative mechanisms for spin-to-charge conversion involving metastable excited charge states made possible by an asymmetry in the tunneling rates to the leads. This technique is used to observe Landau-Zener-Stückelberg oscillations of the S-T + qubit within the (1,0) ground state region of the charge stability diagram. The oscillations are π phase shifted relative to those detected using the standard technique and display a nonsinusoidal waveform due to the increased relaxation time from the metastable state.