An Indiana man who shot and killed a house cleaner who mistakenly showed up at his residence early one morning was formally charged with homicide this week.

Under U.S. and Indiana sentencing statutes , Curt Andersen, 62, could face 10 to 30 years in prison if convicted of the voluntary manslaughter of 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez in early November. He remains in custody at the Boone County Jail awaiting his initial court hearing where his lawyer is expected to seek bail.

In a Monday press conference, country prosecutor Kent Eastwood told local reporters that after assessing the evidence gathered through the Whitestown Police Department’s investigation, said it wasn’t difficult to determine that criminal charges were warranted.

“I hate to sound cavalier about this

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