An Indiana homeowner was charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a house cleaner who arrived at the wrong address before she was gunned down outside that front door, officials said Monday.
Curt Anderson, 62, will face one count of voluntary manslaughter, Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood announced.
The prosecutor acknowledged that Indiana has strong protections for self-defense, but said those protections did not apply in this instance.
"It is vitally important for the citizens of Boone County to understand that our decision today in no way should be interpreted as a challenge to Indiana's stand your ground law, a person’s right to self-defense," Eastwood told reporters.
Rios Perez, a 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, was killed on Nov. 5 after she and her husband mistakenly

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