Prosecutors have filed a voluntary manslaughter charge against an Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner after she showed up at a house by mistake.

LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner who mistakenly arrived at his front door was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Monday in a case that could test the limits of stand-your-ground laws.

Curt Anderson, 62, could face anywhere from 10 to 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if he’s convicted. He was being held in the Boone County Jail pending an initial court hearing.

  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    There is no reasoning behind this. Like I try to empathize with everyone, but I cannot for the life of me do it with trigger happy idiots. Like I’m a gun owner myself, but using one outside of the range is the absolute last thing I want to do! And there’s no reason to think she was intending harm if she knocked/rang the doorbell!