The Whitestown homeowner charged in the shooting death of a woman after she mistakenly arrived at his home as part of a cleaning crew earlier this month will be allowed out on bond.
Curt Andersen, 62, had his first day in court Nov. 21 where he pleaded not guilty in the shooting of Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velázquez after she and her husband arrived at Andersen’s home on home invasion on Maize Lane in The Heritage, a Whitestown subdivision.
The Nov. 5 shooting has garnered national attention and sparked debate over stand-your-ground and Castle Doctrine laws. Andersen told police at the time that he believed people were trying to break into his home when he fired a Glock pistol through the door, fatally striking Ríos Pérez in the head.
On Nov. 17, Boone County Prosecutor Kent T. Eastwood charged Andersen with one count of voluntary manslaughter.
Andersen arrived at the hearing wearing a bulletproof vest over the standard-issue orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled near his waist. He shuffled his feet and stared at the courthouse’s stained glass ceiling while being led into the courtroom by Boone County Sheriff’s deputies.
