A Putnam County man accused of murder was indicted Thursday by a grand jury, according to a news release by Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia.
Philip Casto, 34, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Jennifer Evans, 27, who was found dead in her Hurricane-area home in September.
During an October preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented evidence to Magistrate Linda Hunt that documented the relationship between Casto and Evans. The evidence suggested that Evans had asked Casto to cease contact with her, Sorsaia said.
On the day of her death, surveillance footage captured a silver Honda Civic, similar to the one Casto owns, pull into the parking area near Evans' home at 4:38 p.m. and leave at 4:54 p.m. During the 16-minute interval, Evans sent a text message to her husband indicating that Casto had visited the home.
When Evans' husband returned home at 5:30 p.m., he discovered his wife's body, according to the criminal complaint.
Casto was pursued and captured by Massachusetts police in a shopping mall in Braintree, a suburb of Boston, the day after the shooting.
He is being held without bail at Western Regional Jail.