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A Marion County woman who shot and killed a man in a case of mistaken identity will spend the rest of her life in prison.

According to deputies, she believed the victim — Michael Hofacker — was another man named "Michael" who was suspected of stealing from her home.

Mistaken identity or justifiable shooting? New twist in Marion murder case The woman accused in a bizarre mistaken-identity shooting made two bold claims in court last week. For one thing, Jennifer Hill says she wasn't mistaken on that fateful night: Despite what authorities said, she knew at the time that the man she shot was not Michael John Beach. Hill also says she shot in self-defense and should be immune from prosecution under Florida's "stand your ground" law. Appearing at a hearing via Zoom from the Marion County Jail, Hill was adamant that she knew the man she shot was not Beach. Hi...

Burglary charges dropped in bizarre Marion County shooting death case The reason: For strategic legal reasons of her own, Hill no longer wants the burglary case pursued. Hill, 41, of Silver Springs, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Michael Hofacker, 39. On Nov. 28, authorities say, she shot him on the side of the road after mistaking him for the man accused of burglarizing her home. Hill has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail at the Marion County Jail. According to the State Attorney's Office, Hill's lawyer, Benjamin Buck of Tallahassee, advised her...

In the wake of a man being killed during a case of mistaken identity, more charges were added to a convicted felon accused of burglarizing residents and businesses where numerous items valued at thousands of dollars were reported stolen.  Michael Jonathan Beach, of Ocklawaha, has been locked up at the Marion County Jail since Dec. 6 for his alleged role in a home burglary where several items — including a gun case containing multiple firearms were taken. Meanwhile, Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives believe they have enough proof linking Beach to other burglaries. Sheriff's Office...