The State of Minnesota has officially filed charges against a rural Blooming Prairie woman accused of murdering her husband.

Lois Riess, 57, was charged with felony first-degree murder-premeditated and felony second-degree murder-with intent-not premeditated on Wednesday in Dodge County District Court.

Riess became a murder suspect after her husband, David Riess, was found shot to death in March 2018 at their rural Blooming Prairie residence. A nationwide manhunt ensued, during which Riess is believed to have murdered a look alike, Pamela Hutchinson, 59, of Bradenton, Florida, and assumed her identity.

U.S. Marshals captured Riess on April 19, 2018, on South Padre Island, Texas.

In October, Florida officials advised the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office that they were ready to release the handgun for the Minnesota case. On Oct. 17, a Dodge County investigator flew to Florida and took possession of the handgun. The handgun, a .22-caliber semi-automatic, was turned into the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Oct. 22 for forensic testing.

On Jan. 29, the BCA completed their testing and released the handgun back into the custody of Dodge County. The forensics report indicated the shell casings found at the scene of the David Riess homicide matched the handgun being tested.

Riess has since pleaded not guilty to murder in Lee County, Florida. If convicted in Florida, she could face the death penalty.