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Toledo man indicted for murder, strangulation of woman late August

39-year-old Andres Pecina III has received indictments on his previous murder charge.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The name of the victim has been corrected in this story. 

UPDATE: As of Sept. 9, Pecina has been indicted on his previous murder charge. He is now facing one count of domestic violence and one count of murder.

One man was indicted for the August murder of 43-year-old Erica Cole.

Indictments were handed down for Andres Pecina III. He will face charges of murder and domestic violence.

39-year-old Andres Pecina III was arrested and charged with the murder of Cole.

Pecina was booked in the Lucas County Jail by Toledo police on a domestic violence charge. He was then charged with murder.

According to court documents, Pecina is accused of strangling Cole. The incident happened in the 1500 block of Navarre Ave. in east Toledo.

The Lucas County Coroner's Officer ruled Cole's cause of death to be strangulation and said she was involved in a domestic violence incident days before her death.

Pecina was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court and was previously being held on a $1 million bond.

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