Renisha McBride

DETROIT, MI -- Theodore Wafer, 54, of Dearborn Heights is accused of shooting 19-year-old Renisha McBride of Detroit when she came to his front door on Nov. 2.

Two weeks later he was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and felonious use of a firearm. He faces up to life in prison.

His attorney, Mack Carpenter, believes Wafer will be fully exonerated when the details of the case are presented before a judge or jury.

McBride, who toxicology reports show had alcohol in her system, crashed into a parked car in Detroit about 1 a.m. on Nov. 2.

She appeared on Wafer's porch some time prior to 4:40 a.m., her family believes looking for help.

"Uh, yes, I just shot somebody on my front porch with a shotgun banging on my door," Wafer told 911 dispatchers.