A federal grand jury in Birmingham has indicted Marcus Spanevelo on a charge of kidnapping that resulted in his ex-girlfriend’s death.

The one-count indictment alleges Spanevelo, 35, kidnapped Cassie Carli, which “resulted in a death arising out of events that occurred in the Northern District of Alabama in March 2022.”

The indictment was announced Wednesday by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Acting Special Agent in Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.

No additional details surrounding Carli’s death were released.

According to the indictment, Spanevelo “did knowingly, unlawfully and willfully seize, confine, inveigle, decoy, kidnap, abduct, carry away, and otherwise hold (Carli) for his own benefit and purpose, and in committing and in furtherance of the commission of the offense, the defendant willfully transported (Carli) in interstate commerce across a state boundary from the State of Florida to the State of Alabama, the Defendant knowingly traveled in interstate commerce from the State of Florida to the State of Alabama, and the Defendant knowingly used a means, facility, and instrumentality of interstate and foreign commerce, including, but not limited to, a cellphone and a GMC motor vehicle, which offense resulted in the death of (Carli).”

The punishment range for the federal charges is either life in prison or death.

Spanevelo was arrested on a state charge out of St. Clair County on felony corpse abuse in October.

According to Alabama law, a person commits the crime of abuse of a corpse if he or she knowingly treats a human corpse in a way that would “outrage ordinary family sensibilities.” The charge is a Class C felony punishable by one to 10 years in prison.

Carli disappeared March 27 after meeting Spanevelo in a restaurant parking lot in Navarre, Florida to pick up their daughter following a visit with her father.

On Monday, March 28, Carli’s father reported her missing to Santa Rosa sheriff’s authorities.

The following day, her vehicle was found in the parking lot behind the Juana’s Pagodas restaurant where the pair had met for the child exchange. Her purse and its contents were inside the vehicle.

On Saturday, April 3, Carli’s body was found in a shallow grave in a barn on Highway 11 in Springville. The vacant property was one of two addresses in Springville that authorities had for Spanevelo.

The final autopsy report for Carli which yielded no definitive answers on how she died. Both the cause and manner of her death were deemed undetermined.

Spanevelo had been living and working in Springville in the months prior to Carli’s disappearance.