Insets, from left: Mystique Taylor, Rolanda Monique Edwards and Kaylee Shackelford (Rome Police Department). Background: Rome, Georgia, apartment complex where Shackelford was killed (Google Maps).

The accused, Mystique Malachi Amaziah Taylor, 23, is facing serious charges including felony murder, aggravated assault, and concealing the death of another. Alongside him, Rolanda Monique Edwards, 25, is also facing legal troubles. She has been charged as an accomplice in the crime, concealing the death, and hindering the apprehension of a criminal.

Authorities from the Rome Police Department were alerted to the grim discovery on Tuesday around noon. The body of the victim, identified as 20-year-old Kaylee B. Shackelford from Tennessee, was found near Hull Avenue and Cedar Avenue. Witnesses in the area reported seeing a red car shortly before the body was discovered.

In a swift response, law enforcement tracked down the vehicle approximately 20 miles away in Bartow County. Following a vehicle pursuit, officers successfully apprehended the suspects, bringing a crucial part of the investigation to a close.

Witnesses stated they saw a red car in the area just prior to the discovery of Shackelford”s body. Cops later discovered the car about 20 miles away in Bartow County and arrested the suspects after a vehicle pursuit.

Detectives say Shackelford and Taylor were dating and he recently started an online relationship with Edwards.

According to local NBC affiliate WXIA, a judge at a bond hearing said Taylor stabbed Shackelford in the neck, chest and face with a knife and then hit her in the head with a baseball bat. Cops have not publicly divulged a motive for the crime. They did say neither Taylor nor Shackelford are from the Rome area. Shackelford lived in Powell, Tennessee, which is about 160 miles northeast of the crime scene.

On Friday, cops added a feticide charge against Taylor after it was discovered that Shackelford was pregnant.

Taylor is being held without bond while Edwards has a $5,000 bond.