An Illinois resident is facing charges for allegedly murdering his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe.

According to The Columbus Dispatch, 39-year-old Michael McKee is currently detained in Winnebago County, Illinois. Authorities are preparing to transfer him to Columbus, Ohio, for further legal proceedings.

McKee appeared in a Winnebago County court earlier this week, where he chose to waive his extradition rights. Upon his return to Columbus, he will be held in Franklin County jail pending a grand jury’s decision on indictment.

If the grand jury decides to indict, McKee may encounter additional legal charges.

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As CrimeOnline previously reported, McKee is accused of killing the Tepe couple on December 30, nearly ten years after his split from Monique. The Tepes were a few weeks shy of their fifth anniversary when McKee fatally shot them at around 3:52 a.m., according to police.

After killing the couple in the upstairs area of the Columbus, Ohio, home, McKee fled in a vehicle that helped police match him to the scene, according to law enforcement.

Security footage obtained from the couple’s Weinland Park neighborhood, showed a man that investigators believed to have been McKee, in the area between 2 a.m. to 5 a.m., on the morning in question.

An affidavit indicated that McKee likely carried out the murders at 3:52 a.m.

Video footage shared publicly by Columbus police didn’t clearly show McKee’s face, but investigators said his vehicle had been in the neighborhood, which helped track McKee to the killings.

While conducting a search at McKee’s apartment in the Chicago area, investigators reportedly found numerous weapons, which were taken into evidence.

It’s unclear which weapons were found but one of them matched “three 9mm shell casings” found at the crime scene, FOX News Digital reports.

The discovery came after investigators worked with the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to link the weapon.

McKee is currently facing two counts of aggravated murder with premeditation.

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[Feature Photo: Monique and Spencer Tepe/Handout]