The ex-husband of Monique Tepe has been arrested in reference to the killings of the mom and her husband Spencer Tepe, a revered dentist, in their Ohio house final week, Columbus police said Saturday.
Michael David McKee, 39, who court docket data establish as Monique Tepe’s ex-husband, is in custody in Winnebago County, Illinois, based on inmate data with the sheriff’s workplace.
McKee is scheduled to look in court docket Monday, data present. He was arrested on two counts of homicide in the killings on Saturday, an incident report reveals, and was taken into custody “without incident” in Rockford, Illinois, police stated.
Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, have been found dead with obvious gunshot wounds on December 30 in their home in Columbus. The couple’s two kids, ages 4 and 1, were also inside however weren’t bodily harmed, police stated.
The arrest marks a significant growth in the case after the suspect in the couple’s killings remained on the unfastened for greater than 10 days, throughout which police launched scant particulars on the investigation.
Police stated Saturday they may launch additional data “as appropriate” to keep away from compromising the “active and ongoing case progress” and urged folks to contact them with any data associated to the tragedy.
Authorities did not find any obvious signs of pressured entry or any firearm on the scene, NCS affiliate WSYX reported.
Colleagues in Spencer Tepe’s dental apply known as 911 after he uncharacteristically didn’t present as much as work. One of Tepe’s mates went to the couple’s home, peered inside and noticed a grotesque scene subsequent to a mattress, based on emergency dispatch audio.
“There’s … there’s a body,” the pal instructed 911. “Our friend wasn’t answering his phone. We just did a wellness check. We just came here. And he appears dead.”
Asked if Tepe had been ailing, the pal responded, “No, no. I was just with him yesterday.”
The couple’s two kids and canine are actually in the care of family members, the Tepes’ brother-in-law stated.