Charges against the man accused of murdering his ex-wife and her new husband, a prominent Ohio dentist, were upgraded Monday, hours before his first scheduled court hearing in Illinois.
Michael David McKee, 39, is now charged with two counts of aggravated murder over his alleged killing of Monique and Spencer Tepe in their Columbus, Ohio, home, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
The charges were upgraded from murder ahead of the hearing, which is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET Monday in Winnebago County, Illinois.
He is expected to be extradited to Franklin County, Ohio, to face the new, more serious charges.
If found guilty, he could now face a maximum sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole.
McKee could be handed the death penalty under the aggravated murder charges, although Ohio hasn’t executed an inmate since 2018.
