CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The man charged in connection with the death of his wife and disappearance of his stepson has waived his extradition rights and could return to Maryland at any time.
Curtis Maurice Lopez, 45, who has connections to the Mint Hill area, was found in a Charlotte hotel room last week.
Lopez, charged in the murder of his wife, Jane McQuain in Maryland, was in a Mecklenburg County courtroom Monday morning and made the decision then to waive extradition, court officials said.
Lopez was found around 9:30 am Thursday at the Econo Lodge on East Independence Boulevard in Charlotte. He was being sought after Montgomery County Police found his McQuain, 51, dead inside her Germantown, Md. condo Wednesday evening.
Lopez, who has connections to this area in Mint Hill, is the stepfather of William McQuain who is still missing.
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