The wife of an Illinois circuit judge has been arrested and charged with murder after her husband was found fatally shot outside their home on Tuesday, according to police.

Megan Valentine, 44, is accused of shooting and killing Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Valentine, 43, at their home in the 1100 block of County Road 600 in Albion. southeastern Illinois.

Police responded to the home around 12:15 p.m., and an Edwards County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) deputy observed Valentine’s body outside the home.

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Megan Valentine, 44, is accused of shooting and killing Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Valentine, 43, at their home in the 1100 block of County Road 600 in Albion, Illinois. (Illinois State Police I Family note)

Megan Valentine was detained at her home. Illinois State Police in question.

he was accused first degree murder, aggravated battery with a weapon, aggravated discharge of a weapon and aggravated domestic battery.

He is being held in the White County jail.

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Edwards County Sheriff’s Office badge on the wall. (Edwards County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook)

It’s unclear what happened before the shooting, and police have not released any further information.

Judge Valentine received his law degree Southern Illinois University He was elected State’s Attorney in Edwards County, Illinois, and served for eight years before being elected as an Edwards County District Judge, according to his obituary on the Meredith Funeral Home’s website.

Judge Valentine was also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association and was a drug court judge.

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Before becoming a lawyer, he was a Chicago EMT and a member of the Albion Fire Department, Heritage Lodge 356 and the Albion Moose Lodge.

He is survived by his parents and two children.

“HE catholic faith. He will be remembered as a good and fair judge who helped many of the people he served. Above all else, he was a loving son and a loving father,” the obituary states. “He also leaves behind many who cherish his memory in his community, colleagues, co-workers and friends.