(NewsNation) — The husband of Nikki Saelee-McCain, missing since May of 2024, has been arrested in connection with her death.

"This is a huge step in the investigation," said the missing woman's sister, Kay Saelee Ford.

Saelee-McCain disappeared a week before she was set to testify against Tyler McCain in a domestic violence case that stemmed from an incident in 2023.

Shortly before she disappeared, she texted her family saying she was helping her in-laws with an emergency.

Detectives arrested McCain this week and are charging him with homicide.

Saelee Ford told NewsNation law enforcement have remained tight-lipped about the case.

But another sister of Saelee-McCain, Chloe Saelee, said there is evidence from Saelee-McCain's truck, which was found days after she disappeared.

"Upon fi

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