Algonquin man charged in double homicide extradited to McHenry County

The 36-year-old Algonquin man accused of killing his mother and stepfather has arrived in McHenry County, where he will face four first-degree murder charges and two charges of concealing a homicidal death.

Maxim Parnov waived his right to force prosecutors to go through a formal extradition process after being arrested earlier this month in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, court records show. He was booked into the McHenry County Jail on Thursday afternoon.

Bond was set at $5 million in the first-degree murder case and $75,000 in the concealment of a homicidal death case, which means Parnov would need to post $507,500 in order to be released, court records show. He also would need to surrender his passport and green card, wear an electronic monitoring device and obey a 6 p.m. curfew.

Parnov is to be represented by the McHenry County Public Defender’s Office.

Parnov is accused of causing blunt force trauma to his mother, Elvira Almen, and stepfather, Peter Almen, resulting in their deaths, according to the criminal complaint. Parnov and the couple and had been arguing beforehand, McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally has said.

Algonquin police began investigating the couple’s death Nov. 30, when officers were called for a well-being check to the 400 block of La Fox River Drive, where Parnov and the Almens lived together.

The bodies of Peter, 64, and Elvira, 56, were found about noon Dec. 1, according to a news release at the time.

Parnov also is accused of concealing the deaths by placing Elvira Almen’s body in a freezer and transporting it in the back of a U-Haul rental truck. He is accused of placing Peter Almen in a wooden cabinet, which he also transported in the back of the rental truck, according to court documents.

Court records did not specifically detail how the blunt force trauma occurred. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office declined to release preliminary causes of death, saying in a news release last week that the causes of death were “pending due to the ongoing investigation.”

Police also have not disclosed where specifically the bodies were found.

A warrant for Parnov’s arrest was issued Dec. 1, and on Dec. 2, officers arrested Parnov at a home in Salem, Wisconsin, according to a news release from the Algonquin Police Department.