( CNN ) -- Autopsies on an American couple found stabbed to death in their St. Maarten home were performed Monday , a day before a suspect in their deaths appears in court , the island 's solicitor general said . The bodies of Michael and Thelma King of South Carolina were discovered Friday at their oceanfront residence in Cupecoy , in what St. Maarten 's Solicitor General Taco Stein described as `` an ugly scene . '' Two days later , an unidentified suspect was arrested . He will appear Tuesday before a judge in the Dutch Caribbean nation , who will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to hold him longer or order his release . No charges have been filed against anyone in the case . `` There are strong indications he is involved in the crime , '' Stein said Monday of the suspect , without divulging details . Identifying him only by his initials M.K.J. , the St. Maarten Public Prosecutor 's office described the suspect in a Monday press release as a 28-year-old , Jamaican-born man . The prosecutor 's office said the suspect `` heavily resisted his arrest , '' engaging in a confrontation that ended with both him and a police officer `` wounded . '' After being treated at an area hospital , the Jamaican man was taken to a police station . `` He has been cooperative to a certain extent , but was reluctant to answer critical questions , '' the prosecutor 's office said . The suspect 's attorney , Brenda Brooks , said she 'd met with the suspect Monday at a police station in St. Maarten 's capital Philipsburg , where he is being held . He had signs of a `` beating , '' according to Brooks . Stein , who was once solicitor general for Aruba , said authorities `` are not certain of the motive in the case . '' `` Some things are missing '' from the King 's home , but there were no signs of a break-in . The killings occurred in what is `` generally considered a safe area '' that is popular with tourists , according to the solicitor general . `` This is something that does not happen every day , '' he said . Results from the autopsies on Michael and Thelma King will be discussed by prosecutors and police , but they will not be released to the public `` in the interest of the investigation , '' the public prosecutor 's office said Monday . In addition to Tuesday 's court hearing , forensic experts and prosecutors will meet with a representative of the Dutch Forensic Institute to discuss material `` secured during this investigation , '' the office said . The couple 's bodies will be handed over `` presumably '' Tuesday to their relatives , some of whom had a `` lengthy conversation '' with prosecutors on Sunday , according to the prosecutor . The suspect and the slain couple did n't appear to know each other , said Stein , noting they `` were not moving in the same circles . '' Topper Daboul , a restaurant owner in the area , said he was a friend and business partner of the Kings . `` They were beautiful people , '' he said , adding he is `` still in shock . '' `` They were kind to everybody . '' Zane Jackson offered a similar story , and sentiment , in an interview with CNN affiliate WIS . Describing himself as a friend and business partner of the Kings , who helped him open a sports bar in Columbia , South Carolina , Jackson said , `` They 'd have given anything to anybody . '' `` It just seems very senseless , '' he said . `` They were good people . '' CNN 's Gabriel Falcon contributed to this report .
NEW : The couple 's bodies will likely be handed over to kin Tuesday , prosecutors say . NEW : A judge has ordered the remains of a man found in an abandoned house on Monday exhumed and sent for DNA testing. The suspect in their deaths will appear before a judge , who will decide if he can still be detained .