Michael Jason Registe (born February 26, 1982) is an American criminal who was a fugitive wanted for his alleged participation in a 2007 execution-style double murder.

[4] Additionally, Registe was wanted by the Columbus Police Department on an unrelated charge of aggravated assault for a shooting in which the victim was severely wounded.

Randy Newton was pronounced dead at the scene, while Bryan Kilgore died shortly afterward while being transported to Columbus Regional Hospital.

An investigation into the murders pointed to Registe, and arrest warrants were obtained charging him with allegedly committing the crimes.

It is suspected that he fled Columbus the day after the murders and flew once again to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, using the pseudonym "Hakeem Penn."

[1][7][8] Muscogee County district attorney Gray Conger told the news reporters that Registe will not face the death penalty once he is extradited to Columbus.

The media have described the alleged facts as an ‘execution-style murder’ and my client has been mentioned in one breath with serial killers and with Osama bin Laden.

[12] On July 23, 2009, after numerous appeals, Registe returned to the United States, arriving at the Columbus Airport, escorted by FBI agents.

[14] In May 2013, Registe pleaded guilty to two counts of murder for killing Bryan Kilgore and Randy Newton Jr.[15] He was sentenced to two concurrent life terms with the possibility of parole.