Brad Simpson, husband of lacking Texas realtor Suzanne Simpson, stays behind bars accused of killing the 51-year-old mother of 4, and his longtime enterprise companion was formally charged this week within the investigation.Â
James “Val” Cotter was indicted by a grand jury on Monday on costs of tampering with proof with the intent to impair an investigation and possession of prohibited weapons, in keeping with data with the Bexar County Jail, KSAT reported.
Cotter, Brad Simpson’s longstanding buddy and enterprise companion, is accused of hiding Simpson’s gun after they exchanged a sequence of ominous texts on Oct. 8, simply two days after his spouse went lacking and previous to Simpson’s arrest on Oct. 9.Â
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Based on Bexar County Courtroom data, James Cotter, 65, was charged with tampering or fabricating bodily proof with intent to impair an investigation. (Bexar County Jail)
“If you happen to’re in Bandera, are you able to haul a– to fulfill me at your home?” Simpson allegedly texted, in keeping with an affidavit. “I haven’t got a lot time.”
Cotter responded, “I will probably be there in 40 minutes.” Simpson then wrote again,”OK, be certain that and go away all that s— into the pump home, particularly the gun.”
“Sorry for the urgency however you are all I obtained particularly now…social media is destroying me,” Simpson allegedly added.
Later the identical day, Cotter texted Simpson, “Recover from right here!! I will not inform anybody,” adopted by the textual content, “You are my brother.”Â
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Cotter allegedly hid Simpson’s AK-47, concealing it within the wall of his dwelling, in keeping with authorities. Police mentioned the firearm, which was modified right into a “machine gun,” was not correctly registered.
Cotter was arrested on Oct. 21 and charged with tampering with proof and possessing a prohibited weapon, each third-degree felonies. He was launched from custody final month after having his bond decreased from $1 million to $100,000, the native outlet reported.
He can’t have contact with Brad Simpson or have possession of a firearm, and he was fitted with a GPS monitor, in keeping with the bond circumstances.
Authorities have mentioned his case is said to the investigation of Suzanne Simpson’s disappearance.Â
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Lacking Texas mother Suzanne Simpson is pictured along with her husband Brad Simpson. (Fb/Suzanne Simpson)
Suzanne went lacking on Oct. 6 after allegedly combating along with her husband of twenty-two years in entrance of their home in Olmos Park, within the San Antonio space, data present. Whereas her physique has not been recovered, authorities consider that Simpson “deliberately and knowingly induced the loss of life” of Suzanne “on or about Sunday, Oct. 6,” in keeping with the indictments.
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A neighbor reportedly noticed Simpson assault his spouse the night time of her disappearance and later heard screams coming from the woods close by, whereas the couple’s 5-year-old baby informed a college counselor that on the night of Oct. 6, her father allegedly “pushed her mom towards the wall, hit (bodily) her mom on the face and damage her mom’s elbow inside their residence” and in addition “turned off her mom’s cellphone as a result of they have been combating,” in keeping with the affidavit.Â
On Nov. 7, Brad was charged with Suzanne’s homicide.Â
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Brad Simpson reserving photograph. (Kendall County Sheriff’s Workplace)
On Dec. 3, a Bexar County grand jury indicted Simpson on two first-degree felony costs – homicide and aggravated assault with a lethal weapon inflicting critical bodily harm to a member of the family. These costs carry a most punishment of life in jail. He was additionally indicted on costs of tampering with a corpse, two extra counts of tampering with bodily proof, and possession of a prohibited weapon.Â
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Suzanne’s DNA was reportedly discovered on a “reciprocating noticed,” which legislation enforcement accuse Simpson of hiding, in keeping with indictment data and KABB reporting.Â
“Realizing that an investigation was in progress, specifically a lacking individuals investigation,” Simpson “did then and there . . . conceal a factor, specifically a reciprocating noticed” on Oct. 8, which was two days after his spouse vanished, the indictment reads.
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Suzanne Simpson disappeared in Texas reportedly after a struggle along with her husband. (Olmos Park Police)
The indictments additionally add that on Oct. 7 Simpson “did then and there, realizing that an offense had been dedicated, specifically a homicide, alter, destroy, and conceal a human corpse, with intent to impair its availability as proof in a subsequent investigation associated to the homicide.”
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Authorities mentioned there are not any indicators of Suzanne being alive since her husband allegedly assaulted her on Oct. 6, and that this has been verified by her cellphone data, monetary data, household, mates and colleagues.
