Suzanne Simpson’s missing business partner’s husband has been charged after documents emerged

Brad Simpson, the husband of missing Texas saleswoman Suzanne Simpson, remains in custody accused of murdering the 51-year-old mother of four, and her longtime business partner was formally charged this week in the investigation.

James “Val” Cotter was indicted by a grand jury Monday on charges of tampering with evidence with intent to obstruct an investigation and possession of a prohibited weapon, according to Bexar County Jail records, KSAT reported.

Cotter, Brad Simpson’s old friend and business partner, is accused of hiding Simpson’s gun after the transaction. horror documentary series on Oct. 8, just two days after his wife went missing and before Simpson’s arrest on Oct. 9.

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“If you’re in Bandera, can you drag me to meet me at your house?” Simpson allegedly sent the text, according to the affidavit. “I don’t have much time.”

Cotter replied, “I’ll be there in 40 minutes.” Simpson then wrote back, “Okay, be sure and leave all that — in the pump house, especially the gun.”

“I’m sorry for the rush but you’re all I’ve got especially now…social media is killing me,” Simpson said.

Later that day, Cotter texted Simpson, “Come here!! I won’t tell anyone,” followed by the text, “You’re my brother.”

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Cotter allegedly hid Simpson’s AK-47, hiding it in the wall of his home, according to authorities. Police say the gun, which was changed to a “machine gun” was not properly registered.

Cotter was arrested on October 21 and charged with tampering with evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon, both third-degree felonies. He was released from custody last month after his bond was reduced from $1 million to $100,000, a local newspaper reported.

He cannot have contact with Brad Simpson or possess a gun, and is fitted with a GPS monitor, according to bond conditions.

Authorities said her case is related to the investigation into the disappearance of Suzanne Simpson.

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Missing Texas mother Suzanne Simpson is pictured with her husband Brad Simpson. (Facebook/Suzanne Simpson)

Suzanne he got lost on Oct. 6 after allegedly fighting with her husband of 22 years in front of their Olmos Park, San Antonio-area home, records show. Although her body has not been recovered, authorities believe Simpson “willfully or intentionally caused the death of Suzanne” on Sunday, October 6, according to the indictments.

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A neighbor reportedly saw Simpson beating his wife the night he disappeared and later heard crying in the nearby woods, and the couple’s 5-year-old child told a school counselor that on the night of October 6, his father allegedly “pushed him.” his mother put him against the wall, hit (in the dark) his mother’s face and injured his mother’s elbow inside where they live” and also “turned off his mother’s phone because they were fighting,” according to the affidavit.

On November 7, Brad was charged with Suzanne’s murder.

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Booking photo of Brad Simpson. (Kendall County Sheriff’s Office)

On December 3, a Bexar County grand jury indicted Simpson on two counts first offense charges – murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious injury to a family member. These crimes carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. He was also charged with abuse of a corpse, two other charges of tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a prohibited weapon.

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Suzanne’s DNA was reportedly found on a “reverse saw,” which law enforcement accuses Simpson of hiding, according to indictment records and KABB reporting.

“Knowing that the investigation is still ongoing, which is the missing persons investigation,” Simpson “did at the time … ie a reverse saw” on Oct. 8, which was two days after his wife disappeared, the indictment reads.

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Suzanne Simpson disappeared in Texas reportedly after a fight with her husband. (Olmos Park Police)

The charges also add that on October 7, Simpson “did at that time, knowing that a crime had been committed, to murder, alter, destroy, and conceal the body of a person, with the intent to prejudice its availability as evidence in a subsequent investigation in connection with the crime of murder.”

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Authorities said there have been no signs that Suzanne is alive since her husband beat her on October 6, and that this has been confirmed by her cell phone records, financial records, family, friends and co-workers.