Detained husband of missing Texas mom files motion to see his children, argues he isn't a 'flight risk'

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The lawyer for nan hubby of Suzanne Simpson, nan missing Texas mom of four, revenge a mobility requesting to spot his 4 children while successful custody.

Brad Simpson’s court-appointed attorney, Stephen Gilmore, penned nan petition successful a mobility submitted to Bexar County Court No. 7 Monday. Gilmore based on nan tribunal should let nan 53-year-old to beryllium successful interaction pinch his 4 children since nary of his children are progressive successful his charges and he is not considered a "flight risk."

"[Brad Simpson’s] children are not complainants successful this aliases immoderate case, nor has nan authorities alleged immoderate grounds to propose that this information is immoderate measurement related to nan information of nan organization aliases an alleged victim," Gilmore wrote successful nan letter, obtained by nan San Antonio Express News.

"Further, suspect is not a formation risk. Therefore, counsel requests that nan nary interaction bid beryllium modified to licence ‘no harmful aliases injurious contact.’"

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Missing mom Suzanne and hubby Brad Simpson

Missing Texas mom Suzanne Simpson pinch hubby Brad Simpson.  (Facebook/Suzanne Simpson)

Simpson has been down bars for astir 2 weeks since his Oct. 9 arrest, and nan conditions of his detention do not let him to person interaction pinch his children.

His children are 20, 18, 15 and 5 years old.

Simpson was initially charged pinch battle of a family personnel causing bodily Injury, unlawful restraint and possession of a prohibited weapon. On Wednesday, he was charged pinch tampering/fabricating beingness evidence. 

He is being held connected $3 cardinal bond.

James Valle Cotter

According to Bexar County Court records, James Valle Cotter, 65, was charged pinch tampering aliases fabricating beingness grounds pinch intent to impair an investigation. His enslaved was group astatine $500,000.  (Bexar County Jail)

The caller charges came aft Simpson allegedly asked his longtime business associate, James Valle Cotter, 65, to hide a weapon wrong his home.

According to KENS5, Cotter allegedly agreed to hide an AK-47 successful his San Antonio home, concealing it wrong a wall.

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The news outlet reported Monday that an K-9 squad from nan Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives helped find nan AK-47.

Cotter was arrested nan aforesaid time for allegedly hiding nan gun. He was accused of tampering pinch grounds and not being truthful pinch rule enforcement. His enslaved was group astatine $500,000.

Suzanne Simpson vanished successful Texas

Suzanne Simpson vanished successful Texas, reportedly aft a conflict pinch her husband. (Olmos Park Police)

Suzanne Simpson has been missing for complete 2 weeks. She disappeared Oct. 6 aft reportedly fighting pinch her hubby of 22 years successful Olmos Park successful nan San Antonio area. 

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On Oct. 6, location was a "disturbance" betwixt nan Simpsons astatine nan Argyle, a nine successful nan San Antonio area, Olmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas said astatine a erstwhile news conference. 

Missing mom Suzanne Simpson

The Texas Department of Public Safety released a caller photograph of missing mom Suzanne Simpson from nan nighttime she disappeared. (The Texas Department of Public Safety)

A neighbour told constabulary he saw Brad and Suzanne physically fighting that nighttime and later heard screams from a adjacent wooded area, according to an apprehension affidavit.

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The neighbour observed that "Ms. Simpson was attempting to get distant from Mr. Simpson's grasp arsenic he tried to propulsion her downwards," nan study continued. 

About an hr later, nan neighbour reportedly saw Brad Simpson’s achromatic GMC pickup walking disconnected and return an hr aliases 2 later.

Fox News Digital's Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report.

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is simply a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. 

Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and connected X: @s_rumpfwhitten.

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