THE screams of a woman who has been missing for three days were heard by her worried neighbors on the night she disappeared.
Suzanne Clark Simpson, 51, has been missing since Sunday night – after she got into an altercation with her husband, Brad Simpson, police said.
Brad Simpson’s mugshot as he was booked into the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday[/caption]
Suzanne Clark Simpson, who was last seen wearing a black dress and heels[/caption]
Police search the Simpsons’ home in Olmos Park, which is just miles from downtown San Antonio[/caption]
Suzanne and Brad Simpson, who have been married for 22 years, in 2013[/caption]
As the search ramps up for the missing real estate agent, Brad was arrested on Wednesday for family violence charges in connection to his wife. The couple has been married for 22 years and have four kids together.
The Olmos Park Police Department said investigators found evidence and heard eyewitness testimony that there was a physical altercation that occurred between the couple on Sunday night at their home in Olmos Park, Texas, which is a suburb of San Antonio.
Suzanne was last seen at a private club called The Argyle on Sunday evening for a party. She was last spotted wearing a long black dress and heels.
An arrest warrant affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate KSAT-TV said that a neighbor told cops he heard Brad, 53, and Suzanne arguing outside his bedroom window sometime between 10 and 11 pm on Sunday.
When the neighbor looked out his window, he said he saw the couple, who have been married for 22 years, in a physical altercation where Suzanne was trying to get away from Brad.
The neighbor told cops that Brad “was clearly attempting to keep Ms. Simpson from running away,” the affidavit said.
He told police he saw the couple walking away before he later heard two or three screams coming from a woodsy area near their homes, the affidavit said.
About an hour later, the neighbor saw Brad leave the house in his 2019 black GMC pickup truck before returning a few hours later.
The affidavit said that on Monday afternoon, their kid’s school called Brad to tell him that their child hadn’t been picked up from school.
Brad told police that Suzanne usually picks up their kid from school, according to the affidavit.
He reported his wife as missing on Monday night, nearly 24 hours after she was last seen.
Police interviewed workers at the school where one of their kids attends on Tuesday afternoon, the affidavit said.
Their daughter told staff that her parents were “fighting,” and that her dad hurt her mom and took her phone away, the affidavit said.
The kid also reported that Suzanne had a bruise on her elbow.
Timline of Suzanne Clark Simpson’s disappearance
Suzanne Clark Simpson, a real estate agent and mom of four, has been missing since Sunday evening.
Sunday, October 6
6 pm – 9 pm: Suzanne is seen at The Argyle in Alamo Heights
Between 10 pm and 11 pm: Suzanne and her husband Brad have a physical altercation outside their home, their neighbor told police
Monday, October 7
3 pm: Suzanne and Brad’s kid’s school calls Brad to tell him that their daughter hasn’t been picked up from school
Evening: Brad reports his wife is missing
Tuesday, October 8
Evening: Police search the Simpsons’ home in Olmos Park
Wednesday, October 9
1:30 am – Brad Simpson is arrested by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office
4:02 am – Brad Simpson is booked into Kendall County Sheriff’s Office on charges of assault causing bodily injury-family violence and unlawful restraint
Olmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas said that Brad was “uncooperative” with police and even missed an appointment he had to speak to cops about his wife’s disappearance.
COPS INVESTIGATE TRUCK
Brad was booked early Wednesday morning on charges of assault causing bodily injury-family violence and unlawful restraint, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.
Cops are now looking for tips about Brad’s black pickup truck – even though they know where it is.
“The truck is not missing,” Villegas confirmed.
“What we’re looking for is maybe people who saw it somewhere that might have been unusual or they spotted it somewhere that could indicate that it was suspicious.”
As long as she’s missing, we’ll continue to search for her in any possible area where she may be missing or possibly located.”
Deon Cockrell
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the Olmos Park Police Department for comment.
Police were seen searching in the wooded area near the Simpsons’ home in Olmos Park on Tuesday evening.
Texas Department of Safety Sergeant Deon Cockrell told local CBS affiliate KENS that officials are “looking for anything.”
“As long as she’s missing, we’ll continue to search for her in any possible area where she may be missing or possibly located,” he said.
“We want to cover ground as much and as fast as we can so nothing gets cold or if she is injured or something, that we can get to her before she’s incapacitated. Or, worst case, somewhat further away.”
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the DPS for comment.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or chat at thehotline.org.
Police search the wooded area near the Simpsons’ home[/caption]
Cops search the home of Suzanne Clark Simpson, a real estate agent[/caption]
