A complicated web of questions appears after new details are published in the case of a missing woman last observed in Raleigh County.

Sheriff Scott Van Meter says that Mary Cathleen Haley-Scott is wanted by officials in Smyth County, Virginia for grand robbery. Haley Scott was charged by a Grand Jury on December 10, 2019, then reported missing on December 16, 2019.

Mrs. Haley-Scott is a 32-year-old white woman. She was last detected in the Raleigh County area late last week. She was driving a Blue 2020 Kia passenger car with Virginia Temporary registration URV3345.

The indictment happened one day after Haley-Scott registered a private warrant for an alleged assault from her estranged husband.

Van Meter tells that her location and condition are still unexplained at this moment but all leads re being followed up on about her disappearance. Van Meter explains her estranged husband, William Scott, has been and remains to be assisting with the investigation.

According to court records, William J. Scott of Rainelle, WV was captured on a private warrant for misdemeanor assault on a family member, which was registered by Mary Cathleen Haley-Scott. Scott turned himself in on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at 11:42 am.

According to a checklist for bail determinations, Scott listed his place of employment as WV State Police for 26 years. WV State Police spokesperson tells that Scott is a retired member, who is a current civilian employee.

Magistrate Dane Little recorded that Mr. Scott pronounced: “he has not observed his ex-wife in months, and so helpful and kind”.

He was freed on a recognizance bond and has a court date on January 7, 2020, at 1 pm.