The husband of a lacking Massachusetts lady was arrested Sunday for allegedly deceptive investigators, in accordance with the workplace of Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey and native police.
Massachusetts State Police and native police took Brian Walshe, 46, of Cohasset, Massachusetts into custody after concluding they’d “probable cause” to consider he had misled investigators into the seek for his 39-year-old spouse, Ana Walshe. She has been lacking since New Year’s Day.
CBS Boston obtained and verified a voicemail from Brian Walshe to a pal of Ana’s in Washington D.C., the place Ana works. The pal mentioned the voicemail was left Wednesday, the identical day Ana was reported lacking to the police.
“Good afternoon, this is Brian Walshe. I hope all is going well. I was just reaching out to basically everybody I could. Ana hasn’t been in touch for a few days,” Brian mentioned within the voicemail. “If you know anyone that may have had contact with her, you know I am trying to call everyone. I am sorry to bother you. I am sure everything is fine.”
Photo Via Cohasset Police
The announcement of Brian Walshe’s arrest got here after Massachusetts State Police and native police mentioned in a joint assertion that their floor seek for Ana Walshe or proof associated to her disappearance concluded Saturday.
A specialised State Police unit skilled in search and rescue operations, three Ok-9 groups and the State Police Air Wing searched wooded areas close to Walshe’s dwelling Saturday. State Police divers searched a small stream and a pool however didn’t discover something, the assertion mentioned. The Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council additionally helped with the search.
Walshe, the mom of three younger kids, was final seen per week in the past in her Cohasset dwelling, police mentioned.
She was reported lacking Wednesday by her husband in Cohasset and her employer in Washington, in accordance with The Patriot Ledger. The couple owns a house in Washington and Walshe commutes through the week for work at an actual property firm, her buddies mentioned.
While police looked for Walshe on Friday, there was a hearth at a house in Cohasset she owned till final 12 months. The dwelling was offered in March. State Police and native investigators decided the reason for the hearth was unintentional. The present occupants escaped safely.
The investigation into Walshe’s disappearance is ongoing. Authorities returned to her dwelling Sunday, whereas detectives from Cohasset and the State Police had been additionally in Washington investigating, in accordance with The Boston Globe.
In 2018, the US District Court charged Brian Walshe with fraud for promoting two faux Andy Warhol work. He pleaded responsible to a number of fees in 2021 and had been on dwelling confinement pending his sentencing.
Cohasset police mentioned Walshe’s disappearance and her husband’s case appear to be two very separate issues, The Boston Globe reported.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on the newest fees in Quincy District Court. It was unclear if Brian Walshe has an legal professional and a cellphone quantity for him couldn’t be discovered.