Missing woman's husband detained after skeletal remains found

Her husband, Scott Morris, was taken into custody and was being booked late Tuesday at the Oxford magistrate's office.

A judge has signed a court order granting emergency custody of the Morrises' 6-year-old daughter to her maternal grandparents. A hearing will be held Friday.

Kelly Morris, 28, was last seen at her home on Sept. 3, 2008.

The following day, the house she shared with her family, including her husband, caught fire, which officials ruled was arson. Hours afterward, authorities found Morris' car about a mile from her home with her keys, purse and cell phone inside.

Since her disappearance, authorities and volunteers have searched numerous times to find her.

Investigators are awaiting confirmation of the official identity of the remains from the State Medical Examiner's Office.

The sheriff would not say Tuesday what the charges against Scott Morris are, and officials would not allow WRAL News access to the arrest paperwork, which is a matter of public record.

Investigators have called Scott Morris a person of interest in her disappearance, and he has been a focus of investigators in multiple search warrants related to the case.