New York Post
By Shannon Thaler
Published Oct. 9, 2023, 1:10 p.m. ET
Exxon Mobil’s head of shale operations was jailed on a sexual assault charge as his longtime employer reportedly plans to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources in a multibillion-dollar deal.
David Scott was arrested early Thursday at a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, for second-degree felony assault — a charge that defines certain types nonconsensual sexual contact — according to Bloomberg.
The hotel is located just about 15 miles northwest of Exxon’s headquarters in Spring, Texas, which is set on a 385-acre campus and caters to 10,000 staffers, the outlet reported.