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This blurt is coming to Inverness on Thursday. As it's local I'm going to go see if I can get a chat with him Anyone got a message they would like me to pass on while I'm there ?? Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte to appear in court after warrant is issued for his arrest over trial no-show 6 Jul 2013 08:32 WHYTE failed to appear as a witness in the trial of his two former housekeepers who face charges of stealing from his Highland home. A warrant has now been issued for his arrest. Craig Whyte Lynne Cameron/PA Wire DISGRACED former Rangers owner Craig Whyte will appear at court next week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He will attend Inverness Sheriff Court on Thursday to explain why he failed to appear as a witness in the trial of his two former housekeepers. An arrest warrant was granted for Whyte, who was in Monaco when the case against Terence Horan, 53, and Jane Hagan, 50, was called on June 10. They face charges of stealing from Whyte’s Highland home at Castle Grant, near Grantown-on-Spey, Inverness-shire. It is believed his lawyers contacted the procurator fiscal’s office and have arranged for him to appear personally to explain why he failed to turn up If Whyte’s explanation doesn’t satisfy the sheriff, he could be punished on the day or have sentence deferred until after the trial. ']Last month, Whyte’s estranged wife Kim turned up at the trial and was waiting in the witness room for her husband. When he didn’t turn up, she was asked if she could contact him. Whyte told fiscal depute Kelly Mitchell he was abroad and believed he had been countermanded as a witness because he claimed he received a letter from the Crown Office saying the case had been dropped ]He added that he now believed the letter was false. ]Hagan and Horan are alleged to have stolen items including a quad bike, quantities of coins and Dutch guilders, a silver photograph frame, a hip flask and cups, three sets of cufflinks, a fuel card, a telescope and case.