That student then reported it to the school the next day after speaking with Cummins. On January 23rd, a student reportedly spotted Cummins kissing Thomas in his classroom and was described to be "freaked out" by the incident. Wife Of AMBER ALERT Suspect Pleads For Him To Come Homeĭocuments obtained by NewsChannel 5 detailed the alleged inappropriate relationship between the two. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation believed the teenager is in the custody of 50-year-old Tad Cummins, a former Culleoka Unit School teacher. It has been a week since Thomas went missing from Columbia. One of her last posts was about Beauty and the Beast and contained the saying, “every beauty needs her beast to protect her from everything but him.The Maury County teenager who vanished with her alleged kidnapper warned a family member about the disappearance, according to the family attorney's office.ġ5-year-old Elizabeth Thomas reportedly told a sibling on the day of her disappearance that if she did not return by 6 p.m., to call police. Thomas also wrote about being broken, ugly, and wanting to die.
Thomas’ Instagram profile calls her a “wife” and contains numerous recent graphics about love and soulmates, but some of her posts were disturbing.
Initially, authorities said the pair was found in a commune, but it turned out that wasn’t the case, reports the Tennessean.Īuthorities were planning a news conference to release further details about the capture. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kelly Giordano told the Tennessean that “Cummins’ vehicle was found in their California jurisdiction Wednesday night” April 19.
Authorities have released almost no information about Cummins’ arrest, and it’s not clear whether Thomas will say she went willingly. (Instagram)īefore disappearing together, both the teacher and student wrote constantly about love and soulmates on their respective Instagram pages. In a press release, authorities said Cummins and Thomas were located in a Cecilville, California cabin not far from the Oregon/California border.Įlizabeth Thomas’ Instagram page. “Tad Cummins is under arrest,” TBI added. Thomas, 15, “has been safely recovered in Northern California,” reported the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on April 20. Prosecutors said the state has an aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor charge available to it. They said the pair was found in a “remote area” and that Thomas will be flying back home on a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation aircraft. “It only takes one tip,” TBI officials said. They said they had received a tip from the public that led to Cummins’ capture, and that they expect criminal charges will keep him behind bars for quite some time. “She will soon be back home,” authorities said in the news conference. The pair has been found safe in a northern California cabin, said TBI. You can watch the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation news conference above.Įlizabeth Thomas, a Tennessee high school freshman was on the run with Cummins, a 50-year-old married teacher, for more than a month. Tennessee authorities have announced the arrest of Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins, and they say that his 15-year-old former student is safe.
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