A Tennesee man who kidnapped a teen girl in March 2018 reportedly wants a reduction in the prison sentence handed down to him earlier this month in federal court. A lawyer for convicted child predator Tad Cummins’ filed an appeal Wednesday on his behalf. Associated Press reports that former Maury County high school teacher Tad …
A teen girl sobbed in the U.S. District Court in Nashville court on Wednesday as she came face to face with the man who kidnapped her and sexually assaulted for over a month before his capture last year. NBC News reports that 52-year-old former high school teacher Tad Cummins was sentenced to 20 years in …
After kidnapped teen Elizabeth Thomas left Tennessee with her former teacher, Tad Cummins, she started losing hope that she would see or talk to any of her family again. “I saw it on FOX News one time in a hotel,” Elizabeth said, explaining the first time she learned the nation was searching for her. At …
The Tennessee girl who vanished earlier this year with former teacher Tad Cummins said that as she feared for her life while with him, the public perception of her became skewed, as people reportedly began forming opinions before truly understanding what happened. “[People] think they know what happened,” Elizabeth Thomas said in an exclusive interview …
In her first on-air interview, Tennessee girl Elizabeth Thomas sat down to discuss what happened before, during, and after the 38 days her former teacher, Tad Cummins, reportedly abducted her. Elizabeth was just 15 when she disappeared from her Columbia, Tennessee, home in March 2017. Her disappearance sparked an AMBER Alert and a nationwide hunt after …
Apparently, former health sciences teacher Tad Cummins is trying to get out jail by claiming he’s not allowed to talk privately with his lawyer. Prosecutors said that Cummins’ allegation is simply not true. Tennessean reports that Cummins, 51, and his lawyer, Assistant Public Defender Dumaka Shabazz, filed a motion last Friday that claimed they’ve been denied …
The defense attorney for former teacher Tad Cummins filed a motion on Thursday, asking for an extension on Cummins’ upcoming federal court trial in Tennessee. WHNT reports that Cummins, 50, wants his July 25 hearing extended to January 2018 so that his legal team will have enough time to research and prepare. The former high school …
– New footage obtained by ABC’s 20/20 shows Elizabeth leaving her home
– She gets into an unknown vehicle with several bags
– The same day, she disappeared with Tad Cummins
– The pair were on the run for 39 days before capture
– The footage was taken by a home surveillance camera at the Thomas residence
– Authorities found the pair in a remote cabin in Cecilville, California on April 20
– Cummins may now face life in prison
Former teacher and alleged kidnapper, Tad Cummins, is on his way back to Tennessee from California to face charges stemming from the alleged abduction of a teenage girl. People reports that Cummins’ defense lawyer, Ben Galloway, said that the suspect left on Tuesday evening. He’s being transported by the U.S. Marshals Service, which generally means they are …
Griffin Barry, a California cabin caretaker who called police after alleged kidnapper Tad Cummins showed up and asked him for work, received a $10,000 reward on Friday in Columbia, Tennessee. Barry, a Brentwood, Tennessee, native, moved to California with hardly any money to get a fresh start. When Cummins, 50, arrived with teen, Elizabeth Thomas, and …
Tad Cummins, the former teacher accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student, Elizabeth Thomas, reportedly bought a small watercraft and had plans to sneak into Mexico with the teen. A new motion filed on Monday against Cummins states that the 50-year-old planned to go to San Diego and use the watercraft to transport himself and Elizabeth …
Pharmacies should be on alert for Tad Cummins, the Tennessee teacher who kidnapped his student Elizabeth Thomas almost a month ago. Cummins and Thomas have been on the loose since March 13, when they disappeared from Columbia, Tennessee. They are believed to be with limited resources — we know that Cummins likely had somewhere near …
