![]() ![]() ![]() He added that a friend of his was also at the property and saw the couple. The cabin's caretaker spoke to the couple, O'Hare said. He was not on the property when the pair was there. The cabin is close to a commune called Black Bear Ranch but it's not part of the commune, said the cabin's owner, Monk O'Hare. The TBI earlier had said the two were found in a commune, but later backed off that description. ![]() They confirmed through the VIN number that it belonged to Cummins. Siskiyou County deputies searched the area and found a silver Nissan Rogue parked outside the cabin, TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said. The caller said Cummins had taken up residence in Cecilville, about two hours from the nearest police station. The break came when someone encountered Cummins in Siskiyou County, more than 2,000 miles from Culleoka, and called the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tip line. Surveillance video showed the pair at a Walmart in Oklahoma City on March 15. Cummins had been suspended after a student reported seeing them kissing in a classroom. The pair disappeared as a police investigation into their relationship was heating up. NEWS ALERT: Tad Cummins is under arrest and Elizabeth Thomas has been safely recovered in Northern California. "Now begins another hard chapter, but for now, we celebrate." "There aren't words in the English language to describe the level of relief and elation experienced by the Thomas family," said Jason Whatley, attorney for the family. Cummins face federal and state charges stemming from her disappearance.īut the search for answers is far from over. The arrest ends a nationwide manhunt that began on March 13, when Cummins fled with Elizabeth from their small town of Culleoka, Tennessee. The cabin's caretaker alerted law enforcement to their presence and helped them hatch a plan to draw Cummins from the residence unarmed and without Thomas, the cabin's owner told CNN. The pair spent one night in the cabin before the arrest, but they may have been in the area for about a week, Gilley said. Mike Gilley.Įlizabeth Thomas was found safe in a remote cabin in Cecilville, northwest of Redding. "I'm glad this is over," 50-year-old Tad Cummins said after his arrest, according to Siskiyou County sheriff's Sgt. Anyone who sees someone who resembles him or Elizabeth should call 911 or the Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office at (931) 375-8654, or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.(CNN) - After five weeks on the run, a Tennessee teacher who kidnapped and fled with his 15-year-old student was arrested Thursday deep in the mountains of northern California, authorities said. READ also: Did school faculty blame kidnap-girl Elizabeth Thomas for her own abduction?Ĭummins is on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, and may be armed. Kearney is due north of Oklahoma City, and less than a seven-hour drive. Sunday’s McDonald’s sighting has not been yet confirmed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which did confirm a recently discovered March 15 sighting at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma City. READ also: Elizabeth Thomas told friend she and Tad Cummins plan to head out West Cummings was a teacher and Thomas a student at Culleoka Unit High School in Columbia, and the pair is believed to have carried on a romantic relationship known to both teachers and students. The KPD’s post said people should still be on the lookout for the 2015 Silver Nissan Rogue the pair is believed to have been driving when they left Columbia, Tennessee, on March 13. The post also included photos of a dark-colored pickup truck the KPD said the pair may have been driving. “It is possible we had a spotting of the victim and suspect of a Columbia, TN Amber Alert in Kearney this evening,” the KPD wrote in the Facebook post. The image was reportedly taken from a McDonald’s surveillance camera with a time stamp of just after 6 p.m. The Kearney Police Department posted an image to its Facebook page of a couple matching the description of Elizabeth Thomas, 15, and Tad Cummins, 50. The missing teen and the suspect behind a three-week old Amber Alert may have been spotted in Kearney, Nebraska on Sunday. UPDATE: Images shared by a police agency in Nebraska have been determined to not be Tad Cummins & Elizabeth Thomas. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) determined that the duo sited in Nebraska was not Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas. ![]()
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