The charge carries a minimum of 10 years. “This is yet another example of the value of the public helping us to rescue a kidnapping victim.”Īfter the capture, Cummins was charged with one federal count of transportations of a minor across state lines for the purpose of criminal sexual intercourse, said Jack Smith, acting US attorney for Middle District of Tennessee. “As we have said from the start, it only takes one tip,” Gwyn said. The main concern is for her emotional well-being, TBI Director Mark Gwyn said. As of Thursday evening, her family was waiting to communicate with her before speaking publicly. “The two obviously have a relationship … her response to us and to law enforcement escalated up and down.”Įlizabeth is in federal custody and arrangements are being made for her return home as soon as Friday. “It was a very traumatic experience for her. He described her condition as alternating between “stoic” and “emotional,” understandable given the circumstances, he said. Elizabeth was walking behind him and was detained. Snipers surrounded the cabin as Cummins exited the cabin and was taken into custody. Gilley confirmed that his team worked with a neighbor to draw Cummins out of the cabin in order to separate him from Elizabeth. When Cummins went outside, investigators were there to arrest him, O’Hare said. That next morning, the caretaker asked Cummins to come outside and help him build a rock wall on the property. The property caretaker called the sheriff’s department and helped them devise a plan to capture Cummins, O’Hare said,
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Their vehicle did not have license plates and he noticed that the young woman would not get out of the car when the man got out. He added that when Thomas wanted to share something she would whisper stuff in Cummins ear and then Cummins would repeat it. Cummins told O’Hare’s friend that he was 44 years old, the young woman with him was 22 and they were recently married. The friend told him something didn’t seem right, O’Hare said. 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.Ĭummins and Elizabeth stayed in one of these cabins in Cecilville, California, this week, the property's caretaker told CNN affiliate KOBI. 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. Timeline: From kissing allegation to 5-week manhunt “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. But the search for answers is far from over.
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