Posted on 04/20/2017 2:38:13 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Found! Amber Alert teacher, 50, arrested and his ex-student, 15, found safe near a remote northern California commune five weeks after pair vanished from Tennessee
Former Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins was arrested this morning near a remote commune in northern California and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas whom he was alleged to have kidnapped was found unharmed nearly 2,500 miles from home after an intense five-week search.
At a press conference held Thursday afternoon, TBI spokesperson Josh DeVine recounted how a tip from a resident led to Cummins' capture and Thomas' recovery.
According to the official, at around 11pm on Wednesday, TBI got a call from a man saying he may have encountered the wanted pair and that the two of them were believed to have taken up residence in Cecilville, California - a very isolated and rural area near the Oregon border - within the last week and a half.
TBI then contacted the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office and learned that investigators there had received the same tip from the same person who contacted the Tennessee agency.
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Or rather I would say she did not remain with him voluntarily.
Why? Take a look at her in the picture of them in the store. Have you ever seen a teen girl who did not fix herself up for her boyfriend?
Her hair is lank, she is wearing no make-up and she is wearing clothes that conceal rather then reveal.
She is also not cuddling up to him.
Not the typical teen in love.
She left of her own free will, but some say she was brainwashed. But I have read that under Tennessee law, if she insists she went willingly and had no sexual contact with him, there is nothing the state can do. Since he took her across state lines, maybe the Feds can do something to him.
Actually, it’s Siskiyou County, whose county seat is Yreka.
She changed the color of her hair and wore clothing that concealed her body to disguise herself. She had plenty of opportunities to yell out for help like when they were in the Walmart in Oklahoma but didn’t.
She was with him because she wanted to be.
I lived in remote areas of Del Norte for years, and I’ve never heard of Cecilville.
Oops. Siskiyou County. County jail is in Yreka, CA.
Local: http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/
Redding paper has it:
http://www.redding.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/20/nissan-rogue-used-tad-cummins-found-northern-california/99544310/
shes in love and will marry him in 3 years in prison,you heard it here first.
It should be clarified that it was a photo of a cabin on the Black Bear Ranch property, not where they were found, and I’ve yet to find anything that says they stayed in the cabin before they were ‘asked to leave.’
Considering the road to the commune, I don’t even know if they made it actually to BBR. Travel time right now is literally 2 hours from the closest highway turn off, and it is about a five hour drive around to where they were eventually found.
Venturing a guess, they made it to Blue Sky Ranch, saying their intention was to become residents of Black Bear, someone there recognized them from media coverage, passed them keys to a cabin along with directions for a long drive, then started making phone calls to police. I sincerely doubt his vehicle would have been up to the challenge of navigating the road to BBR under present conditions.
Because her body was so well know?
He bought the hair dye.
She had plenty of opportunities to yell out for help like when they were in the Walmart in Oklahoma but didn’t.
Your family will never want you back. They hate you. They gave you to me. I will kill you if you try to get away.
Plenty of cases where the kidnap victim was allowed out, even out of the kidnappers control and never tried to get away.
Everything about her screams that she is not with her boyfriend or the man she loves. Teenage girls in love are gooey to the point of being nauseating. She does not even want to touch him.
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reported the following:
On Wednesday, April 19, at about 9 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a tip that a vehicle matching the description of Tennessee kidnap suspect, Mr. Tad Cummins, 50, was observed in the Cecilville area of Siskiyou County.
Cecilville is a small rural community located in a mountainous area of the county about 68 miles southwest of the county seat, Yreka. According to reports, a male adult and a young female were staying in a cabin off of Eddy Gulch Road in Cecilville. Deputies responded to the scene and verified that the vehicle, a 2015 Nissan Rogue, silver in color, matched the description broadcast nationwide via an Amber Alert dated March 13. The original broadcast indicated the kidnap suspect; Mr. Cummins, was possibly armed with two firearms, which prompted a tactical response by the Department’s Special Response Team (SRT).
The SCSO SRT responded to the scene, established a perimeter around the cabin believed to be occupied by Mr. Cummins and his juvenile female victim and elected to wait until morning to arrest the suspect when he exited the cabin. A citizen who befriended the suspect and victim assisted SRT members at the scene. On Thursday, April 20, shortly after 9:30 a.m., Mr. Cummins exited the cabin and was taken into custody by SCSO SRT members without incident. The female victim exited the
cabin and was walking behind Cummins. She was detained at the scene for her protection and to facilitate further investigation and victim services. Two loaded handguns were recovered in the cabin along with various personal items belonging to both Mr. Cummins and his female victim.
The victim appeared to be in good health and Mr. Cummins was cooperative with law enforcement authorities at the scene. Mr. Cummins was transported to the Siskiyou County Jail in Yreka and booked on a Maury County, TN fugitive arrest warrant for aggravated kidnapping. Contact has been initiated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI) investigators. Memphis FBI and TBI investigators are en route to Siskiyou County to continue their on-going investigation. The kidnapping victim has been transferred to FBI Agents assigned to the Redding, CA office. She will undergo a forensic interview and as a crime victim, receive the care that she needs at this time. Mr. Cummins will be arraigned on Friday, April 21 at 10 a.m. Mr. Cummins also faces local charges for kidnapping and possession of stolen property. These and other charges are pending review by Siskiyou County District Attorney, Kirk Andrus.
According to Sheriff Jon Lopey, “I would like to commend the citizens that played a role in bringing Mr. Cummins’ activities to our attention, which led to a response by members of the Siskiyou County Seriff’s Office. I am proud of the men and women ofthis Department that played a role in this potentially dangerous surveillance and arrest, especially the Special Response Team responsible for the safe and successful resolution of this 6-week ordeal. The SRT worked in freezing weather conditions but resolved this mission without anyone getting hurt, which was a good day for our Department, the female victim, and her family. Like any major crime perpetrated against a young teenager, this case is a difficult one and will plague the victim, her family, friends, and the law enforcement officers and agents involved in the case for years to come. On behalf of the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, I would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to the victim, her family, friends, and the all involved law enforcement officers and other members of the justice system as this investigation continues to achieve justice for all concerned.“
Anyone with any information about the activities of Mr. Cummins or his victim is urged to contact the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office 24-hour Dispatch Center at (530) 841-2900
Source: http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20170420/NEWS/170429953
Jonah Goldberg got some 'splainin' to do.
Still wondering when Elizabeth turns 16. Her DOB is not listed anywhere.
Do you know what jail?
It will be Siskiyou County Jail in Yreka, CA.
I hope and pray that those of you on this thread who say that she went “willingly” NEVER have a child or grandchild that has been seduced and led astray in this fashion. If you do and post on here I’ll be as callous to you all as you are to this child. Yes, I say child because she’s under the age of consent in TN. I hope none of you ever have a child that’s been raped. If you believe that this is okay then you’re all on the side of pedophiles and I hope you rot in hell!!!
THANK YOU RIO!!
Now...Joe....can you do some magic here?
In the Walmart pic, she did not looked distressed at all.
Wise words here by you. I congratulate you on your insight in this matter.
Sheriff Office has an online app to list names of those in custody. Can’t get it to run on my PC. Here:
https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/content/custody-division-in-custody-information
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