She was charged with five counts of child abuse and neglect. The television station reported that “police arrested Elizabeth’s mother, Kimberly Thomas, last year. The television station quoted the local district attorney as saying her home life was a troubled one. I don’t need help ruining my life, I am perfectly capable of doing that by myself.”Īccording to WSMV, Thomas was home schooled until her freshman year of high school. Take me away into the pits of no feeling and blackness. I’ve never welcomed death into my life but the doors are open now. I still love you and nothing will make me stop.” She also wrote, “I’m done, with everything. I’m building up my wall and locking the door this time. Why did I ever think someone would actually want me and not leave? It’s stupid I know. CNN reports that authorities accuse Cummins of grooming Thomas by playing on difficulties she was having at home.įive weeks ago she wrote, “I’m losing myself and you don’t care. One post says she wants to die and others refer to death and sadness. However, Thomas’ page is also filled with graphics that have a different and depressive tone – referring to herself as broken and ugly. #loveforever #love #myheartbelongstoone.”įriends have filled the page in turn with comments urging her to return. You are so important to me, I will never leave you, you will always have my heart, it belongs to you. I am here for you and I love you, even when you are having anxiety, even in your darkest times I would never choose anyone else. #myheartbelongstoone #tough #love #neverstop.”Īnd: “I want to be your steady hand when you are shaking, I want to lift you up when you fall and build you back up again. Three weeks ago, she wrote, “If the whole world were watching I’d still dance with you, drive highways and byways to be there with you. Cummins, 50, allegedly researched teen marriage before vanishing with Thomas, 15.Įlizabeth filled her page with generic love notes about soulmates and protectors. She is the subject of an Amber Alert in Tennessee. The high school has fired Cummins, who was suspended before the pair disappeared. Cummins reportedly told the tipster who called police that the girl was his 22-year-old wife.NEW PICTURE: Here's Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas at school in January, days before his alleged inappropriate contact with her. They were found after staying at least a night in a remote cabin 2,500 miles from home near Cecilville, California, near the Oregon border. Surveillance images showed them at a Walmart in Oklahoma City on March 15. Cummins, too, was gone, after borrowing his wife's Nissan Rogue and having recently filled prescriptions for erectile disfunction medicine and securing a $4,500 loan. It began March 13, when the girl, Elizabeth Thomas, went missing in Culleoka, Tennessee. When he was captured, Cummins, 50, told deputies "I'm glad this is over." Under Tennessee law, children 12 and older can choose to leave home unless under "force, threat or fraud." He also faces state charges of sexual contact with a minor and aggravated kidnapping, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said last month. The charge carries a minimum of 10 years.
Cummins was charged with one federal count of transportation of a minor across state lines for the purpose of criminal sexual intercourse, said Jack Smith, acting US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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