![]() We’re also grateful for the public’s support and vigilance throughout this search effort.” Cummins has been charged with transportation of a minor across state lines for the purpose of criminal sexual intercourse, stated Jack Smith, acting US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. We are extremely thankful the hard work of all partners in this search has paid off. What happened in California this morning, however, proves it only takes one person to lead to a successful end. Gwyn said, “Our intelligence analysts and agents have worked tirelessly since issuing this AMBER Alert to process more than 1,500 leads from all 50 states. TWI Director Mark Gwyn said that Thomas was found “healthy and unharmed.” Arrangements are being made for her travel home, placing an utmost concern for her well-being, Gwyn said. They monitored the car and arrested Cummins when the sun rose. When the authorities arrived at the spot where someone from Siskiyou County, California claimed that Cummins was living, they found a Nissan Rogue parked outside with VIN numbers matching the one registered to Cummins. The remote, unincorporated community along the Salmon River, two hours from the nearest police station, could have been a great place to hide from the authorities if their faces had not been plastered on TVs across the country. Police knew he was driving his Nissan Rogue and had been spotted in Oklahoma City on March 15 but from there the trail went cold.įinally, a tip came into the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tip line from someone that spotted Cummins and was able to tell authorities that he was residing in a cabin in Cecilville. Now begins another hard chapter, but for now, we celebrate.”Ĭummins was reported by another student that saw him kissing Thomas in his classroom, sparking their disappearance a few weeks later on March 13. The family’s attorney Jason Whatley said on behalf of the family, “There aren’t words in the English language to describe the level of relief and elation experienced by the Thomas family. ![]() According to the Thomas’s sister Kat Thomas, the two were found in Cecilville, California. ![]()
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