"Here the evidence of danger is substantial," Holmes said. The 50-year-old married teacher, who is a father and grandfather, said the sexual relationship with the girl began the first night after they disappeared March 13, FBI Agent Utley Noble said during testimony at a detention hearing in a federal court in Nashville.įederal prosecutors had argued that Cummins was a flight risk and a danger because he took advantage of a vulnerable girl and traveled with her across the country to have sex. That decision came after an FBI agent testified that the teacher Tad Cummins told authorities he had sex with the girl most nights during the 38 days he was on the run with her. (AP) - A federal judge on Friday ordered a Tennessee schoolteacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old student held until trial, saying he is a flight risk and a danger to the community.
(Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office via AP) Authorities credit the caretaker of a remote northern California property for helping police find her and arrest her alleged abductor, fired teacher Tad Cummins. The girl is being evaluated and treated by mental health experts specializing in trauma, lawyer Jason Whatley said in a press release. A 15-year-old Tennessee student who was allegedly kidnapped by her teacher and taken to California is back home, a lawyer for the girl's family said Friday, April 21, 2017. If a motion for relief is filed, the government will respond in 14 days.In this Apphoto released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office is Tad Cummins. On Friday, the court appointed the Federal Public Defender’s Office to determine whether Cummins is entitled to relief. He also notes that he has been consistently attending Christian worship services during his incarceration.Ĭummins says his medical issues “pose a clear and present danger” to his health and life and that these reasons in addition to his conduct behind bars should be taken into account for immediate release or release to serve in home confinement at his daughter’s house in Columbia.
Cummins also stated that he suffers from allergies and “a daily pain from an old neck fracture.”Ĭummins says that he has not received any disciplinary infractions since being incarcerated and has worked the entire time in education as a tutor for GED and ESL classes. I also suffer from gastroesophogeal reflux disease and am prescribed Omeprazole 20mg daily,” said Cummins in his appeal letter. I suffer from obesity, and the COVID-19 lockdown has completely derailed my effort to develop an exercise program to address this problem. “I presently suffer from severe hypertension and am currently being treated with three daily medications: Lisinopril 40mg, Amlodipine 5mg, and Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg. In a letter written to federal judge Aleta Trauger, and provided to News 2, Tad Cummins asked for “immediate release or release to home confinement under the CARES Act.” Cummins also appealed to Trauger that he falls under the category “of individuals considered high risk of death from the COVID-19 virus.” (WKRN) - A former Maury County teacher sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2017 kidnapping of his 15-year-old student wants to be released due to COVID-19 concerns.
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