AMBER Alert Subject Elizabeth Thomas Found Safe, Teacher Tad Cummins Arrested
WASHINGTON — A man accused of running away with a former student has been found and arrested.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas were located in Northern California.
The 50-year-old man and 15-year-old girl were reported missing March 13from Columbia, Tenn.
The last confirmed sighting was recorded in Oklahoma City, when the two were seen on security cameras inside a Walmart March 15.
Cummins faces charges of sexual contact with a minor and aggravated kidnapping. TBI said he was believed to have had two guns in his possession.
A photo and witness reported the former teacher had inappropriate contact with his student.
Details about Cummins arrest were not immediately available.
