Amber Alert issued for missing Tennessee teen believed to be in Alabama
Update: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a YouTube video Wednesday that reportedly shows Tad Cummins refueling his silver Nissan Rogue, Monday, at a gas station in the area in which Elizabeth Thomas was last seen.
If you have information on Thomas' whereabouts, you are asked to call the Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office at (931) 375-8654 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
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The State of Alabama has issued a Child Abduction Emergency.
The Amber Alert is on behalf of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. TBI and ALEA says Mary Catherine "Elizabeth" Thomas, 15, was last seen on March 13. Investigators believe she is in danger and may be in the company of Tad Cummins, 50. The pair is believed to be in a silver Nissan Rogue with Tennessee license plate 976ZPT.
Thomas is 5' tall with blond hair and hazel eyes. Cummins is 6' tall with brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators believe Cummins may be in possession of two weapons.
A warrant has been issued for Cummins for sexual contact with a minor.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Thomas was last seen Monday morning at a Shoney's in Columbia, Tennessee where she was dropped off by a friend.
Investigators place Thomas in Decatur, Alabama around 3:00 Monday, but neither individual have any known connection to the area.
District Attorney General Cooper confirmed Cummins faces a charge of alleged sexual interaction with Thomas at the school where he taught and she was a student.
When the allegations surfaced, the school district suspended Cummins.
