Tad Cummins Left Note For Wife, Needs Heart Medication: Maury DA

COLUMBIA, TN — Suspected kidnapper Tad Cummins left a note for his wife the day he and his former student, 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas, disappeared, the Maury County district attorney announced. DA Brent Cooper also said that Cummins, 50, should be running low on blood pressure medication and is due for a refill soon.

While Cooper did not elaborate on the content of the note, he said it was clear it was a red herring to buy time for Cummins, the former Culleoka Unit School teacher alleged to have abducted Thomas March 13.

Cooper asked that pharmacy employees across the country keep an eye out for Cummins and Thomas, as the former may try to refill his prescription.

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Though missing more than a month and the subject of a nation-wide search, there has been only one confirmed sighting of the pair — at an Oklahoma City Walmart March 15 — since Thomas was dropped off at a Columbia Shoney's March 13

Thomas is a 15-year-old white female, with hazel eyes, stands 5 feet tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a flannel shirt and black leggings.

Cummins is a white male, who stands 6 feet tall, weighs approximately 200 pounds, and has brown hair and eyes. He’s believed to be armed with two handguns and was last seen driving a Silver Nissan Rogue with TN license plate 976ZPT. Anyone who spots the SUV and can verify the license plate should call 911.

Cummins faces kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor charges.

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