That sentence would still be longer than he would face under state law and represents a fair sentence. Cummins to a sentence of at least 10 years. Statutorily, this Court must sentence Mr.
"For this conduct, 30 years represents death in prison and an extremely severe sentence for a man with no criminal history. Tad Cummins, a former Tennessee teacher accused of running off with a 15-year-old student to California, prompting a coast to coast search, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, officials said. His attorney explained in the filing that 30 years in prison, in their opinion, would be too harsh of a sentence. Tad Cummins, former Tennessee teacher, sentenced to 20 years in student's kidnapping.
His conduct is not the "worst of the worst." The suggested Guidelines punishment of 30 years is greater than necessary to achieve the sentencing goals. Victim said she planned on running away anyway, she believed Cummins went with her for protection and that she was not kidnapped, and "that she had the great time on the trip.". If convicted, Cummins faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, but may end up with a much harsher sentence in the end.Ĭummins' attorney responded to the recommended sentence with a filing that said Cummins wants specific things taken into consideration: While he originally entered a plea of "not guilty" for the charges against him, Cummins' attorney filed a motion for a hearing to change Cummins' plea to "guilty" in late March of 2018. Cummins and the 15-year old had been the subject of a nationwide search by law enforcement, after leaving the Columbia, Tenn. (WTVF) - New documents released today recommend that the teacher who was charged with the kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl out of Maury County, be sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison.Ĭummins was initially charged in a criminal complaint on April 20, 2017, after he was found in Cecilville, Calif. On the day Cummins vanished with the girl, he left a note for his wife saying he was leaving for a while to “clear his head.” He took out a $4,500 loan and picked up two prescription refills of Cialis, an erectile dysfunction drug, a criminal complaint states.COLUMBIA, Tenn. Cummins’ sentence should be 38 years in prison – one year for each day he kept me away from my family.” Tad Cummins is a sick, disgusting criminal. For the last two years, I’ve been picking myself up, piece by piece, and proving to myself that I am much, much stronger than you convinced me I was. You preyed upon a vulnerable girl and robbed her childhood. I don’t know that any words could ever accurately express how much pain I have suffered and continue to suffer because of you. Cummins, what you did to me is unspeakable. They are still an ongoing struggle that I experience one day, and sometimes even one moment, at a time in my life. The effects have been devastating and permanent, and they are not over. “It is very difficult for me to stand here and fully describe the impact that Mr. Here is a portion of her statement, which was eventually read by a prosecutor, according to CNN affiliate WKRN: 
The girl attended Wednesday’s hearing and broke down in tears when she was called to read her impact statement. They were on the run for 39 days, posing as husband and wife as they traveled some 1,900 miles away from the girl’s hometown of Culleoka, Tennessee. “We feel good about it.”Ĭummins was arrested in April 2017 and the then 15-year-old girl was found safe at a remote cabin in Northern California. “Today we got justice for a brave victim,” Don Cochran, US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, told reporters outside a Nashville federal courthouse on Wednesday.
Tad Cummins, former Tennessee teacher, indicted on federal charges Tad Cummins was charged with kidnapping 15-year old Elizabeth Thomas.
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