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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:20 pm
Ronald Cummings was already a volatile man with a drug-related past
when he met Misty Croslin, a defiant, barely educated teenager who
moved in nearby.
Before they came to define the troubling story of Cummings'
5-year-old daughter, the pair now jailed on trafficking charges lived
in a world surrounded by drugs and marked by mistrust, family and
others recalled in interviews.
Haleigh disappeared from southern Putnam County a year ago Wednesday.
In the years leading up to that night, Cummings, now 26, had
fathered three children and been arrested on drug charges but escaped
prosecution. Croslin was a Michigan transplant who quit going to school
in the sixth grade and ran off to New Jersey at 15.
Now Cummings and Croslin are awaiting arraignment on the drug
charges after undercover investigators orchestrated a series of
narcotics buys in December and January that also netted a friend of
Croslin's, one of her brothers and a cousin of Cummings.
The arrests end nearly a year that was both sad because of Haleigh and tawdry in the lives it exposed to a national audience.
Ronald
Cummings and his 17-year-old girlfriend had been together for a
short time when Haleigh disappeared. They'd met months earlier in their
Satsuma neighborhood and seen each other at the school bus stop at the
end of Tyler Street where Haleigh was dropped off with Croslin's nephew.
They had also talked when Croslin baby-sat Cummings' youngest son,
who lived with a former girlfriend. Croslin warned Cummings he needed
to gain custody of the baby because she said the child's mother was a
drug abuser who would sometimes disappear and abandon the boy with
whoever had him.
Soon Croslin was baby-sitting for Haleigh and Cummings' 3-year-old son, Ronald Jr.
The two became a couple but the relationship was rocky on the Monday
night that Haleigh went missing. Croslin spent the weekend partying,
although she was home by the time Cummings went to work Monday evening.
But Cummings was angry and repeatedly called her brother that night,
demanding to know where she was when he couldn't get her on the phone.
Anger and a sense of remoteness had marked Cummings for years, said
his grandmother Annette Sykes, who reared him and his sister until
Sykes' husband became debilitated by Alzheimer's. Annette and Kirby
Sykes had guardianship of the two children beginning when Ronald was 3.
He moved out as his grandfather became increasingly ill and was back
with his mother, Teresa Neves, in Sumter County by the time he was a
young teenager.
After Cummings graduated from high school in Leesburg, he and his
girlfriend moved back to Putnam County. They went to his grandparents
in Welaka, where his girlfriend became pregnant, but Cummings had
changed, his grandmother said.
"He just had a dirty mouth," she said. "He was very disrespectful."
She attributed his ill manners to a bad crowd but found that as her
husband - the man Cummings called "Daddy" - worsened and died, her
grandson changed, too.
"He doesn't really want anybody to be close to him, I don't think," she said.
Cummings never saw much of his birth father, who lives in Putnam County, she said.
"Everything Kirby did at home, Ronald was right with him," Sykes said. "Every step Kirby took."
Cummings was never the same after his death in January 2002, she said.
From jail, Cummings said his grandfather had been a guiding force in his life.
"He taught me the basics, you know, be good to your women and your children," he said. "Work."
He said he learned right from wrong from his grandfather, and the importance of respect.
"I'm sure he wouldn't be happy I'm in here, that's for sure," he said.
His most serious arrests started after high school.
In October 2001 he was arrested after a Crescent City man said he was threatened at a stoplight and told he would be killed.
He was charged with drug possession in 2002 and 2004, both times after drugs were found with him in cars.
Charges were never prosecuted, according to court records.
Crystal
In Leesburg, Cummings had lived with his mother and Crystal
Sheffield, a 14-year-old who came from Putnam County where she met the
year-older Cummings.
Sheffield, who would be the mother of Haleigh and Ronald Jr., left
school in the ninth grade to be home-schooled but never went any
further.
Her mother, Marie Griffis, said her daughter was supposed to visit
Cummings in Leesburg for a weekend but never came home. Mother and
daughter were not often in touch for the next two years, and Griffis
said she sometimes did not know where Sheffield was.
"When Crystal was with him, she didn't have much contact with me,"
Griffis said. "She never called me. When I called her, she didn't
return my calls."
Sheffield, who now lives in Baker County on property beside her
mother and stepfather, said drugs including pot and cocaine were part
of the lifestyle she and Cummings shared while they were together.
She said Cummings only worked some and the two lived with his mother
until they moved in with Sykes in Putnam before Haleigh was born.
"He just didn't like my family," Sheffield said. "He just kind of kept me away."
Sheffield became pregnant with Haleigh at 17. She and Cummings never
married but lived with Sykes until their son was born 18 months after
Haleigh.
Life with Cummings was difficult, Sheffield said. He was controlling and could be erratic, sometimes with guns.
"I've watched him put a gun in his mouth in front of me and Haleigh," she said.
After separating in 2005, Cummings was given custody of Haleigh and Ronald Jr. because he had a job with health insurance.
Misty
Cummings and the two children were living together when he met Croslin in 2008.
Sykes' first impression of the petite teen came from the children.
"The kids adored her and she seemed to adore them back," Sykes said. "I mean they'd cry to go back to her."
Sykes said she saw another side of her grandson's girlfriend in the
months after Haleigh vanished, when Cummings, Croslin and Ronald Jr.
moved in with her.
"You can't threaten her or do anything to her emotionally or
mentally that will affect her," Sykes said. "She doesn't have the
ability."
Sykes said even repeated interrogations by investigators had little impact.
"When the sheriff's department was threatening her and doing all their doings and stuff, it didn't faze her," she said.
Sykes said Croslin's childhood may have dulled her emotionally.
"She basically was here, there and yonder," Sykes said. "I don't
reckon she knew from one day to the next where she was going to be."
Croslin was born in Michigan, but the family of five moved to where
her father, Hank Croslin Sr., could find drywall work, her parents
said. They spent time in Tennessee, her mother's home state, and
Colorado before moving to Florida.
When their daughter was in the sixth grade, they were living in Flagler County.
"I'd send her to the bus stop," her mother, Lisa Croslin, said.
"She'd never get on the bus. If it was a day she wanted to go, she'd
go. If it was a day she didn't want to go, she would hide."
"She can't read," her father said. "She was behind in class just like all of us."
Reading disabilities run in the family, he said.
"I can't read at all," he said.
At about 15, Misty bought a bus ticket under a false name and moved
to New Jersey with a boyfriend. After several months and with the help
of a social worker, she was found and brought home.
About that time, the Croslins moved to Putnam.
Her father said she began hanging out with Kristina "Nay Nay"
Prevatt and Amber Brooks, who is the mother of Cummings' other son.
Both Prevatt and Brooks have drug arrest histories. The weekend before Haleigh disappeared, Misty was with Prevatt.
"That's where all the trouble started, hanging around Nay Nay and Amber," her father said.
He said he couldn't convince her to distance herself from the new
crowd. Misty was more trouble than the Croslins' two sons, he said.
"She was the wildest one," he said. "She was."
On Feb. 9, the night after Croslin returned to Cummings' mobile home
from the weekend of partying, Sykes dropped by. She said she was upset
that Croslin had gone off and left her grandson without anyone to watch
over the two kids.
"I was mad because Ronald let her come back," she said. "But it's
his house. There wasn't nothing I could do about it other than be mad."
By the next morning, Haleigh was gone.
when he met Misty Croslin, a defiant, barely educated teenager who
moved in nearby.
Before they came to define the troubling story of Cummings'
5-year-old daughter, the pair now jailed on trafficking charges lived
in a world surrounded by drugs and marked by mistrust, family and
others recalled in interviews.
Haleigh disappeared from southern Putnam County a year ago Wednesday.
In the years leading up to that night, Cummings, now 26, had
fathered three children and been arrested on drug charges but escaped
prosecution. Croslin was a Michigan transplant who quit going to school
in the sixth grade and ran off to New Jersey at 15.
Now Cummings and Croslin are awaiting arraignment on the drug
charges after undercover investigators orchestrated a series of
narcotics buys in December and January that also netted a friend of
Croslin's, one of her brothers and a cousin of Cummings.
The arrests end nearly a year that was both sad because of Haleigh and tawdry in the lives it exposed to a national audience.
Ronald
Cummings and his 17-year-old girlfriend had been together for a
short time when Haleigh disappeared. They'd met months earlier in their
Satsuma neighborhood and seen each other at the school bus stop at the
end of Tyler Street where Haleigh was dropped off with Croslin's nephew.
They had also talked when Croslin baby-sat Cummings' youngest son,
who lived with a former girlfriend. Croslin warned Cummings he needed
to gain custody of the baby because she said the child's mother was a
drug abuser who would sometimes disappear and abandon the boy with
whoever had him.
Soon Croslin was baby-sitting for Haleigh and Cummings' 3-year-old son, Ronald Jr.
The two became a couple but the relationship was rocky on the Monday
night that Haleigh went missing. Croslin spent the weekend partying,
although she was home by the time Cummings went to work Monday evening.
But Cummings was angry and repeatedly called her brother that night,
demanding to know where she was when he couldn't get her on the phone.
Anger and a sense of remoteness had marked Cummings for years, said
his grandmother Annette Sykes, who reared him and his sister until
Sykes' husband became debilitated by Alzheimer's. Annette and Kirby
Sykes had guardianship of the two children beginning when Ronald was 3.
He moved out as his grandfather became increasingly ill and was back
with his mother, Teresa Neves, in Sumter County by the time he was a
young teenager.
After Cummings graduated from high school in Leesburg, he and his
girlfriend moved back to Putnam County. They went to his grandparents
in Welaka, where his girlfriend became pregnant, but Cummings had
changed, his grandmother said.
"He just had a dirty mouth," she said. "He was very disrespectful."
She attributed his ill manners to a bad crowd but found that as her
husband - the man Cummings called "Daddy" - worsened and died, her
grandson changed, too.
"He doesn't really want anybody to be close to him, I don't think," she said.
Cummings never saw much of his birth father, who lives in Putnam County, she said.
"Everything Kirby did at home, Ronald was right with him," Sykes said. "Every step Kirby took."
Cummings was never the same after his death in January 2002, she said.
From jail, Cummings said his grandfather had been a guiding force in his life.
"He taught me the basics, you know, be good to your women and your children," he said. "Work."
He said he learned right from wrong from his grandfather, and the importance of respect.
"I'm sure he wouldn't be happy I'm in here, that's for sure," he said.
His most serious arrests started after high school.
In October 2001 he was arrested after a Crescent City man said he was threatened at a stoplight and told he would be killed.
He was charged with drug possession in 2002 and 2004, both times after drugs were found with him in cars.
Charges were never prosecuted, according to court records.
Crystal
In Leesburg, Cummings had lived with his mother and Crystal
Sheffield, a 14-year-old who came from Putnam County where she met the
year-older Cummings.
Sheffield, who would be the mother of Haleigh and Ronald Jr., left
school in the ninth grade to be home-schooled but never went any
further.
Her mother, Marie Griffis, said her daughter was supposed to visit
Cummings in Leesburg for a weekend but never came home. Mother and
daughter were not often in touch for the next two years, and Griffis
said she sometimes did not know where Sheffield was.
"When Crystal was with him, she didn't have much contact with me,"
Griffis said. "She never called me. When I called her, she didn't
return my calls."
Sheffield, who now lives in Baker County on property beside her
mother and stepfather, said drugs including pot and cocaine were part
of the lifestyle she and Cummings shared while they were together.
She said Cummings only worked some and the two lived with his mother
until they moved in with Sykes in Putnam before Haleigh was born.
"He just didn't like my family," Sheffield said. "He just kind of kept me away."
Sheffield became pregnant with Haleigh at 17. She and Cummings never
married but lived with Sykes until their son was born 18 months after
Haleigh.
Life with Cummings was difficult, Sheffield said. He was controlling and could be erratic, sometimes with guns.
"I've watched him put a gun in his mouth in front of me and Haleigh," she said.
After separating in 2005, Cummings was given custody of Haleigh and Ronald Jr. because he had a job with health insurance.
Misty
Cummings and the two children were living together when he met Croslin in 2008.
Sykes' first impression of the petite teen came from the children.
"The kids adored her and she seemed to adore them back," Sykes said. "I mean they'd cry to go back to her."
Sykes said she saw another side of her grandson's girlfriend in the
months after Haleigh vanished, when Cummings, Croslin and Ronald Jr.
moved in with her.
"You can't threaten her or do anything to her emotionally or
mentally that will affect her," Sykes said. "She doesn't have the
ability."
Sykes said even repeated interrogations by investigators had little impact.
"When the sheriff's department was threatening her and doing all their doings and stuff, it didn't faze her," she said.
Sykes said Croslin's childhood may have dulled her emotionally.
"She basically was here, there and yonder," Sykes said. "I don't
reckon she knew from one day to the next where she was going to be."
Croslin was born in Michigan, but the family of five moved to where
her father, Hank Croslin Sr., could find drywall work, her parents
said. They spent time in Tennessee, her mother's home state, and
Colorado before moving to Florida.
When their daughter was in the sixth grade, they were living in Flagler County.
"I'd send her to the bus stop," her mother, Lisa Croslin, said.
"She'd never get on the bus. If it was a day she wanted to go, she'd
go. If it was a day she didn't want to go, she would hide."
"She can't read," her father said. "She was behind in class just like all of us."
Reading disabilities run in the family, he said.
"I can't read at all," he said.
At about 15, Misty bought a bus ticket under a false name and moved
to New Jersey with a boyfriend. After several months and with the help
of a social worker, she was found and brought home.
About that time, the Croslins moved to Putnam.
Her father said she began hanging out with Kristina "Nay Nay"
Prevatt and Amber Brooks, who is the mother of Cummings' other son.
Both Prevatt and Brooks have drug arrest histories. The weekend before Haleigh disappeared, Misty was with Prevatt.
"That's where all the trouble started, hanging around Nay Nay and Amber," her father said.
He said he couldn't convince her to distance herself from the new
crowd. Misty was more trouble than the Croslins' two sons, he said.
"She was the wildest one," he said. "She was."
On Feb. 9, the night after Croslin returned to Cummings' mobile home
from the weekend of partying, Sykes dropped by. She said she was upset
that Croslin had gone off and left her grandson without anyone to watch
over the two kids.
"I was mad because Ronald let her come back," she said. "But it's
his house. There wasn't nothing I could do about it other than be mad."
By the next morning, Haleigh was gone.
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:17 pm
A team of detectives is actively pursuing leads in hopes of finding
HaLeigh Cummings, who was 5 years old when she disappeared from her
Satsuma home one year ago today -- and is turning up the heat on the
last known person to see her alive.
"Investigators still believe that Misty Croslin holds important
answers in this case," according to a Tuesday evening release from
Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy. "She still refuses to provide any
sort of detailed accounting of the hours during the late evening and
early morning of HaLeigh's disappearance.
"Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene contradicts Misty's sketchy account of her evening activities."
Investigators are asking that anyone with direct knowledge of
Misty's activities during the evening of Feb. 9, 2009, or into the
early morning of Feb. 10 to report that information to the Putnam
County Sheriff's Office.
"It is very unlikely that HaLeigh's disappearance is the work of a
stranger," the sheriff's office said Tuesday. "Evidence and information
obtained during this investigation indicate a strong likelihood that
HaLeigh's disappearance is the result of foul play by someone known to
Misty Croslin and/or Ronald Cummings.
"There is no specific individual whom investigators have identified as a person of interest."
Information may be submitted by calling Northeast Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477), or e-mailing the information to haleigh@putnamsheriff.org.
Misty Croslin phoned police about 3:30 the morning of Feb. 10 to report HaLeigh's disappearance.
Croslin had been babysitting for the child while her father, Ronald Cummings, was at work.
The recent arrests of Croslin; Cummings; Misty Croslin's brother,
Hank Thomas Croslin Jr.; Hope Sykes; and Donna Brock, on drug
trafficking charges "have caused some media outlets to question the
intentions behind these arrests," according to Tuesday's news release.
"Sheriff Hardy wants to assure the public that these narcotic cases
were not a result of the HaLeigh investigation," the release continued.
"Independent information was received by narcotics detectives that
these individuals were unlawfully selling prescription medications.
"The State Attorney's Office was consulted at the onset of the
narcotics investigation, and it was recommended that the missing person
case and the narcotics cases remain totally separate to avoid legal
conflicts in both cases.
Investigators assigned to the disappearance have interviewed all
five of those now in custody, "some on multiple occasions," the
sheriff's office reported.
Investigators from the sheriff's office, the Florida Department of
Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
investigators from agencies throughout the country have invested
thousands of man-hours into this investigation thus far, according to
the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office put together a list of some of the investigative efforts that have been made so far:
* There have been 5,768 leads, all of which have been followed up on by investigators.
* Approximately 600 of the leads received have come from psychics or
individuals claiming to have special abilities. All of these leads have
been reviewed by investigators, and leads containing specific
information that can be verified have been followed up on.
* The majority of the leads received are suggestions or opinions
from citizens stating who they believe is responsible for the child's
disappearance and how they feel the investigation should be conducted.
These types of leads are reviewed by the investigative team, but many
require little or no follow-up investigation.
* Investigators have conducted formal interviews with 76 different
people who were identified as having possible information in the case.
DNA samples were collected from many of those interviewed and compared
to evidence collected in the case.
* Two hundred and eighteen separate interviews have been either audio or video recorded by investigators.
* When situations have dictated, investigators have traveled out of state to conduct these interviews.
* The sheriff's office has received 644 reported sightings of the
child from various cities and locations throughout the United States.
Investigators have either personally determined that these were false
sightings or asked for help from local law enforcement agencies where
the alleged sightings took place to follow up on the information.
To date, none of the reported sightings have been determined to be credible.
* FDLE processed the crime scene. Many items of potential
evidentiary value were collected and sent to FDLE's crime lab for
analysis for fingerprints and DNA. All of evidence has been examined or
processed, but none of it has identified any suspect or additional
leads as to who the suspects may be.
* Officers have searched thousands of acres, including all property south of Highway 17 near the Cummings residence.
* Numerous underwater recovery and search teams search all of the
water near the area of the disappearance. There have been several
airborne searches and searches by K-9 units.
* Volunteer civilian searchers on foot and horseback searched the wooded areas near the residence.
HaLeigh Cummings, who was 5 years old when she disappeared from her
Satsuma home one year ago today -- and is turning up the heat on the
last known person to see her alive.
"Investigators still believe that Misty Croslin holds important
answers in this case," according to a Tuesday evening release from
Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy. "She still refuses to provide any
sort of detailed accounting of the hours during the late evening and
early morning of HaLeigh's disappearance.
"Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene contradicts Misty's sketchy account of her evening activities."
Investigators are asking that anyone with direct knowledge of
Misty's activities during the evening of Feb. 9, 2009, or into the
early morning of Feb. 10 to report that information to the Putnam
County Sheriff's Office.
"It is very unlikely that HaLeigh's disappearance is the work of a
stranger," the sheriff's office said Tuesday. "Evidence and information
obtained during this investigation indicate a strong likelihood that
HaLeigh's disappearance is the result of foul play by someone known to
Misty Croslin and/or Ronald Cummings.
"There is no specific individual whom investigators have identified as a person of interest."
Information may be submitted by calling Northeast Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477), or e-mailing the information to haleigh@putnamsheriff.org.
Misty Croslin phoned police about 3:30 the morning of Feb. 10 to report HaLeigh's disappearance.
Croslin had been babysitting for the child while her father, Ronald Cummings, was at work.
The recent arrests of Croslin; Cummings; Misty Croslin's brother,
Hank Thomas Croslin Jr.; Hope Sykes; and Donna Brock, on drug
trafficking charges "have caused some media outlets to question the
intentions behind these arrests," according to Tuesday's news release.
"Sheriff Hardy wants to assure the public that these narcotic cases
were not a result of the HaLeigh investigation," the release continued.
"Independent information was received by narcotics detectives that
these individuals were unlawfully selling prescription medications.
"The State Attorney's Office was consulted at the onset of the
narcotics investigation, and it was recommended that the missing person
case and the narcotics cases remain totally separate to avoid legal
conflicts in both cases.
Investigators assigned to the disappearance have interviewed all
five of those now in custody, "some on multiple occasions," the
sheriff's office reported.
Investigators from the sheriff's office, the Florida Department of
Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
investigators from agencies throughout the country have invested
thousands of man-hours into this investigation thus far, according to
the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office put together a list of some of the investigative efforts that have been made so far:
* There have been 5,768 leads, all of which have been followed up on by investigators.
* Approximately 600 of the leads received have come from psychics or
individuals claiming to have special abilities. All of these leads have
been reviewed by investigators, and leads containing specific
information that can be verified have been followed up on.
* The majority of the leads received are suggestions or opinions
from citizens stating who they believe is responsible for the child's
disappearance and how they feel the investigation should be conducted.
These types of leads are reviewed by the investigative team, but many
require little or no follow-up investigation.
* Investigators have conducted formal interviews with 76 different
people who were identified as having possible information in the case.
DNA samples were collected from many of those interviewed and compared
to evidence collected in the case.
* Two hundred and eighteen separate interviews have been either audio or video recorded by investigators.
* When situations have dictated, investigators have traveled out of state to conduct these interviews.
* The sheriff's office has received 644 reported sightings of the
child from various cities and locations throughout the United States.
Investigators have either personally determined that these were false
sightings or asked for help from local law enforcement agencies where
the alleged sightings took place to follow up on the information.
To date, none of the reported sightings have been determined to be credible.
* FDLE processed the crime scene. Many items of potential
evidentiary value were collected and sent to FDLE's crime lab for
analysis for fingerprints and DNA. All of evidence has been examined or
processed, but none of it has identified any suspect or additional
leads as to who the suspects may be.
* Officers have searched thousands of acres, including all property south of Highway 17 near the Cummings residence.
* Numerous underwater recovery and search teams search all of the
water near the area of the disappearance. There have been several
airborne searches and searches by K-9 units.
* Volunteer civilian searchers on foot and horseback searched the wooded areas near the residence.
TomTerrific0420- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:24 pm
Authorities are using today's one-year anniversary of the
disappearance of Haleigh Cummings to ask the public for any information
about the case -- particularly information involving Misty Croslin, the
teenager who was tending to Haleigh at the time the child vanished.
"Investigators still believe that Misty Croslin holds important answers in this case,"
Putnam County Sheriff's Lt. Johnny Greenwood said in a release Tuesday.
"She still refuses to provide any sort of detailed accounting of the hours
during the late evening and early morning of Haleigh’s disappearance,"
Greenwood continued. "Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene
contradicts Misty’s sketchy account of her evening activities."
After the disappearance, Cummings and Croslin married but divorced within months.
Meanwhile,
a vigil will be held today a short distance from the Satsuma home in
southeastern Putnam County from which Haleigh vanished. It will start
at 6 p.m. at the corner of Tyler Street and Monroe Avenue.
Family members of Cummings and Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, are
expected to attend. A similar vigil was held Saturday in Glen St. Mary
in Baker County, where Sheffield lives.
The Sheriff's Office on Tuesday said it still is searching for Haleigh, who
was 5 when she went missing but whose birthday has since passed.
"The disappearance of Haleigh Cummings is still being considered an active
investigation, and a team of detectives are currently assigned to this
case," Greenwood said. "Investigators from the ... Sheriff’s Office,
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and investigators from agencies throughout the country
have invested thousands of man-hours into this investigation thus far."
Greenwood added that it is unlikely Haleigh's disappearance is the work of a
stranger. Evidence and information gathered in the investigation
indicate a strong likelihood that it was committed by someone known to
Cummings or Croslin, Greenwood added.
Both are now in jail on charges of selling prescription narcotics -- Croslin
in the St. Johns County Jail on eight counts and Cummings in the Putnam
County Jail on five counts. Three other relatives or friends also were
arrested for trafficking narcotics.
Audio recordings of two phone calls involving Cummings from jail were
released Monday. They reveal nothing about the Haleigh case and
primarily deal with Cummings' experiences in the jail.
Officials say the drug arrests are independent of the Haleigh investigation but
added they will take advantage of the opportunity afforded by the
arrests to speak with anyone who might have information regarding
Haleigh's disappearance.
Investigators are asking specifically that anyone with knowledge of Haleigh's
activities leading up to the disappearance to call investigators.
The Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday it has received 5,768 leads, all of
which have been investigated. About 600 of those leads were from people
who claim to be psychics or to have special abilities. The majority of
the leads were from people sharing opinions or suggestions.
About 76 people who were identified as having possible information were
formally interviewed. DNA samples were collected from many of them.
Investigators made audio or video recordings of 218 separate
interviews, the Sheriff's Office reported.
Investigators said they have received 644 reported sightings of Haleigh throughout the U.S.
It also was reported Tuesday that several thousand acres were searched,
including all property south of U.S. 17 near the Cummings home.
Croslin, 18, who then was the girlfriend of Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, has been declared a key figure in the case.
disappearance of Haleigh Cummings to ask the public for any information
about the case -- particularly information involving Misty Croslin, the
teenager who was tending to Haleigh at the time the child vanished.
"Investigators still believe that Misty Croslin holds important answers in this case,"
Putnam County Sheriff's Lt. Johnny Greenwood said in a release Tuesday.
"She still refuses to provide any sort of detailed accounting of the hours
during the late evening and early morning of Haleigh’s disappearance,"
Greenwood continued. "Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene
contradicts Misty’s sketchy account of her evening activities."
After the disappearance, Cummings and Croslin married but divorced within months.
Meanwhile,
a vigil will be held today a short distance from the Satsuma home in
southeastern Putnam County from which Haleigh vanished. It will start
at 6 p.m. at the corner of Tyler Street and Monroe Avenue.
Family members of Cummings and Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, are
expected to attend. A similar vigil was held Saturday in Glen St. Mary
in Baker County, where Sheffield lives.
The Sheriff's Office on Tuesday said it still is searching for Haleigh, who
was 5 when she went missing but whose birthday has since passed.
"The disappearance of Haleigh Cummings is still being considered an active
investigation, and a team of detectives are currently assigned to this
case," Greenwood said. "Investigators from the ... Sheriff’s Office,
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and investigators from agencies throughout the country
have invested thousands of man-hours into this investigation thus far."
Greenwood added that it is unlikely Haleigh's disappearance is the work of a
stranger. Evidence and information gathered in the investigation
indicate a strong likelihood that it was committed by someone known to
Cummings or Croslin, Greenwood added.
Both are now in jail on charges of selling prescription narcotics -- Croslin
in the St. Johns County Jail on eight counts and Cummings in the Putnam
County Jail on five counts. Three other relatives or friends also were
arrested for trafficking narcotics.
Audio recordings of two phone calls involving Cummings from jail were
released Monday. They reveal nothing about the Haleigh case and
primarily deal with Cummings' experiences in the jail.
Officials say the drug arrests are independent of the Haleigh investigation but
added they will take advantage of the opportunity afforded by the
arrests to speak with anyone who might have information regarding
Haleigh's disappearance.
Investigators are asking specifically that anyone with knowledge of Haleigh's
activities leading up to the disappearance to call investigators.
The Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday it has received 5,768 leads, all of
which have been investigated. About 600 of those leads were from people
who claim to be psychics or to have special abilities. The majority of
the leads were from people sharing opinions or suggestions.
About 76 people who were identified as having possible information were
formally interviewed. DNA samples were collected from many of them.
Investigators made audio or video recordings of 218 separate
interviews, the Sheriff's Office reported.
Investigators said they have received 644 reported sightings of Haleigh throughout the U.S.
It also was reported Tuesday that several thousand acres were searched,
including all property south of U.S. 17 near the Cummings home.
Croslin, 18, who then was the girlfriend of Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, has been declared a key figure in the case.
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
mom_in_il on Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:07 pm
Putnam County Sheriff Department’s Media release:
“As many of you know, February 10, 2010 marks the one year anniversary of Haleigh Cummings’ disappearance from her home in Satsuma, Florida. Sheriff Jeff Hardy understands the public’s interest in this investigation, and everyone’s desire for the return of Haleigh to her family. Sheriff Hardy has asked that the following information be released to the public in an effort to provide insight into the investigative efforts being taken to bring this case to a logical conclusion.
The disappearance of Haleigh Cummings is still being considered an “active” investigation, and a team of detectives are currently assigned to this case. Investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and investigators from agencies throughout the country have invested thousands of man-hours into this investigation thus far.
Here are some of the facts:
We have received 5,768 leads, all of which have been followed up on by investigators.
Approximately 600 of the leads received have come from psychics or individuals claiming to have special abilities. All of these leads have been reviewed by investigators, and leads containing specific information that can be verified have been followed up on.
The majority of the leads received are suggestions or opinions from citizens stating who they believe is responsible for Haleigh’s disappearance, and/or how the investigation should be conducted. These types of leads are reviewed by the investigative team, but many of these require little or no follow up investigation.
We have conducted formal interviews with 76 different individuals who were identified as having possible information in the Haleigh investigation. DNA samples were collected from many of those interviewed and compared to evidence collected in the case.
218 separate interviews have been either audio or video recorded by investigators.
When situations have dictated, investigators have traveled out of state to conduct these interviews.
We have received 644 reported Haleigh sightings from various cities and locations throughout the United States.
Investigators have either personally determined that these were false sightings, or asked for assistance from local law enforcement agencies where the alleged sightings took place to follow up on the information. To date, none of the reported sightings have been determined to be credible.
FDLE processed the crime scene. Many items of potential evidentiary value were collected and sent to FDLE’s crime lab for analysis (i.e. for fingerprints and DNA). All of evidence has been examined and/or processed, but none of it has identified any suspect or additional leads as to who the suspect(s) may be.
We have searched thousands of acres, including all property south of Highway 17 near the Cummings residence.
We have had numerous underwater recovery and search teams search all of the water near the area of the disappearance.
Aviation assets have conducted several airborne searches. K9 assets have searched the area on several occasions.
Volunteer civilian searchers on foot and horseback searched the wooded areas near the residence.
As previously released, it is very unlikely that Haleigh’s disappearance is the work of a stranger.
Evidence and information obtained during this investigation indicate a strong likelihood that Haleigh’s disappearance is the result of foul play by someone known to Misty Croslin and/or Ronald Cummings. There is no specific individual whom investigators have identified as a person of interest. Investigators still believe that Misty Croslin holds important answers in this case. She still refuses to provide any sort of detailed accounting of the hours during the late evening and early morning of Haleigh’s disappearance.
Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene contradicts Misty’s sketchy account of her evening activities.
Investigators ask that anyone with direct knowledge of Misty’s activities during that evening of February 9, 2009, or into the early morning of February 10, 2009, is encouraged to report that information
to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Information may be submitted by calling Northeast Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477), or e-mailing the information to haleigh@putnamsheriff.org.
The recent arrests of Misty Croslin, Ronald Cummings, Hank Thomas Croslin Jr., Hope Sykes, and Donna Brock, on drug trafficking charges have caused some media outlets to question the intentions behind these arrests. Sheriff Hardy wants to assure the public that these narcotic cases were not a result of the Haleigh investigation. Independent information was received by narcotics detectives that these individuals were unlawfully selling prescription medications. The State Attorney’s Office was consulted at the onset of the narcotics investigation, and it was recommended that the missing person case and the narcotics cases remain totally separate to avoid legal conflicts in both cases. The Haleigh investigative team was not made aware of the narcotics cases until January 20, 2010, just prior to all five individuals being arrested.
Investigators assigned to Haleigh Cummings’ disappearance have interviewed these five (5) individuals in the past, some on multiple occasions. However, investigators will take advantage of every opportunity given to speak with any individual who possibly holds information regarding Haleigh’s disappearance.
Sheriff Hardy realizes the importance of keeping Haleigh in the spotlight and the public involved in this case.
He appreciates all of the leads and tips that have been provided, and wants to assure everyone that each lead and tip is acted on by investigators. Sheriff Hardy wants to reassure the public, but mainly Haleigh’s family, that we will continue to aggressively pursue this case until Haleigh is found. "
Lieutenant Johnny Greenwood
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
“As many of you know, February 10, 2010 marks the one year anniversary of Haleigh Cummings’ disappearance from her home in Satsuma, Florida. Sheriff Jeff Hardy understands the public’s interest in this investigation, and everyone’s desire for the return of Haleigh to her family. Sheriff Hardy has asked that the following information be released to the public in an effort to provide insight into the investigative efforts being taken to bring this case to a logical conclusion.
The disappearance of Haleigh Cummings is still being considered an “active” investigation, and a team of detectives are currently assigned to this case. Investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and investigators from agencies throughout the country have invested thousands of man-hours into this investigation thus far.
Here are some of the facts:
We have received 5,768 leads, all of which have been followed up on by investigators.
Approximately 600 of the leads received have come from psychics or individuals claiming to have special abilities. All of these leads have been reviewed by investigators, and leads containing specific information that can be verified have been followed up on.
The majority of the leads received are suggestions or opinions from citizens stating who they believe is responsible for Haleigh’s disappearance, and/or how the investigation should be conducted. These types of leads are reviewed by the investigative team, but many of these require little or no follow up investigation.
We have conducted formal interviews with 76 different individuals who were identified as having possible information in the Haleigh investigation. DNA samples were collected from many of those interviewed and compared to evidence collected in the case.
218 separate interviews have been either audio or video recorded by investigators.
When situations have dictated, investigators have traveled out of state to conduct these interviews.
We have received 644 reported Haleigh sightings from various cities and locations throughout the United States.
Investigators have either personally determined that these were false sightings, or asked for assistance from local law enforcement agencies where the alleged sightings took place to follow up on the information. To date, none of the reported sightings have been determined to be credible.
FDLE processed the crime scene. Many items of potential evidentiary value were collected and sent to FDLE’s crime lab for analysis (i.e. for fingerprints and DNA). All of evidence has been examined and/or processed, but none of it has identified any suspect or additional leads as to who the suspect(s) may be.
We have searched thousands of acres, including all property south of Highway 17 near the Cummings residence.
We have had numerous underwater recovery and search teams search all of the water near the area of the disappearance.
Aviation assets have conducted several airborne searches. K9 assets have searched the area on several occasions.
Volunteer civilian searchers on foot and horseback searched the wooded areas near the residence.
As previously released, it is very unlikely that Haleigh’s disappearance is the work of a stranger.
Evidence and information obtained during this investigation indicate a strong likelihood that Haleigh’s disappearance is the result of foul play by someone known to Misty Croslin and/or Ronald Cummings. There is no specific individual whom investigators have identified as a person of interest. Investigators still believe that Misty Croslin holds important answers in this case. She still refuses to provide any sort of detailed accounting of the hours during the late evening and early morning of Haleigh’s disappearance.
Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene contradicts Misty’s sketchy account of her evening activities.
Investigators ask that anyone with direct knowledge of Misty’s activities during that evening of February 9, 2009, or into the early morning of February 10, 2009, is encouraged to report that information
to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Information may be submitted by calling Northeast Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477), or e-mailing the information to haleigh@putnamsheriff.org.
The recent arrests of Misty Croslin, Ronald Cummings, Hank Thomas Croslin Jr., Hope Sykes, and Donna Brock, on drug trafficking charges have caused some media outlets to question the intentions behind these arrests. Sheriff Hardy wants to assure the public that these narcotic cases were not a result of the Haleigh investigation. Independent information was received by narcotics detectives that these individuals were unlawfully selling prescription medications. The State Attorney’s Office was consulted at the onset of the narcotics investigation, and it was recommended that the missing person case and the narcotics cases remain totally separate to avoid legal conflicts in both cases. The Haleigh investigative team was not made aware of the narcotics cases until January 20, 2010, just prior to all five individuals being arrested.
Investigators assigned to Haleigh Cummings’ disappearance have interviewed these five (5) individuals in the past, some on multiple occasions. However, investigators will take advantage of every opportunity given to speak with any individual who possibly holds information regarding Haleigh’s disappearance.
Sheriff Hardy realizes the importance of keeping Haleigh in the spotlight and the public involved in this case.
He appreciates all of the leads and tips that have been provided, and wants to assure everyone that each lead and tip is acted on by investigators. Sheriff Hardy wants to reassure the public, but mainly Haleigh’s family, that we will continue to aggressively pursue this case until Haleigh is found. "
Lieutenant Johnny Greenwood
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
kiwimom on Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:19 am
Sheriff Jeff Hardy on Haleigh Cummings investigation
Updated: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 5:50 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 5:50 PM EST
Sheriff Jeff Hardy has more than 20 years
law enforcement experience. He's captured murders, rapists, escaped
inmates but it was a phone call just one month into his new job as
sheriff that would soon become the most difficult challenge he's ever
faced. “It was approximately 34 days after I took office. I just knew
it wasn’t going to be a good call. And it was my undersheriff calling
me and he explained to me that we had a missing 5-year-old.” Since that phone call, sheriff hardy says life inside the Putnam County Sheriff's Office
isn't the same. “There are so many emotions involved in this case. Very
difficult. I've got, I take this to bed with me every night.” The
sheriff also keeps reminders of the investigation close to him always,
dozens of pictures taken by his deputies in the first days following Haleigh's disappearance.
Since the photos were taken, nearly six thousand tips have come into
the sheriff's office. “I’ve got an entire room in the detective
division, an entire room dedicated just to Haleigh Cummings. I have
detectives dedicated full time to Haleigh Cummings. Everyday we do
something on the Haleigh Cummings case. The sheriff says
everyday work is done inside of his office but everyday, many of his
deputies take the investigation home with them. “We signed up for this
a long time ago. It’s a long hours, a lot of emotions…but the toll I
hate the most is the toll it took on the family. Because they didn’t
sign up for this."
Updated: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 5:50 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 5:50 PM EST
Sheriff Jeff Hardy has more than 20 years
law enforcement experience. He's captured murders, rapists, escaped
inmates but it was a phone call just one month into his new job as
sheriff that would soon become the most difficult challenge he's ever
faced. “It was approximately 34 days after I took office. I just knew
it wasn’t going to be a good call. And it was my undersheriff calling
me and he explained to me that we had a missing 5-year-old.” Since that phone call, sheriff hardy says life inside the Putnam County Sheriff's Office
isn't the same. “There are so many emotions involved in this case. Very
difficult. I've got, I take this to bed with me every night.” The
sheriff also keeps reminders of the investigation close to him always,
dozens of pictures taken by his deputies in the first days following Haleigh's disappearance.
Since the photos were taken, nearly six thousand tips have come into
the sheriff's office. “I’ve got an entire room in the detective
division, an entire room dedicated just to Haleigh Cummings. I have
detectives dedicated full time to Haleigh Cummings. Everyday we do
something on the Haleigh Cummings case. The sheriff says
everyday work is done inside of his office but everyday, many of his
deputies take the investigation home with them. “We signed up for this
a long time ago. It’s a long hours, a lot of emotions…but the toll I
hate the most is the toll it took on the family. Because they didn’t
sign up for this."
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:42 pm
SATSUMA - Letters from a jailed father, a poem from a grieving
grandmother, prayers and tears marked the first anniversary of the
disappearance of Haleigh Cummings at a vigil Wednesday night within
yards of the home from which she vanished.Several family members and
others pleaded with people who have information about Haleigh, who was
age 5 when she vanished, to come forward to help solve the case.
Wednesday's vigil attracted a crowd of at least 50 people.
The
most emotional message came from Teresa Neves, the paternal grandmother
of Haleigh, who read part of a letter from Haleigh's father, Ronald
Cummings. He is in the Putnam County Jail on drug charges.
"Momma,
I hung a picture of Haleigh and [Ronald Cummings] Junior on my wall
right above my pillow ... When I turn over and go to sleep, and wake
up, they are the first thing that I see and the last thing before I go
to sleep," Neves tearfully read. "I miss them so much ... Haleigh is
such a little tomboy. She is her daddy's little girl."
Cummings'
sister, Crystal Cummings, read another letter from him in which he
dreams of sheriff's officials taking him somewhere without telling him
why.
"And then it will
hit me - there's Haleigh, there's my daughter right in front of my
eyes," he wrote. "I long for that day more than I long to live."
Haleigh
was living with Cummings and his girlfriend, Misty Croslin, when she
went was discovered missing on Feb. 10, 2009. Cummings was at work at
the time, while Croslin was home. Croslin told authorities she awoke
about 3 a.m. to find Haleigh gone.
Since
then, Cummings and Croslin married and divorced. Both are now jailed
along with other family members and a friend on charges of trafficking
prescription narcotics.
Authorities have said
Croslin is a key to solving the case and say that discrepancies exist
in the statements she has given them.
At Wednesday night's vigil, Annette Sykes, Ronald Cummings' grandmother, read a poem she wrote about Haleigh.
"...
Someone took our precious little girl, broke our hearts and shattered
our world. Haleigh was taken in the middle of the night, scared and
terrified and full of fright," Sykes said. "They searched the river,
they searched the ground. Still, our Haleigh was not found ... Haleigh
needs to be here with her daddy and brother, grandmas, grannies, papas,
sisters and brothers."
The
poem continued with a plea to God to return Haleigh. The girl's
maternal grandmother, Marie Griffis, also called through prayers for
the safe return of Haleigh.
Also
included in the vigil were songs, the lighting of candles and the
release of balloons. A similar vigil was held Saturday evening in Glen
St. Mary in Baker County, the home of Haleigh's mother, Crystal
Sheffield.
Sheffield was at Wednesday's event but did not speak.
The
Putnam County Sheriff's Office asks that anyone with information call
Northeast Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477), or e-mail the
information to haleigh@putnamsheriff.org.
grandmother, prayers and tears marked the first anniversary of the
disappearance of Haleigh Cummings at a vigil Wednesday night within
yards of the home from which she vanished.Several family members and
others pleaded with people who have information about Haleigh, who was
age 5 when she vanished, to come forward to help solve the case.
Wednesday's vigil attracted a crowd of at least 50 people.
The
most emotional message came from Teresa Neves, the paternal grandmother
of Haleigh, who read part of a letter from Haleigh's father, Ronald
Cummings. He is in the Putnam County Jail on drug charges.
"Momma,
I hung a picture of Haleigh and [Ronald Cummings] Junior on my wall
right above my pillow ... When I turn over and go to sleep, and wake
up, they are the first thing that I see and the last thing before I go
to sleep," Neves tearfully read. "I miss them so much ... Haleigh is
such a little tomboy. She is her daddy's little girl."
Cummings'
sister, Crystal Cummings, read another letter from him in which he
dreams of sheriff's officials taking him somewhere without telling him
why.
"And then it will
hit me - there's Haleigh, there's my daughter right in front of my
eyes," he wrote. "I long for that day more than I long to live."
Haleigh
was living with Cummings and his girlfriend, Misty Croslin, when she
went was discovered missing on Feb. 10, 2009. Cummings was at work at
the time, while Croslin was home. Croslin told authorities she awoke
about 3 a.m. to find Haleigh gone.
Since
then, Cummings and Croslin married and divorced. Both are now jailed
along with other family members and a friend on charges of trafficking
prescription narcotics.
Authorities have said
Croslin is a key to solving the case and say that discrepancies exist
in the statements she has given them.
At Wednesday night's vigil, Annette Sykes, Ronald Cummings' grandmother, read a poem she wrote about Haleigh.
"...
Someone took our precious little girl, broke our hearts and shattered
our world. Haleigh was taken in the middle of the night, scared and
terrified and full of fright," Sykes said. "They searched the river,
they searched the ground. Still, our Haleigh was not found ... Haleigh
needs to be here with her daddy and brother, grandmas, grannies, papas,
sisters and brothers."
The
poem continued with a plea to God to return Haleigh. The girl's
maternal grandmother, Marie Griffis, also called through prayers for
the safe return of Haleigh.
Also
included in the vigil were songs, the lighting of candles and the
release of balloons. A similar vigil was held Saturday evening in Glen
St. Mary in Baker County, the home of Haleigh's mother, Crystal
Sheffield.
Sheffield was at Wednesday's event but did not speak.
The
Putnam County Sheriff's Office asks that anyone with information call
Northeast Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477), or e-mail the
information to haleigh@putnamsheriff.org.
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
kiwimom on Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:41 pm
What about a picture of his other son? Doesn't he care about him? FF A-hole.
BTW Tom, thanks for the posts with all their background. very interesting.
BTW Tom, thanks for the posts with all their background. very interesting.
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:40 pm
Ronald Cummings, the father of missing child Haleigh Cummings,
has issued a plea of not guilty plea for drug trafficking charges, a
court official said Wednesday.
Cummings, 26, faces five counts
of trafficking in prescription pills after investigators reported that
he and four others were dealing in oxycodone and hydrocodone pills
following a month-long undercover narcotics investigation.
Others that face charges include Misty Croslin, 18, who was Haleigh's
babysitter and Cummings' ex-wife; Hope Sykes, 18, of Satsuma; Hank
"Tommy" Croslin, 23, of Satsuma; and Donna Brock, 43, of Orlando.
Misty Croslin was caring for Haleigh the night the child disappeared from
their home in Satsuma one year ago. Croslin later briefly married
Cummings.
Meanwhile, Croslin and Sykes are scheduled to appear before Judge Terry LaRue this morning for arraignment hearings in Palatka.
Cummings will not be present since he has already issued his plea through his attorney, Terry Shoemaker of St. Augustine.
Croslin faces eight counts of trafficking in prescription pills and is being
held at the St. Johns County Jail on a bond of $1.35 million. Sykes,
who is Cum-mings' cousin, faces one count of trafficking and bonded out
of the Putnam County Jail on a bond of $150,000.
The five were arrested Jan. 20, Croslin and Cummings were faced with two additional
counts on Feb. 3 due additional discoveries in the continuing
investigation.
Street value of the drugs that were dealt were estimated at $3,900.
Officials from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have said that the drug arrests are not related to the Haleigh case.
Cummings and Misty Croslin face minimum prison sentences of 25 years if convicted of these drug charges.
Putnam investigators have repeatedly said that Misty Croslin is a key to
solving Haleigh's disappearance. They said Croslin's statements have
been inconsistent and don't match evidence police recovered at the
Cummings house after Haleigh was reported missing - Feb. 10, 2009,
has issued a plea of not guilty plea for drug trafficking charges, a
court official said Wednesday.
Cummings, 26, faces five counts
of trafficking in prescription pills after investigators reported that
he and four others were dealing in oxycodone and hydrocodone pills
following a month-long undercover narcotics investigation.
Others that face charges include Misty Croslin, 18, who was Haleigh's
babysitter and Cummings' ex-wife; Hope Sykes, 18, of Satsuma; Hank
"Tommy" Croslin, 23, of Satsuma; and Donna Brock, 43, of Orlando.
Misty Croslin was caring for Haleigh the night the child disappeared from
their home in Satsuma one year ago. Croslin later briefly married
Cummings.
Meanwhile, Croslin and Sykes are scheduled to appear before Judge Terry LaRue this morning for arraignment hearings in Palatka.
Cummings will not be present since he has already issued his plea through his attorney, Terry Shoemaker of St. Augustine.
Croslin faces eight counts of trafficking in prescription pills and is being
held at the St. Johns County Jail on a bond of $1.35 million. Sykes,
who is Cum-mings' cousin, faces one count of trafficking and bonded out
of the Putnam County Jail on a bond of $150,000.
The five were arrested Jan. 20, Croslin and Cummings were faced with two additional
counts on Feb. 3 due additional discoveries in the continuing
investigation.
Street value of the drugs that were dealt were estimated at $3,900.
Officials from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have said that the drug arrests are not related to the Haleigh case.
Cummings and Misty Croslin face minimum prison sentences of 25 years if convicted of these drug charges.
Putnam investigators have repeatedly said that Misty Croslin is a key to
solving Haleigh's disappearance. They said Croslin's statements have
been inconsistent and don't match evidence police recovered at the
Cummings house after Haleigh was reported missing - Feb. 10, 2009,
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:07 pm
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Misty
Croslin-Cummings is sitting in a new jail cell. Early Thursday morning,
Misty was booked into the Putnam County jail on drug charges. She had
been in the St. Johns County jail for the past three weeks.Croslin-Cummings
is being held on more than $1 million bond for trafficking prescription
drugs. She was the last person to see her former stepdaughter Haleigh
Cummings alive when the then 5-year-old disappeared last year.Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, is also being held in the Putnam County jail on drug charges.
Croslin-Cummings is sitting in a new jail cell. Early Thursday morning,
Misty was booked into the Putnam County jail on drug charges. She had
been in the St. Johns County jail for the past three weeks.Croslin-Cummings
is being held on more than $1 million bond for trafficking prescription
drugs. She was the last person to see her former stepdaughter Haleigh
Cummings alive when the then 5-year-old disappeared last year.Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, is also being held in the Putnam County jail on drug charges.
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
t.dalton09 on Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:21 pm
TomTerrific0420 wrote:PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Misty
Croslin-Cummings is sitting in a new jail cell. Early Thursday morning,
Misty was booked into the Putnam County jail on drug charges. She had
been in the St. Johns County jail for the past three weeks.Croslin-Cummings
is being held on more than $1 million bond for trafficking prescription
drugs. She was the last person to see her former stepdaughter Haleigh
Cummings alive when the then 5-year-old disappeared last year.Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, is also being held in the Putnam County jail on drug charges.
Why do these imbreeds think that 10% of a million dollars is 10,000???? why? another person on this earth with no care of children breathing our air and has no conscious... makes me sick...
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
TomTerrific0420 on Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:46 pm
PALATKA, Fla. -- On the day Haleigh
Cumming's father and former stepmother were arraigned on charges of
distributing drugs, there was another arrested in the extended family
of the missing 6-year-old girl.Lisa Croslin was arrested outside the Putnam County Courthouse on an outstanding warrant for grand theft.About
an hour later, Ronald Cummings' ex-wife, Misty, and a cousin of Ronald
were arraigned on charges of trafficking in prescription pain killers.Ronald Cumming was excused from the arraignment when his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf on Wednesday.
Misty Cummings, 17, and 18-year-old Hope Sikes, Ronald's cousin, were brought
into the courtroom in handcuffs and shackles. They also entered not
guilty pleas.Haleigh's father and stepmother, along with Misty's
stepbrother, Hank Croslin Jr., and three others were arrested almost a
month ago after an undercover investigation in both Putnam and St.
Johns counties.While Misty Cummings and Sykes were in a
second-floor courtroom, Haleigh's birth mother, Crystal Sheffield, was
downstairs meeting with the Department of Children and Families.Sheffield
and Haleigh's grandmothers, Marie Griffis and Teresa Neves, met with
DCF officials to discuss the custody of Haleigh's younger brother,
Ronald Jr. Sheffield is still working to obtain full custody. Griffis
said it was a total coincidence that the meeting with DCF and the
arraignment were scheduled on the same day."I know they are
facing a lot of years," Marie Griffis said. "I just hope whoever has
the information on Haleigh gives it up. More than likely if they do
that, a lot of that stuff will be taken away from them."These
are the latest development in a swirl of legal activity that Putnam
County investigators say is independent of the ongoing search for
Haleigh, who disappeared one year ago last week from Ronald Cummings'
mobile home in Satsuma.Misty -- Ronald Cumming's girlfriend at the time --
was the last person to see Haleigh before she disappeared.
These developments come as more jailhouse conversations between
Misty and her parents were released.When talking about Haleigh,
Misty Cummings said she hopes that the missing child will come home.In
a separate phone conversation, Misty's father and brother express
skepticism about whether she's telling investigators everything she
knows about Haleigh's disappearance."It makes the family life
look worse, but it keeps Haleigh's face out there," Griffis said. "Even
though this is negative on the family, it still keeps her face in the
media."
Cumming's father and former stepmother were arraigned on charges of
distributing drugs, there was another arrested in the extended family
of the missing 6-year-old girl.Lisa Croslin was arrested outside the Putnam County Courthouse on an outstanding warrant for grand theft.About
an hour later, Ronald Cummings' ex-wife, Misty, and a cousin of Ronald
were arraigned on charges of trafficking in prescription pain killers.Ronald Cumming was excused from the arraignment when his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf on Wednesday.
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into the courtroom in handcuffs and shackles. They also entered not
guilty pleas.Haleigh's father and stepmother, along with Misty's
stepbrother, Hank Croslin Jr., and three others were arrested almost a
month ago after an undercover investigation in both Putnam and St.
Johns counties.While Misty Cummings and Sykes were in a
second-floor courtroom, Haleigh's birth mother, Crystal Sheffield, was
downstairs meeting with the Department of Children and Families.Sheffield
and Haleigh's grandmothers, Marie Griffis and Teresa Neves, met with
DCF officials to discuss the custody of Haleigh's younger brother,
Ronald Jr. Sheffield is still working to obtain full custody. Griffis
said it was a total coincidence that the meeting with DCF and the
arraignment were scheduled on the same day."I know they are
facing a lot of years," Marie Griffis said. "I just hope whoever has
the information on Haleigh gives it up. More than likely if they do
that, a lot of that stuff will be taken away from them."These
are the latest development in a swirl of legal activity that Putnam
County investigators say is independent of the ongoing search for
Haleigh, who disappeared one year ago last week from Ronald Cummings'
mobile home in Satsuma.Misty -- Ronald Cumming's girlfriend at the time --
was the last person to see Haleigh before she disappeared.
These developments come as more jailhouse conversations between
Misty and her parents were released.When talking about Haleigh,
Misty Cummings said she hopes that the missing child will come home.In
a separate phone conversation, Misty's father and brother express
skepticism about whether she's telling investigators everything she
knows about Haleigh's disappearance."It makes the family life
look worse, but it keeps Haleigh's face out there," Griffis said. "Even
though this is negative on the family, it still keeps her face in the
media."
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
toetag on Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:38 am
Justice Coalition Gathers Local Families Of Victims Of Crime
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With a picture of her granddaughter sitting on a table, Marie Griffis wore her pain on her face.
Her granddaughter, 6-year-old Satsuma girl Haleigh Cummings, has been
missing for more than a year, and she still hasn't gotten the answer to
this question:
"She really was missing. All I could think was, 'Why? Why her?'" Griffis said.
The Justice Coalition gathered local families of victims of crime Thursday
to offer their support. The families have similar stories and have at
times been desperate for help.
Phillip Bowling, the grandfather of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, an Orange Park girl who went missing in
October and was found dead in a landfill days later, spoke about his
family's lowest moment: when he got the call his granddaughter was
missing.
He and his wife, Debbie Bowling, talked to reporters after Thursday's
event, explaining the road hasn't gotten any easier since it was
announced last week that a person of interest had been arrested in
Somer's murder case. In fact, the Bowlings said when the news broke
that 24-year-old Jarred Harrell was in custody, things got harder for
their daughter and Somer's mom, Diena Thompson.
"She is not doing well," Debbie Bowling said. "The news was bittersweet. It's been very hard for her especially."
"I
don't need the incidental news," Phillip Bowling said. "I don't need to
know what's going on to get that to happen. I just need to know that it
has happened."
The Bowlings want an arrest in their granddaughter's case, and they want to know what happened Somer.
"Everything. We want to know everything. So many questions," Debbie Bowling said.
The Bowlings said they find strength in each other, and they stay close as
they wait. And at this point, they said there's no judgment.
"(Diena) doesn't want to point fingers at anybody because fingers have been
pointed to us, and she doesn't want to do that to somebody who's
already done it to us," Debbie Bowling said.
Phillip Bowling said the Justice Coalition will continue to be a source of support for the
family because they're still a long way from any real closure.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With a picture of her granddaughter sitting on a table, Marie Griffis wore her pain on her face.
Her granddaughter, 6-year-old Satsuma girl Haleigh Cummings, has been
missing for more than a year, and she still hasn't gotten the answer to
this question:
"She really was missing. All I could think was, 'Why? Why her?'" Griffis said.
The Justice Coalition gathered local families of victims of crime Thursday
to offer their support. The families have similar stories and have at
times been desperate for help.
Phillip Bowling, the grandfather of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, an Orange Park girl who went missing in
October and was found dead in a landfill days later, spoke about his
family's lowest moment: when he got the call his granddaughter was
missing.
He and his wife, Debbie Bowling, talked to reporters after Thursday's
event, explaining the road hasn't gotten any easier since it was
announced last week that a person of interest had been arrested in
Somer's murder case. In fact, the Bowlings said when the news broke
that 24-year-old Jarred Harrell was in custody, things got harder for
their daughter and Somer's mom, Diena Thompson.
"She is not doing well," Debbie Bowling said. "The news was bittersweet. It's been very hard for her especially."
"I
don't need the incidental news," Phillip Bowling said. "I don't need to
know what's going on to get that to happen. I just need to know that it
has happened."
The Bowlings want an arrest in their granddaughter's case, and they want to know what happened Somer.
"Everything. We want to know everything. So many questions," Debbie Bowling said.
The Bowlings said they find strength in each other, and they stay close as
they wait. And at this point, they said there's no judgment.
"(Diena) doesn't want to point fingers at anybody because fingers have been
pointed to us, and she doesn't want to do that to somebody who's
already done it to us," Debbie Bowling said.
Phillip Bowling said the Justice Coalition will continue to be a source of support for the
family because they're still a long way from any real closure.
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
kiwimom on Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:35 am
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/021910-Croslin-Cummings-recorded-in-drug-bust
Croslin, Cummings recorded in undercover drug sting
Updated: Saturday, 20 Feb 2010, 9:51 AM EST
Published : Friday, 19 Feb 2010, 11:31 PM EST
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Misty
Croslin and Ronald Cummings can be seen in newly-released video
recorded by drug agents who were investigating the pair and their
involvement in the selling of prescription drugs. Both Cummings and
Croslin were arrested last month. Both have pleaded not guilty to drug
charges. ------
Information from:
Action News Jacksonville, WAWS TV FOX 30
Croslin, Cummings recorded in undercover drug sting
Updated: Saturday, 20 Feb 2010, 9:51 AM EST
Published : Friday, 19 Feb 2010, 11:31 PM EST
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Misty
Croslin and Ronald Cummings can be seen in newly-released video
recorded by drug agents who were investigating the pair and their
involvement in the selling of prescription drugs. Both Cummings and
Croslin were arrested last month. Both have pleaded not guilty to drug
charges. ------
Information from:
Action News Jacksonville, WAWS TV FOX 30
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
mom_in_il on Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:54 pm
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Re: HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL
tears4caylee on Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:07 pm
According to the St Augustine Record attorneys for Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings are “just about speechless” that the video of the alleged drug dealings have been released to the press. I am not sure that “speechless” would be the word I would use, try apoplectic!
The video’s are damning to say the least.
My favorite part has to be Misty Cummings calling Ronald ‘Baby’, pretty friendly for a divorced couple.
Also captured in glorious Technicolor is the actual bust.
All of the folks involved has pled not guilty. My guess is that based on these video’s it will take a jury about half a nano second to return a guilty verdict.
Although the PCSO has gone to some lengths to explain that the search for missing Haleigh Cummings and the Croslin/Cummings drug case are two very different investigations, it is clear to see how one can be used as leverage in the other.
The drug case also lends some credibility to some information that surfaced many months ago about Misty being involved in the drug trade. There was a letter that surfaced that was written by a jail inmate that talked about Misty and prescription drugs. As I recall this letter was unearthed by William Cobra Staubs. At the time it was given little attention, clearly that was a mistake.
The video’s are damning to say the least.
My favorite part has to be Misty Cummings calling Ronald ‘Baby’, pretty friendly for a divorced couple.
Also captured in glorious Technicolor is the actual bust.
All of the folks involved has pled not guilty. My guess is that based on these video’s it will take a jury about half a nano second to return a guilty verdict.
Although the PCSO has gone to some lengths to explain that the search for missing Haleigh Cummings and the Croslin/Cummings drug case are two very different investigations, it is clear to see how one can be used as leverage in the other.
The drug case also lends some credibility to some information that surfaced many months ago about Misty being involved in the drug trade. There was a letter that surfaced that was written by a jail inmate that talked about Misty and prescription drugs. As I recall this letter was unearthed by William Cobra Staubs. At the time it was given little attention, clearly that was a mistake.
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