Tad Cummins will remain in custody after he was arraigned in federal court in Sacramento, California this afternoon. Cummins appeared before Judge Kendal Newman, who explained to Cummins the charges he faces carries a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of life in prison. It is unknown when Cummins will be returned to Tennessee to face charges.

In a related story, a United States attorney has filed a motion to hold Tad Cummins in middle Tennessee before his trial. The motion claims Cummins planned to take a juvenile south of the border of Mexico. According to the motion, Cummins was suspect of improper relationship in early 2017 and began plotting his escape with the victim.

Cummins had plans, according to prosecutors, to attempt to escape across the United States border to Mexico. Prosecutors say he planned to get a small boat and conducted a test run to cross into Mexico across the water from San Diego. The defendant also considered the feasibility of a land crossing into Mexico. According to the motion, Cummins traveled through states sometimes in disguise, using stolen vehicle plates. Prosecutors say while evading law enforcement, Cummins switched vehicle license plates twice, disabled his vehicle’s GPS system, used aliases for both himself and the victim, altered the appearance of his vehicle, altered his appearance, used back road routes, donated cash only transactions and intentionally discarded known cellular telephones.

Prosecutors claim Cummins fled because he did not want to await the outcome of the investigation since it was likely to lead to criminal charges against him. They say he left Tennessee at a time when he knew he was the subject fo an investigation about engaging in improper sexual behavior with a juvenile victim because he had been interviewed multiple times by officials about his involvement with the victim.