TRIAL DATE SET FOR TAD CUMMINS
The trial date has been set for the former teacher accused of kidnapping a Maury County teenager. According to court officials, Tad Cummins’ trial date has been set for July 25 in Nashville. He has already entered a plea of not guilty to federal charges in the case. Cummins had been indicted on charges of transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice. He was initially charged in a criminal complaint on April 20, 2017, after he was found in Cecilville, California with the 15-year-old alleged victim. Cummins and the 15-year-old had been the subject of a nationwide search by law enforcement, after leaving the Columbia, Tennessee area on March 13.