The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released new information into the disappearance of Elizabeth Thomas, the victim in an ongoing AMBER Alert in Tennessee and Alabama. They have also released more pictures of Elizabeth.

TBI issued the AMBER Alert on Monday after Elizabeth’s parents reported her missing and law enforcement issued an arrest warrant for Cummins.

Investigators have since received approximately 120 leads; none of which has produced any credible sightings of either individual. They believe the low number of tips means they are likely our of the view of the general public or outside the southeast where most of the news coverage has been. “Having last been seen on Monday morning, the individuals could, frankly, be anywhere,” say investigators.

The TBI has been able to develop the following timeline of the events:

Monday, March 13th:

 APPROXIMATELY 7:30-7:45 AM CST: A friend of Elizabeth Thomas dropped Thomas off at the Shoney’s in Columbia, Tennessee.

 8:32 AM CST: Surveillance video appears to show Tad Cummins at the nearby Shell station, fueling his Nissan Rogue.

 12:41 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff’s Department entered the child as ‘missing’ in NCIC, the nation’s law enforcement internal communications database.

 3:06 PM CST: Information places Thomas in the area of Decatur, Alabama.

Tuesday, March 14th:

 3:49 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff’s Department officially requested an alert.

 4:18 PM CST: TBI issued an Endangered Child Alert.

 4:49 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff’s Department secures the warrant for Cummins, charging him with one count of Sexual Contact with a Minor.

 5:53 PM CST: Due to the warrant being placed against Cummins, TBI upgraded its alert to an AMBER Alert.

Wednesday, 22nd:

 District Attorney General Brent Cooper confirmed the details of the incident for which Cummins now faces a charge is connected to an alleged interaction between Cummins and Thomas at the school where he taught and where she was a student.

The school district suspended Cummins when the allegations surfaced and terminated his employment Tuesday.

The TBI would urge the public to remain vigilant and report any information that may prove beneficial in the ongoing search to 1-800-TBI-FIND. If you spot the vehicle and can verify the license plate to be TN 976-ZPT, call 911. </s> Truck drivers eager to experience firsthand Cummins award-winning X15 Efficiency Series and X15 Performance Series engines will get their chance at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS).

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*Automotive World is not responsible for the content of this news release. </s> Amber Alerts have been issued in Tennessee and Alabama for a 15-year-old girl believed to be with a former teacher who police say is armed and dangerous.Elizabeth Thomas was last seen around 8:00 a.m. Monday at a Shoney's restaurant in Columbia, Tenn., after being dropped off by a friend, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Her parents reported her missing later in the day.Investigators believe Thomas is in the custody of 50-year-old Tad Cummins. On Wednesday morning, District Attorney General Brent Coopers confirmed that Cummins is charged in connection with an alleged sexual interaction with Thomas at the school where he taught and she was a student. The school district suspended Cummins when the allegations surfaced and terminated his employment Tuesday, police said.Authorities said Thursday that their investigation has revealed a "troubling pattern of behavior" by Cummins, suggesting that he may have been abusing his role as a teacher to "groom this vulnerable young girl for some time in an effort to lure and potentially sexually exploit her."The TBI has been able to develop the following timeline of the events placing Cummins and Thomas in the same vicinity just prior to their disappearance on Monday:APPROXIMATELY 7:30-7:45 AM CST: A friend of Elizabeth Thomas dropped Thomas off at the Shoney's in Columbia, Tennessee.8:32 AM CST: Surveillance video appears to show Tad Cummins at the nearby Shell station, fueling his Nissan Rogue.12:41 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff's Department entered the child as 'missing' in NCIC, the nation's law enforcement internal communications database.3:06 PM CST: Information places Thomas in the area of Decatur, Alabama.Tuesday, March 14th:3:49 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff's Department officially requested an alert.4:18 PM CST: TBI issued an Endangered Child Alert.4:49 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff's Department secures the warrant for Cummins, charging him with one count of Sexual Contact with a Minor.5:53 PM CST: Due to the warrant being placed against Cummins, TBI upgraded its alert to an AMBER Alert.Thomas is described by police as being 5'5", 120 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a flannel shirt and black leggings. Police said Cummins has brown hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds.Cummins is believed to be armed with two handguns and driving a silver Nissan Rogue with Tennessee tag 976-ZPT, police said.Investigators said they were able to place Thomas in Decatur, Ala., at around 3:00 p.m. Monday afternoon. Neither Thomas nor Cummins have any connection to the area, police said.Police said they were able to determine that Cummins secured a title loan for a personal vehicles several days before his disappearance, netting $4,500 in cash. Authorities are hoping to speak with anyone who may have had an interaction with either Cummins or Thomas prior to their disappearance.If you have information on Thomas or Cummins, call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations at 1-800-TBI-FIND. If you spot the vehicle and can verify the license plate to be TN 976-ZPT, call 911. </s> Search efforts enter their fifth day Friday as law enforcement continues looking for a 15-year-old Tennessee girl believed to be with a former teacher.

Amber Alerts are in effect in Tennessee and Alabama for Elizabeth Thomas who was last seen being dropped off by a friend at a Shoney’s restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee around 8 a.m. Monday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Her parents reported her missing later the same day.

Investigators believe Thomas is currently with 50-year-old Tad Cummins, who is considered armed and dangerous.

District Attorney General Brent Coopers confirms Cummins was terminated earlier this week over accusations of sexual misconduct with Thomas at the school where he taught and she was a student.

At a press briefing Thursday, investigators say the investigation reveals a “troubling pattern of behavior” by Cummins, suggesting he may have been abusing his role as a teacher to “groom this vulnerable young girl for some time in an effort to lure and potentially sexually exploit her.”

The TBI has been able to develop the following timeline of the events placing Cummins and Thomas in the same vicinity just prior to their disappearance on Monday:

APPROXIMATELY 7:30-7:45 AM CST: A friend of Elizabeth Thomas dropped Thomas off at the Shoney’s in Columbia, Tennessee.

 8:32 AM CST: Surveillance video appears to show Tad Cummins at the nearby Shell station, fueling his Nissan Rogue.

 12:41 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff’s Department entered the child as ‘missing’ in NCIC, the nation’s law enforcement internal communications database. 3:06 PM CST: Information places Thomas in the area of Decatur, Alabama. Tuesday, March 14th:

 3:49 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff’s Department officially requested an alert.

 4:18 PM CST: TBI issued an Endangered Child Alert.

 4:49 PM CST: The Maury County Sheriff’s Department secures the warrant for Cummins, charging him with one count of Sexual Contact with a Minor.

 5:53 PM CST: Due to the warrant being placed against Cummins, TBI upgraded its alert to an AMBER Alert.

Thomas is described by police as a 5’5″, 120 pound girl with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a flannel shirt and black leggings. Police say Cummins is a 6 foot tall, 200 pound white male with brown hair and eyes.

Police believe Cummins is armed with two handguns and driving a silver Nissan Rogue with Tennessee tag 976-ZPT.

If you have information on Thomas or Cummins, call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations at 1-800-TBI-FIND. If you spot the vehicle and can verify the license plate to be TN 976-ZPT, call 911. </s> TENNESSEE - Police in Sumner County, Tennessee, have taken a suspect into custody after six people were found killed in two separate homes on Saturday night, ABC News reports.

Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) reported to a home on Charles Brown Road where four people were found dead while a fifth victim was found in another residence on Luvy Daniels Road.

Police later said a sixth body was later also found at the Charles Brown Road location.

The victims have not been identified.

Police said hours after a manhunt was launched that 25-year-old Michael Cummins had been taken into custody. He has yet to be charged with a crime, authorities said.

"He was found in a remote area very close to the scene where these events occurred," Josh Devine, communications director for TBI, said Saturday night.

Devine said a search plane flying over the region spotted an individual in a wooded area and sent officers to the location. Cummins was hiding in a creek bed and drew his weapon as the officers approached. Police opened fire and struck Cummins at least once. He has been transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Earlier in the night they had warned he may be armed.

"He may be in the woods in the area near the scene and may be armed. If you spot him, call 911 immediately," according to TBI's Twitter account.

At this point officials do not know the relationship between Cummins and the victims, but the investigation is still ongoing, DeVine said at a press conference on Saturday.

Cummins is 5-foot-7, 180 pounds with blue eyes, police said. Up to 150 law enforcement agents were searching the rural area.

This story was written by Christina Carrega for ABC News. </s> The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said five people were killed in two homes Saturday in Sumner County, and a "person of interest" in the homicides was taken into custody after a search operation. Here's what we know so far:

The TBI named Michael Cummins, 25, as a "person of interest" in the slayings, and police conducted a search for him in the area around the crime scene for several hours Saturday. Cummins was described as 5-foot-7, 180 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Shortly after 10 p.m., the TBI announced Cummins had been taken into custody.

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According to TBI spokesman Josh DeVine, Cummins was shot at least once by a police officer, roughly 1 mile from crime scene. He was then taken to a hospital.

As many as 100-150 law enforcement personnel were involved in the search for Cummins on Saturday night, according to TBI spokesman Josh DeVine. Authorities thought Cummins might have been hiding in the woods close to the crime scenes.

Who were the victims?

At a press conference Saturday night, police said they could not release any information about the victims, but four people were found dead in one home on Charles Brown Road and one other at a home on Luby Brown Road, which are close by each other in rural northeastern Sumner County. The TBI said there was reason to believe the two scenes were related.

This is a developing story; check back for updates.

► The Tennessean is the leading source of digital news in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. If you want comprehensive local reporting by local journalists, get full access with a digital subscription. </s> Amber Alerts have been issued in Tennessee and Alabama for a 15-year-old girl believed to be with a former teacher who police say is armed and dangerous.Elizabeth Thomas was last seen around 8:00 a.m. Monday at a Shoney's restaurant in Columbia, Tenn., after being dropped off by a friend, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Her parents reported her missing later in the day.Investigators believe Thomas is in the custody of 50-year-old Tad Cummins. On Wednesday morning, District Attorney General Brent Coopers confirmed that Cummins is charged in connection with an alleged sexual interaction with Thomas at the school where he taught and she was a student. The school district suspended Cummins when the allegations surfaced and terminated his employment Tuesday, police said.Thomas is described by police as being 5'5", 120 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a flannel shirt and black leggings. Police said Cummins has brown hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds.Cummins is believed to be armed with two handguns and driving a silver Nissan Rogue with Tennessee tag 976-ZPT, police said.Investigators said they were able to place Thomas in Decatur, Ala., at around 3:00 p.m. Monday afternoon. Neither Thomas nor Cummins have any connection to the area, police said.Police said they were able to determine that Cummins secured a title loan for a personal vehicles several days before his disappearance, netting $4,500 in cash. Authorities are hoping to speak with anyone who may have had an interaction with either Cummins or Thomas prior to their disappearance.If you have information on Thomas or Cummins, call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations at 1-800-TBI-FIND. If you spot the vehicle and can verify the license plate to be TN 976-ZPT, call 911. </s> An AMBER Alert was issued Monday, March 13, 2017 for Elizabeth Thomas, 15, who was reportedly taken by her former teacher, Tad Cummins, who is also charged with having sexual contact with her. </s> SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents are continuing to investigate the murder of seven people in Sumner County on Saturday.

Michael Cummins, 25, is currently in police custody following a manhunt Saturday night.

According to the TBI, a family member called 911 Saturday evening to a home on Charles Brown Road in Westmoreland, Tennessee. When they arrived, police found the bodies of four people. A fifth, injured victim was also at the home, and transported to the hospital. As of early Sunday afternoon, the injured victim was still recovering at the hospital.

When they arrived, police found multiple bodies in the home including a 12-year-old child. One victim survived and is recovering at a local hospital. One of the bodies has not yet been identified according to the district attorney.

Shortly after on Saturday, police learned of a second home on Luby Brown Road where another person was found dead. The district attorney said a woman's vehicle was taken and she was killed.

A family friend identified three of the deceased victims as relatives of Cummins: David and Clara Cummins, the mother and father of the suspect, as well as Charlie Hosale, Cummins' uncle. All three were killed in the home on Charles Brown Road. The family friend shared these photos with WTVF.

A GoFundMe has been set up for funeral expenses for David and Clara Cummins. You can find that here.

Police identified Cummins Saturday night as a suspect, leading to a search throughout the wooded area nearby. TBI found Cummins from aircraft in a creek bed about a mile from the home on Charles Brown Road. More than a dozen officers from the county's joint SWAT team went to that location, and at least one officer shot and hit Cummins. No officers were injured in the arrest effort.

Cummins was transported to a local hospital.

The shooting of Cummins remains under investigation, according to the TBI.

Motive has not been released.

The TBI is working to notify next of kin, and haven't released the victim's names at this time.
An all-points bulletin is issued for Cummins.