NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tad Cummins, a former teacher charged with taking a 15-year-old student across state lines for sex, plans to reverse course and plead guilty to federal charges after "personal reflection."
Cummins' attorney announced his intentions to change his plea in a Thursday court filing.
Cummins disappeared in March 2017 with a former student, who was 15, and quickly became the subject of a nationwide manhunt and Amber Alert. After more than five weeks on the lam, he and the girl were found in a remote forest cabin near Cecilville, California.
Cummins, a former Maury County teacher, was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual conduct.
He had originally entered a plea of not guilty in May 2017.
