let gads_event; The 29-year-old says his mother introduced . No one has been arrested in connection with Haleigh's disappearance. Haleigh Cummings was reported missing from their Satsuma home in February 2009. "Where is the justice for Haleigh?" If she could give us one truthful statement, I think we'd be somewhere.". Sept. 24: Cummings is sentenced to 15 years. 2023 www.jacksonville.com. 1. "The hope was to get her to say something, to reach into that soft spot in someone's heart and we didn't get it," Merchant noted. Merchant said Croslin eventually recanted her statement about her brother and cousin taking Haleigh. and a cinder block popping open the back door. The department said he qualified for incentive gain time after serving 85% of his prison sentence under state law. She's serving 30 years in jail for dealing drugs. Misty Croslin, who was last to see Haleigh Cummings alive, decided to give her story of what happened the night Haleigh disappeared again because she says, "Everyone is against me." She does this interview from prison as she is serving a 25-year sentence for drug trafficking. ST. AUGUSTINE - The attorney for Misty Croslin, 18, a key figure in the disappearance of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings, said Tuesday that his client told authorities her cousin . 16:54 EST 01 Nov 2019. More jailhouse conversations between Misty Croslin and her father, Hank Croslin, have been released. , updated Meanwhile Croslin, 30, is servingher25-year drug sentence and with ascheduled release date of June 17, 2031, according to the Department of Corrections. All rights reserved. He went inside and bought $20 worth of cocaine.". ga('ads.send', { Prosecutors released surveillance videos they said shows undercover drug deals involving Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Croslin pleaded no contest to the drug charges in August, and her attorney told reporters yet another version of events surrounding Haleigh's disappearance. At one point, detectives searched a section of the St. Johns River near Satsuma where Haleigh disappeared. According to her attorney, Misty heard Haleigh being attacked by her cousin, Joe Overstreet. Even after 11 years, the family's pain has not diminished. But none of the arrests was directly related to her disappearance. When her father came home from work, Haleigh was gone. Misty Croslin was the girlfriend of Haleigh's father, Ronald Cumming. Misty Croslin is the last of the five arrested to be sentenced. It is utterly ridiculous to send drug addicts to prison for that long on those type of charges but that seems to be how they roll in Florida. Croslin responded: ''I didn't even hear anything.''. June 21: The Sheriffs Office says a bone examined by forensic experts after it was found in the April river search is not Haleighs. They also arrested Cummings, Tommy Croslin and two of Misty Croslin's girlfriends. March 9: Cummings, 25, and Croslin, 17, are issued a marriage license at the Putnam County courthouse. Croslin has changed her story a few times since, pointing fingers at "the other side of the family," referring to Cummings' family. She said her son has always focused on finding his daughter. She sobbed as she said: 'I would never let nothing happen to her if I knew something. In April, Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy announced that they no longer considered Haleigh's case a missing person case and were treating it as a homicide. All rights reserved. . At one point in the jailhouse conversations, Hank and Misty talk of those charges. PALATKA, Fla. Misty Croslin, the teenager who was the last person to see 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings before the girl disappeared in February 2009, has been sentenced to 25 years on drug charges from Putnam County. St Johns County Commissioners vote no to controversial proposed industrial park, St. Augustine theatre group feels 'urgency' to educate community with Anne Frank's story, Jacksonville Jaguars second playoff game includes snow, rain chances this weekend in Kansas City, Chance of snow for the Jaguars in Kansas City for this weekend's AFC playoff game. Copyright 2011 by News4Jax.com. Tommy Croslin also pleaded no contest and will be sentenced Aug. 6. In Augustthe attorney for Tommy Croslin says his client said he saw Joseph Overstreet, theTennessee cousin, take Haleigh to the riverin a bag, an accusation relatives said were made in April. Somebody stole my child out of my bed, Ronald said days after his daughter disappeared. I don't believe she took too many of them. Croslin called 911 about3:30 a.m. Feb. 10, 2009, to report she had woken to find Haleigh gone. Intense searches and an investigation that drew international attention. Another round of drug cases with ties to missing Haleigh Cummings, the 5-year-old who was reported missing from her father's Satsuma home in February 2009, is now working its way through the Putnam County court system. "I have made some bad choices, and I know I have to take what I have done, and I just ask that you give me another chance.". ga('ads.send', { ', 'You didn't get out of bed,' Cummings said before asking Croslin: 'You sure you didn't unlock the door? Oct. 8: Misty Croslin is sentenced in St. Augustine to 25 years in prison for trafficking in prescription drugs in a St. Johns County case. Croslin could have faced up seven years on each of seven drug trafficking charges she pleaded guilty to last year. "(Lisa) was driving and (Hank Sr.) was the passenger. "You sure you didn't unlock the door?" ", In related news: A 'tragedy all around' leads judge to sentence Brianna Williams to life term for daughter's death, 10 years later: Disappearance of Haleigh Cummings still a mystery, From 2017: Newborn Kamiyah Mobley, stolen from Jacksonville hospital 18 years ago, found safe; arrest made and reunion coming. hitType: 'event', He has never let go that he wants somebody to find Haleigh. Authorities previously said physical evidence contradicts Croslin's account of events that night. Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009 Her father Ronald Cummings' 17-year-old girlfriend Misty Croslin was the last person. Fields related Croslin's discussions with authorities Tuesday morning after Croslin changed her plea from not guilty to no contest on one drug-trafficking count in St. Johns County. Ronald Cummings tentatively reached a plea agreement with the state on drug-trafficking charges earlier this month and likely will be sentenced to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in late August. Investigators continue to believe Croslin is key in Haleigh's disappearance. Fox News reporter Geraldo Rivera gets into a confrontation with Cummings and was run off the property. Feb. 15: Investigators with the Putnam County Sheriffs Office field about 500 leads in less than a week. Croslin Jr., 36, is scheduled to be released March 12, while Brock, 56, was released Mondayand Sykes, 31, is to be released Nov. 12,according to the state. She and Cummings, eight years her senior, became a couple. "It's all in her hands," Sheffield said. Four others who have connections to the missing girl, including Cummings and Croslin's brother Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., were also arrested in the drug cases. She said that while Ronald Cummings was rough with her, it was an upgrade in her life and she loved him. "When these indicators start popping up that her story to us, as far as the clothing is not adding up, that's when everything starts going from the outside and starts focusing right back on Misty again," said John Merchant, a former lead detective on the case. ST. AUGUSTINE - The attorney for Misty Croslin, 18, a key figure in the disappearance of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings, said Tuesday that his client told authorities her cousin attacked the girl while Croslin hid under bedcovers with Haleigh's little brother, Ronald Cummings Jr. Attorney Robert Fields said Croslin's cousin Joseph Overstreet came to the house to get a gun. No signs of forced entry except, according to Misty, a brick had been used to prop open one of the doors to the trailer. Croslin; Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings; brother, Hank Croslin Jr.; and two others were arrested in January 2010 in an undercover sting and charged with selling prescription drugs in January. Theories and speculation about what actually happened have never been proven amid the lies, leads and frequent developments in the case. 09:05 EST 01 Nov 2019 Investigators still believe that Croslin is the key to solving the crime. I was not there.". According to Assistant Police Chief James Griffith, the Croslins were arrested Friday night. Intense searches and an investigation that drew international attention failed to find the little girl, though Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy has said he believes she is dead. But they had problems. Captain Piscitello said that he hopes the release of never-before-seen evidence will lead to new tips that will help them solve the case. HLN's Real Life Nightmare premieres November 2 at 8pm ET on HLN. Anyone who witnessed or knows anything about the disappearance of the kindergartner is urged to call Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene, and the disappearance kicked off a massive hunt involving hundreds of volunteers spread out across a widespread area, as well as an investigation involving multiple law-enforcement agencies. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { "The child is in the bedroom, literally next to her," Merchant said. She never sold drugs in her life. Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home inSatsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009. Croslin was the last person to see Haleigh Cummings before she disappeared from her father's Satsuma, Fla., home in February 2009, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Sunday. She was the last to see Haleigh alive, and the evidence seems to implicate her in the disappearance one way or the other. He still thinks about the case 10 years later. Why did Brian Kohberger leave knife sheath at crime scene? 2011 Jan. 10: Misty Croslin is sentenced in. The crime to which Croslin pleaded no contest Tuesday under normal circumstances carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison. News4Jax anchor Jennifer Waugh introduced the 'Into Thin Air' podcast on the 10th year of the girls disappearance. Following is a rundown of key events. 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Aug. 20: Cummings pleads guilty to three charges of trafficking in hydrocodone, two are dropped. Without going into detail, he said, "The river's close. 2023 www.gainesville.com. Croslin was sentenced on counts of dealing in prescription narcotics, including oxcodone and hydrocodone pills, in recorded transactions with an undercover detective working with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Nov. 24: Hank Croslin Sr., Mistys father, is arrested on prescription fraud following the arrest earlier in the month of Tommy Croslin on possession of drugs and in September with grand theft of a handgun. The Croslins' daughter, Misty Croslin, was watching Haleigh the night the little girl disappeared. For one, PCSO deputies found no signs of forced entry into the family's trailer, with Captain Dominic Piscitello revealing that Croslin had taken a shower before they reached the residence and that there were a lot of strange things about her that night that caught their attention. At the time, she was the 17-year-old girlfriend of Haleigh's father,. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. Croslin, a girl with a sixth-grade. Without going into detail, he said, "The river's close. Detectives said Monday that the investigation is still active nearly two years after Haleigh went missing. Among the pieces of evidence shown in the documentary, a video where Ronald is speaking to tearful Croslin in a police interview has also emerged. ", dana.treen@jacksonville.com,(904) 359-4091. "You didn't wake up," Cummings is heard telling Croslin after an investigator let him into the interview room when she was being questioned. The gun wasn't there, so the girl, Haleigh, became a substitute.. Ronald and Misty say they are getting divorced. Although he can't prove it, Merchant indicates the river is where the mystery of Haleigh lies. }); News/Business. Cummings and Tommy Croslin, Cummings' cousin Hope Sykes and Misty Croslin's friend Donna Brock have been given 15 years apiece for participating in at least one of the trafficking cases. No trace of Haleigh has ever been found despite a wide-spread search involving hundreds of volunteers and an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. But the tone quickly changed as the conversation turned to Haleigh Cummings. Misty Croslin says Cousin, Joe Overstreet, bagged Haleigh Cummings as she screamed, attorney said/ Lisa Croslin Talks For The First Time/Lisa found drunk and on pills at an ER by Wrapitup Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:51 pm An attorney for Misty Croslin said cousin Joe Overstreet took Haleigh as 'a substitute' for a gun. She covered up and held (Ronald Jr.) while Haleigh screamed. 'You didn't wake up,' Cummings could be heard saying to Croslin after an investigator let him into the interview room when she was being questioned. Putnam County authorities have interviewed Overstreet but would not give details. So good night, sweet dreams and happy trails, Croslins; four out of five family members are locked up in different jails on drug related charges as we go to press at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. They marry March 12. Authorities have maintained that the drug charges have no connection to the ongoing investigation of Haleigh's disappearance, which they now consider a homicide case. Croslin and Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, who divorced shortly after Haleigh disappeared, were arrested along with three others in January following an undercover operation. At the time Haleigh Cummings went missing, Croslin was 17 and residing in the family's mobile home with her then-husband, Ronald Cummings, Haleigh and her 4-year-old brother. Cummings was at work. Merchant believes Haleigh's father's alibi of being at work checks out. said Theresa Neves, Haleigh's grandmother and Ronald Cummings' mother. Haleigh, who never was found, disappeared from a mobile home in Satsuma in February 2009 while Croslin was baby-sitting. },false) I just don't believe that happened.". Teams would search the St Johns River and hunt the thick forest around the young girls neighborhood. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { "Where is the justice for Haleigh? All rights reserved. }); View images based on the Haleigh Cummings case, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. eventAction: 'load' We want Haleigh to come home.". Croslin, the adult with Haleigh that night, first told police someone came into the house and took the child. Even after a decade has passed, the people of the Putnam County community still hopes that the child will return soon. She's the one with the inconsistent statements. She will get credit for the year she has spent in jail and the time will also run concurrent with a 25-year sentence in a separate case in St. Johns County. The docuseries also includes footage of Croslin walking through the crime scene just days after Haleigh vanished and crying after finding the shirt Haleigh was wearing the night she went missing. They were both denied bond on the violation of probation charges. That announcement came as investigators were searching a section of St. John's river, about five miles from the Cummings house. In 2010, Cumings and Croslin were jailed after being caught with 330 tablets of oxycodone and hydrocodone in their car. The #FLAMBER Alert is still active! . Just when you didn't think things could get any worse for Misty Croslin and her clan. In Session's Aletse Mellado contributed to this report. Fields said Croslin told authorities she heard the door to the van in which Overstreet came to the house slide open and then shut before he drove off. Croslin has been convicted on unrelated drug charges and is now in prison. 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