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Sunday, November 15, 2026Nov 15

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issues AMBER Alert for missing Columbia, Tenn., teen

Elizabeth Thomas
Elizabeth Thomas
photo Elizabeth Thomas
photo Tad Cummins

A Tennessee statewide AMBER Alert has been issued by the TBI on behalf of the Maury County Sheriff Department for 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas.

She is white with blonde hair, hazel eyes, 5 feet 5 inches tall and and weighing 120 pounds, last seen wearing a flannel shirt and black leggings. She may be in the area of Decatur, Ala.

Thomas is believed to be in the company of 50-year-old Tad Cummins, a white male with brown hair and eyes, 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds.

He is believed to be armed with two handguns and driving a Silver Nissan Rogue, TN tag, 976-ZPT.

A warrant has been issued for Cummins for sexual contact with a minor.