This just in from TJ Hart – Jan Barrett
It was supposed to be a day of court room formalities for Misty Croslin, Ronald Cummings and Hope Sykes as they had pleas of not guilty made on their behalf by their attorneys. Misty Croslin, Ronald Cummings, Tommy Croslin, Hope Sykes and Donna Brock were arrested on January 20, 2010 on drug trafficking charges.
It started out normal enough for this rather unusual situation as Croslin pleaded not guilty to all seven drug charges brought against her today in court. Her attorney, Robert Fields, requested a jury trial. A pretrial hearing is set for March.
Ronald Cummings, father of missing 6-year-old Satsuma girl Haleigh Cummings who vanished February 9, 2009, did not appear in court. His attorney filed not guilty pleas on the drug trafficking charges for him.
While Misty Croslin was being arraigned on her charges, her father Hank Croslin Sr. was in court dealing with his own charges of doctor shopping, but that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Misty Croslin’s mother, Lisa Croslin, was arrested outside of court on an outstanding grand theft warrant from 2009, just hours before her daughter’s appearance.
Her stay in the Putnam County Jail where she had been before on forgery charges was brief today. That’s because millionaire bondsman-bounty hunter Leonard Padilla bailed her out shortly after 12 noon Thursday.
Padilla is a California-based bounty hunter who has offered to pay Croslin’s bail in exchange for information on missing Haleigh Cummings.
FirstCoast News.Com reported Thursday that Croslin’s lawyer has sent a strong warning to Leonard Padilla.
The cease-and-desist letter dated Feb. 17, 2010 says, “We have been informed that you have purchased a vehicle, cellular phones and other items for Hank and Lisa Croslin. Misty considers this action an unwanted, third-party contact intended to influence her parents to convince her to work with you.”
“Of course I’m trying to get to her. I want to get the truth from her. How else does he expect me to create goodwill between me and her?” said Padilla told FirstCoastNews.Com Thursday.
Padilla, who has not received the letter yet, confirmed that he had spent about $3,000 on a car for Hank Croslin Sr. and at least $200 on food and phone time for Misty or her family.
The letter went on to read: “Misty Croslin has made it clear to me that she does not desire your assistance in this matter. Therefore, she respectfully requests that you cease and desist any further attempts to contact her, either directly or by way of any third party.”
Wednesday, more jailhouse tapes of conversations between Croslin and her family were released by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department:
Haleigh Cummings Update: New Jail Video Released 2/18/10: Misty Croslin
Haleigh disappeared last February from her Satsuma home while Croslin was babysitting her. She reportedly was the last person seen with Haleigh Cummings, but she’s said she doesn’t know where the child is. Investigators say her stories remain inconsistent and conflict with the evidence in the case.
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gonna be a good show sunday
What a circus!!!!!!!
I heard on the news today that some Burger King employee in the Jacksonville area put oxycodone pills in a couple of people’s sandwiches.
Do you think Leonard really is going to bail her out? She says she’s ready to talk!
call it a hunch but I think misty wants out.
OJ’s glove said,in February 18th, 2010 at 10:40 pm call it a hunch but I think misty wants out.
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Nah, ya think? Wantin’ ain’t gettin’! (We hope.)
I asked LP about Misty’s sudden turnaround, he said “I have no answer for this letter,I don’t know. I actually have not received it yet”.
Misty Misty Misty….I really don’t think she had anything to do with it. Her dad is loaded on all the audio, he slurs his words, and his questioning is painfully suggestive, like he is trying to trick Misty into saying something that could be misconstrude and be used against her. It sounds like he has been paid off to get his own daughter to talk. Still wondering why Ron refers to Crystal moving ie Texas, Montana; I’m convinced Misty was in a drugged state, Crystal and whoever were watching and keeping track of the activity, and finally took the leap…Why is she so out of the spotlight? Why did Kim Picazio drop out of site? Why did Johnny Sheffield want to patent Haleigh’s name? Really getting weird, but to take it to the extreme: combine the sudden prescence of Timmy Croslin and Cousin Joe when Haleigh disappeared, then both leaving that day, Timmy and Chelsea “relocating” suddenly, all the sightings involved at the same times; Crystal and her father very suspicious w/Haleighbug foundation, no money being accounted for; I seriously wonder if Croslin Bros. were involved and paid off by the Sheffields..w/ Misty being the stooge. When listening to the tapes, why are the Croslin bros. constantly saying “if Misty knows something” almost like their selling her out, by trying to get attention diverted away from themselves and onto her. Of course they are all scared of Ron because they know he’ll be coming to get’em all. Remember, both Croslin brothers HATE Ron. Those Haleigh sightings couldn’t have been coincidental, too ironic they all happened any time a Croslin was traveling or moving…state to state…Watch Crystal: Why is she not around? Probably because she is purposely and desperately hoping to stay out of the spotlight. However, she now magically appears for the custody hearing and passes a supposedly “on the spot drug test” no way…Ron never accuses anyone of his daughter’s abduction, he might speak his mind, but he sure is careful. Smart Man. I really wish people would stop referring to him as “trash”. He is Haleigh’s father, and judging from pictures, she sure looked happy, secure, well taken care of; Ron has a very good reputation of being a very caring and doting Father. He got custody for the same reasons: being responsible for his children. He worked night shift just to make extra money per hour; he worked overtime, which in fact he did the night Haleigh went missing; he had excellent health benefits for both children, Haleigh never missed a dr. appt., only missed school when she was ill; its all on the custody hearing records. Ron has said all along, “if anyone wants to know about me, it’s all on public record.”
Misty’s lawyer may have clued her in about how LP blabbed everything he could about Casey and her family. He will eventually testify against her in court. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a Casey fan, but he has told everything he knew on that family and Casey. When he didn’t know, anymore, he was on NG with his theories and assumptions, making them sound like facts. Alot of his theories were just plain wrong.
I know Misty wants out, but LP will hurt her in the long run. I believe they added 2 more charges, today, and they may keep adding them if LP doesn’t back off. LE wants her right where she is until they find out what she knows.
I agree, LP needs to take a hike.
Ronfan….I agree with you.
I personally think that Dumbo Tommy knows so much more….then he’s saying.
How do we really know if Misty was the last person to see Haleigh? We don’t.
She may have been set up…key to the house taken and copied….and entry was a sure thing.
Cinderblock at storm door…someone knew that door would slam shut….also the front door too.
I think if Misty knew anything, she would speak out…her dude daddy tries to make her talk but he’s using her too…
Sheffields/Griffis’ are dirty too….very dirty.
I think the Sheffields got to Tommy and paid him to take Haleigh…Tommy would steal from his own mother….just look what he said on his tape to his wife…..
don’t tell your grandparents about the check, I want it for bond….she says she has no money for food, kids…..does he care? No, as long as he gets what he wants…..
I say ….. they should look deeper into Tommy
and concentrate on him.
IMO
Exactly! this family needs to stop playing sucker for everyone who comes along playing a tune that sounds good to what they fancy at the time. She shows no signs of fear in regards to returning to jail if she does know something or is suspicious it is about someone else. She asks to remain living at home, turning someone in the family in would cause conflict in the home so I suspect it is about someone else out side of the family. She may want out first to get it out about Tommy so he would not come home but still she will face a battle. Family is a very tricky thing that can respond with unfavorable results when it comes to digging up stuff. IMHO she is best to work with her lawyer, should be in counseling and share what she knows or is suspicious of via her lawyer to whom he deems fitting.
They’re sunk…..
I can hardly wait to see the newer vids to see the turn-about on LP. More drug deal footage too….. Ronald …LOL…..Yes, it really sounds like he’s just there to set Misty up…”Please don’t ever tell anybody…”
We can all stop with the Ron Owed Drug Dealer Theories as Ron confirms that “drug boys don’t take your kid like that”.
About Misty “finding” the gun. Easy to find something when you’re the one that put it there. Just my opinion.
I’m sure M’s lawyer finally got it thru her thick skull that she’d have to tell LP what she knows before he’ll bail her out.
And IF she did that, then I bet LE (who would be recording whatever she said to LP in the jail) would arrest her again the second she walked out the door on LP’s bail.
IF she knows anything that she has not told LE, then LE could arrest her for obstruction at the very least.
So she is done for. She has to work with her lawyer and with LE if she ever wants to get out of jail. And if she really does not know anything more than she’s told LE, she’s still done for – even worse possibly. Because there will be nothing to negotiate with on the drug charges. She’ll have to hope that her lawyer can get her a light sentence as a youth offender or claim entrapment or something. IMO
Sanny, about “looking deeper into Tommy,” I would say, what might be more pertinent is, what was really going on between Misty and Tommy? I think I have an idea, but the question would be, Why? JMO
Does anyonec recall anything about the remark Misty allegedly made to someone about not trusting Tommy, and WHEN it was supposed to have been uttered? Thank you.
Also, does anyone know the date of the altercation where Ronald was squaring off against Misty’s family and supposedly shoved someone, or someone shoved him, or something? And it was said that Misty had sided with Ronald? Is that correct? Thank you.
Also, if anyone can tell me, in regards to the incidents mentioned in my posts above, how does this fit time-wise with the rat in the mailbox? Thank you.
m2c you got the nail on the head. She’s done for, 25 minimum cause that girl doesn’t know anything that’s going to lead to Haleigh. Her only chance for some life is if her Lawyer reduces it somehow but then theres that whole manditory sentence thing so she’s done for. It’s the beginning of the end and no Haleigh is coming out of it.
What a shame and waste of life on all their parts. It’s going to take LE looking elsewhere to find Haleigh cause this bunch is useless when it comes to anything they can contribute. Poor Haleigh, she doesn’t have a daddy to come back to now. Waste
Hi, alethea @ 6:06am
I think the incident you’re referring to was on
8/06/2009. The one where T and his parents went over to R’s MH supposedly at M’s request and then R and M told them to go away and R got into it with them.
I think ratgate followed that but no charges were filed on that. I could be wrong.
Hi, CrystalKDreams!
Yes, I’m afraid we’re not going to find out anything about Haleigh and M is sunk.
I don’t know if judges can modify mandatory sentences or not. Maybe for first-time offenders. But that would be at the very best/least, probation. And I’m afraid that very shortly after being released, M will find herself right back in jail for some offence or another. Unless she has some major epiphany and turns herself completely around which would be almost as much of a miracle as finding Haleigh at this point. (IMO)
Fields said Padilla wants to question Croslin, then decide if he will arrange a bond.
“If he likes the answers, he will bail her out,” he said. “It’s a license to interrogate.”
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2010-02-18/story/two_new_charges_added_to_misty_croslin_in_court
New Article with the Undercover Video!
althea, you go to you tube.and type in Misty Cummings. There you will find part 1&2 of Mistys voice stress test. She talks about the gun that cousin Joe alledgedly stole from him. Ronald is instructing Misty where to look for the gun.
m2c is correct on the date when Tommy and Rons altercation occured and that ratgate followed shortly after.
alethea said,
in February 19th, 2010 at 6:06 am
Also, does anyone know the date of the altercation where Ronald was squaring off against Misty’s family and supposedly shoved someone, or someone shoved him, or something? And it was said that Misty had sided with Ronald? Is that correct? Thank you.
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Aug. 6TH, I believe.
i believe misty was knock the heck out and doesnt have a clue as to where haleigh is. she begged the grandma to watch the kids saying she was too tired. these people are clueless to where the girl is thats why they never mention her.
I think that maybe Tommy and Misty were the ones making the couch bump as junior described and maybe Hayleigh woke up and threatened to tell.
It is some weird stuff going on somewhere. I agree Misty knows something and may be getting ready to crack. It would be good if LP left them nuts to their own devices and see how quick they would crumble. Does anybody inthat family work?
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