Haleigh Marie Cummings #37 5/24/10 - 7/15/10

[Heart]

UCN: 542010DR000740FDXXXX
File Date: 2010-04-28 Disposition Date: 
File Type: DISSOLUTION - DR02
Judge: A W NICHOLS III   

Plaintiffs
CROSLIN LINDSY KATE  Defendants
CROSLIN HANK 


Date Docket Description
2010-04-28 001.CIVIL COVER SHEET 

2010-04-28 002.PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE 

2010-04-30 003.SUMMONS ISSUED TO: HANK CROSLIN 

2010-04-30 004.FILING FEE RECEIPT 

2010-05-10 005.RTN OF SVC ON HANK CROSLIN SVD 05/03/10 DUE 05/23/10 

2010-05-10 DEFAULT AVAIL 05/28/10 

2010-05-10 006.RESPONSE TO SUMMONS : HANK CROSLIN 

2010-06-02 007.NOTICE OF CASE MGMT CONFERENCE 06/29/10 AT 01:30 

http://www.putnam-fl.com/clk_apps/civ_dkts/frame.php

Florida Rules Of Civil Procedure

excerpts
 

RULE 1.200. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE

(a) Case Management Conference. At any time after responsive pleadings or motions are due, the court may order, or a party, by serving a notice, may convene, a case management conference. The matter to be considered shall be specified in the order or notice setting the conference. At such a conference the court may:

(1) schedule or reschedule the service of motions, pleadings, and other papers;

(2) set or reset the time of trials, subject to rule 1.440(c);

(3) coordinate the progress of the action if complex litigation factors are present;

(4) limit, schedule, order, or expedite discovery;

(5) schedule disclosure of expert witnesses and the discovery of facts known and opinions held by such experts;

(6) schedule or hear motions in limine;

(7) pursue the possibilities of settlement;

( require filing of preliminary stipulations if issues can be narrowed;

(9) consider referring issues to a magistrate for findings of fact; and

(10) schedule other conferences or determine other matters that may aid in the disposition of the action.

(b) Pretrial Conference. After the action is at issue the court itself may or shall on the timely motion of any party require the parties to appear for a conference to consider and determine:

(1) the simplification of the issues;

(2) the necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings;

(3) the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents that will avoid unnecessary proof;

(4) the limitation of the number of expert witnesses; and

(5) any matters permitted under subdivision (a) of this rule.

(c) Notice. Reasonable notice shall be given for a case management conference, and 20 days’ notice shall be given for a pretrial conference. On failure of a party to attend a conference, the court may dismiss the action, strike the pleadings, limit proof or witnesses, or take any other appropriate action. Any documents that the court requires for any conference shall be specified in the order. Orders setting pretrial conferences shall be uniform throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the court.

(d) Pretrial Order. The court shall make an order reciting the action taken at a conference and any stipulations made. The order shall control the subsequent course of the action unless modified to prevent injustice.
more...

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[Wyks]

Thanks for that transcription, Heart! 

Flo has private investigators??  < monkey laffs >

And I dunno.. in these here parts, it's what's IN the newspaper, not what's 'on' one.  lol  only thing on one is a squished fly that dared to venture forth into our humble abode.

[trimmonthelake]

Heart,I can't see you,but thanks for the transcription.

[Wyks]

It's very strange with no avatars or smilies.. or seeing who is sitting next to ya's in here.  Kinda like being in the twilight zone.  lol  Tho I do understand the need to do that when the traffic runs high in the SM site. 

[Heart]

Thanks for that transcription, Heart! 

Flo has private investigators??  < monkey laffs >

And I dunno.. in these here parts, it's what's IN the newspaper, not what's 'on' one.  lol  only thing on one is a squished fly that dared to venture forth into our humble abode.

What gets me is that phone call was in Feb, Lisa and Hank were aware of Misty's story of Tommy and Joe's alleged involvement in HaLeigh's disappearance. And Aunt BB stated that the info came from Hank Sr.

Misty tried to play it off while on the phone with Flo and said that her mother was silly.

[Heart]

2/12   Audio of Misty Croslin and Flo Hollar. Tommy and Joe's involvement is mentioned by Flo. Flo stated that Lisa Croslin informed her that it was all over the front page of the newspaper that Tommy and Joe did away with HaLeigh. Aunt BB stated that the info came from Hank   
                                 
4/8   Thurs   Croslin took a polygraph test   

                                 
4/11   Sun   Tommy and Flo's phone
conversation   

                                 
4/12   Mon 9:30 AM   Tommy met with private investigator Steve Brown to discuss the polygraph and the events of the night Haleigh disappeared from her Satsuma home. http://www.news4jax.com/news/23174697/detail.html    

                                 
4/12   Mon  approximately 5:00 PM   TC met with investigators from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the State Attorney's Office, Putnam County Sheriff's Office and an FBI special agent, and as a result of the two-plus-hour interview, Croslin took the group to the Shell Harbour Road Boat Ramp  http://www.news4jax.com/news/23174697/detail.html    

                                 
4/13   Tues    Misty Croslin-Cummings, who is awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges, was brought from the St. Johns County jail to Putnam County to be interviewed on Tuesday. Investigators began searching that location of the St. Johns River  (approximately 10:00 a.m).  http://www.news4jax.com/news/23174697/detail.html    

                                 
4/14   Wed   Misty Cummings was seen on a dock at the river talking with investigators. http://www.news4jax.com/news/23174697/detail.html

                                    
4/14   Wed   James Werter, Tommy's attorney on JVM: If you listen to the tape, you hear him do a tearful -- and I don`t want to use the word -- I`ve heard the word "confession" made. Wrong word. He was setting the record straight that he had to come forth finally and that he was operating for the past year under a veil of fear. Fear for his kids. You listen to the tape, you hear him complain about it. "I don`t want him near my kids." You know, "I was afraid for my kids." Things of that nature. So it lends to his present credibility.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1005/14ijvm.01.html                                         
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
   

[Heart]

Heart,I can't see you,but thanks for the transcription.

You are welcome trim!

[Wyks]

Grrr. It won't let me post! 

Heart, I am thunderstruck at the date on that call.. Feb!  Thanks for pointing that out!  Seems Flo knew that info and sat on it for at least two months, if not longer, eh?  Wonder what LE thought of her 'performance' on NG etc, after those April calls......... knowing that she knew back in Feb and didn't mention that publically anyway.  Hmmm.

[Heart]

Misty Croslin trial set for Aug. 23

By Cindy Swirko
Staff writer

Published: Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 10:49 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 10:54 a.m.

PALATKA - An Aug. 23 trial date was set Thursday morning for Misty Croslin's seven drug charges in Putnam County.

Croslin - who was baby-sitting 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings at their Satsuma home when the girl was reported missing in February 2009 - is accused of trafficking in prescription drugs. The 18-year-old woman was arrested in January following an undercover operation that resulted in five arrests.

She is charged also with drug trafficking in St. Johns County.

Croslin's brother Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., 23, was in court as well in Palatka Thursday morning. He entered no-contest pleas to charges of trafficking in hydrocodone and possession of hydrocodone. Circuit Judge Terry LaRue ordered a pre-sentencing investigation.

On the trafficking charge, Tommy Croslin faces a minimum sentence of 44 months in prison.

"He wants to get this behind him and move on," Tommy Croslin's lawyer James Werter said in court. Afterward, the lawyer said his client has told police everything he knows about the disappearance - and the presumed death - of Haleigh Cummings. Werter added that the State Attorney's Office seems to be looking for more information.

Werter said they looked at the facts in the drug case and decided on the no-contest plea.

The Croslins' parents - Lisa and Hank Sr. - attended the hearings Thursday morning. Lisa Croslin said her heart jumped when she saw her daughter. It was the first time in months she had seen her.

"Misty is getting fat and Tommy is losing weight," she said.

Hank Croslin Sr. said he and his wife did not know their son was going to change his plea to no contest on Thursday. But, he said, they support him.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20100603/ARTICLES/100609898/-1/news?Title=Misty-Croslin-trial-set-for-Aug-23

[Heart]

Misty Croslin Trial Date Set

Misty Croslin, Brother In Court Thursday

POSTED: 11:21 am EDT June 3, 2010
UPDATED: 11:51 am EDT June 3, 2010

A trial date was set Thursday morning for Misty Croslin on drug charges in Putnam County.

The trial on those charges will start Aug. 23. Croslin's pretrial hearing will take place on Aug. 10.

Croslin is the last person to see 3-year-old Haleigh Cummings before she disappeared last year.

Croslin was one of five people, including Haleigh’s father, Ron Cummings, arrested earlier this year in an alleged drug ring.

Croslin’s brother, Hank “Tommy” Croslin, was also in court Thursday. He entered a no-contest plea on several charges and will be back in court on July 6. A sentencing date has yet to be set.
http://www.wesh.com/news/23780575/detail.html

[Heart]

Misty, Tommy Croslin in Putnam Court for Pre-Trial Drug Hearing

PALATKA, Fla. -- Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr. and Misty Croslin were in court this morning in Putnam County for a pretrial hearing on drug charges.

At the pretrial hearing, Hank Croslin pleaded no contest to one count of possession, a third degree felony; and one count of trafficking in hydrocodone, a first degree felony.

His next court date is July 6. His sentencing date has not been set.

Also, this morning, Misty Croslin's trial was planned for Aug. 23 and her next pre-trial hearing for Aug. 10. Aug. 16 is the last day for Croslin to work out a plea agreement.

Croslin married Ronald Cummings, Haleigh's father, about a month after his daughter, Haleigh Cummings, disappeared. They have since divorced.

Haleigh was 5-years-old when she was last seen at her father's mobile home in Satsuma in February 2009. Misty Croslin was babysitting her when she disappeared from the home.

In April, the hunt for Haleigh was renewed when officials gathered on a bank of the St. Johns River to search an area a few miles from the home where Haleigh was last seen.

Ronald Cummings was arrested in January, along with Misty Croslin, and Tommy Croslin for drug trafficking.

Cummings faces five felony charges, all of which carry minimum mandatory sentences.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=156924&catid=3

[Heart]

Hank Croslin Jr. pleads to drug charges

Posted: June 3, 2010 - 11:14am
By Florida Times-Union

Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., whose sister is the central figure in the case of missing Haleigh Cummings, pleaded no contest today to trafficking and drug possession and will be sentenced later this summer.

His sister, Misty Croslin, was also in Putnam County court this morning, where the judge set an August trial date on her seven trafficking charges. She is scheduled for an appearance next week in St. Johns County on an eighth trafficking count.

Croslin Jr. was charged with possession of hydrocodone in November when he was found passed out in a van. He was later arrested in an undercover drug-trafficking operation by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and charged in that case.

Under sentencing guidelines, he faces a minimum of three years in prison. The judge could up that to 44 months, or sentence him to as much as 30 years.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled for sometime after July 6. The 23-year-old Croslin Jr. answered clearly to a series of questions, telling the judge he had a 10th-grade education and had last had a job about a year ago.

Earlier in the same courtroom, his sister was told her cases will go to trial Aug. 23. Her last chance to make a plea will be Aug. 16.

In a dark blue jail jumpsuit and with her hair braided tightly to her head, she spoke softly to the judge and signed notices for each of the seven counts.

http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2010-06-03/hank-croslin-jr-pleads-drug-charges

[Heart]

Croslin Pleads No Contest In Drug Case
Haleigh Cummings' Father, Former Stepmother Still Awaiting Trial

POSTED: Thursday, June 3, 2010
UPDATED: 12:16 pm EDT June 3, 2010

PALATKA, Fla. -- Hank Croslin Jr. pleaded no contest Thursday morning to two counts of drug possession and could be called to testify if his sister, Misty, and her ex-husband, Ronald Cummings, go to trial this summer.

The case has drawn a lot of attention because the people involved are connected to Haleigh Cummings, who disappeared from a Putnam County mobile home 15 month ago, even though the charges are in no way connected to her disappearance.

The kindergartner's body has not been found, but the Putnam County Sheriff's Office recently said they believe she was killed and consider the ongoing case a homicide investigation.

Ronald Cummings, the father of missing 6-year-old Haleigh, was among those arrested in January on the drug charges unrelated to his daughter's case.

Investigators said surveillance videos show five undercover drug deals with Cummings.

Ronald Cummings, Misty Cummings and Hank Croslin were booked into jail Wednesday night on drug trafficking charges.
Ronald Cummings, Misty Cummings and Hank Croslin Jr. all face drug trafficking charges.
The three were arrested in January on drug traffic charges and investigators have released surveillance video showing them involved in undercover drug deals.

Misty Cummings, charged with eight counts of selling prescription drugs, is being held on $1.35 million bond, while Ronald Cummings, charged with five counts of selling prescription drugs, has his bond set at $900,000 bond. Misty's trial date is set for Aug. 23.

The sentencing date for Hank Croslin, who pleaded no contest to two counts of drug possession Thursday, is tentatively set for July 16. He is facing up to 15 years in prison.

If Ronald and Misty Cummings are convicted, they could receive a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison, although Ronald's attorney has said he expects to reach a plea agreement with prosecutors before his scheduled July trial.

Haleigh Cummings was 5 years old when she disappeared in February 2009. Misty -- Ronald's 16-year-old girlfriend at the time -- was watching Haleigh in Ronald's trailer the night she disappeared. The couple married weeks after the disappearance, then divorced later last year.

tiny 4 logoChannel 4's Jim Piggott is in Palatka learning more about the guilty plea and its effect on the pending trials of his sister and former-in-law. He'll have a live report on the local station at 5 p.m.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/23779917/detail.html

[Heart]

lynnb posted:

Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., whose sister is the central figure in the case of missing Haleigh Cummings, pleaded no contest today to trafficking and drug possession and will be sentenced later this summer.

His sister, Misty Croslin, was also in Putnam County court this morning, where the judge set an August trial date on her seven trafficking charges. She is scheduled for an appearance next week in St. Johns County on an eighth trafficking count.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2...ads-no-contest

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5245037&postcount=16

[NCSunny]

TY Heart for the updates, I have been trying to check in here all afternoon... keep getting the Server is too busy, try back later message.

Glad it is working again.

[GramaMonkey]

Now I really wonder just what GGRSykes has to say in this letter.

Defendant
CUMMINGS, RONALD LEMYLES 
Alias


Date # Docket Description
2010-02-03 1 COMPLAINT FILED: PCSO DET/T CAMPBELL 1-20-10 

2010-02-03 1 BOOKING NUMBER: N/A 

2010-02-03 2 INFORMATION - TRAFFICKING IN HYDROCODONE (28G-30KG) 

2010-02-03 3 CAPIAS REQUEST FORM - BOND $250,000 NATIONWIDE 

2010-02-03 4 CAPIAS ISSUED - BOND SET AT $250,000 NATIONWIDE 

2010-02-04 5 ARREST DATE:02/03/2010 

2010-02-04 5 BOOKING NUBMER:10-0276 

2010-02-04 6 DEFENDANT PRESENT FOR FIRST APPEARANCE HRG 

2010-02-04 6 ADJ INS P D APPOINTED AT FIRST APPEARANCE HEARING 

2010-02-04 6 SUFFICIENT PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND 

2010-02-04 6 $250,000 SECURED BOND SET 

2010-02-04 7 CAPIAS RETURNED EXECUTED 

2010-02-10 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FILED BY: TERRY J SHOEMAKER 

2010-02-10 9 NOTICE OF DISCOVERY 

2010-02-10 10 STATE'S DISCOVERY EXHIBIT 

2010-02-10 11 WITNESS LIST 

2010-02-10 12 DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCLOSURE 

2010-02-11 13 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (02-18-2010) IN JAIL 

2010-02-11 14 NOTICE TO ATTORNEY (02-18-2010) 

2010-02-17 15 WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT, PLEA OF NOT GUILTY, AND DEMAND 

2010-02-17 15 FOR JURY TRIAL FILED BY: TERRY J SHOEMAKER (FAX) 

2010-02-18 16 ORDER SETTING CASE FOR PRETRIAL 02/18/2010 

2010-02-19 17 WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT, PLEA OF NOT GUILTY, AND DEMAND 

2010-02-19 17 FOR JURY TRIAL FILED BY: TERRY J SHOEMAKER (ORIGINAL) 

2010-02-23 18 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (03-31-2010) 

2010-02-23 19 NOTICE TO ATTORNEY (03-31-2010) 

2010-03-03 20 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY / WITNESS LIST 

2010-03-17 21 NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY 

2010-03-29 22 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY / WITNESS LIST 

2010-03-31 23 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY TERRY J SHOEMAKER 

2010-03-31 23 ON MOTION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL, COURT ORDERED CASE 

2010-03-31 23 CONTINUED TO 05/13/2010 

2010-04-07 5 ARREST REPORT- TRAFFICKING IN HYDROCODONE (28G - 30KG) 

2010-04-07 24 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (05-13-2010) IN JAIL 

2010-04-07 25 NOTICE TO ATTORNEY (05-13-2010) 

2010-04-26 26 MOTION TO REDUCE BOND 

2010-05-06 27 NOTICE OF HEARING SET ON 05/07/2010 AT 2:30 PM 

2010-05-06 27 MOTION TO REDUCE BOND 

2010-05-06 28 NOTICE OF HEARING SET ON 05/07/2010 AT 2:00 PM 

2010-05-06 28 STATE'S MOTION FOR PRODUCTION AND DISCLOSURE OF SOURCE 

2010-05-06 28 OF BAIL PREMIUM AND COLLATERAL PRIOR TO DEFENDANT'S 

2010-05-06 28 RELEASE ON BAIL (NEBBIA HEARING) 

2010-05-28 29 LETTER FROM ANNETTE SYKES 

[Heart]

Haleigh Cummings Update: Misty and Tommy Croslin Both in Court Today

Posted on June 3rd, 2010
by Jan Barrett in Society and Culture, crime

The woman that is the last one to have seen missing Haleigh Cummings from Palatka Florida was in court today for seven drug trafficking charges she has against her. Misty is scheduled to appear in court next week in St. John’s County to face an eight trafficking count there.

Misty Croslin was arrested in January along with her ex-husband, (Haleigh’s father) Ron Cummings, her brother, Tommy Croslin, Hope Sykes and Donna Brock after an undercover operation.

In court this morning, Misty appeared with her hair braided tightly to the top of her head. The judge set a trial date for Misty in August. She was told her trial date would be August 23 but she will only have until August 16 to make a plea.

Tommy Croslin stood before the judge this morning and entered a no-contest plea to his drug trafficking and possession of hydrocodone charges and it is said that he will be sentenced sometime after July 6. Croslin admitted to the judge that he only had a 10th grade education and the last job he had had was about a year ago.

Tommy’s charges have a minimum sentencing of three years behind bars but a judge could change that to 44 months. The sentence could go as high as 30 years.

Tommy Croslin’s attorney, James Werter stated that his client has told the police everything he knows about the Haleigh Cummings case but apparently the State Attorney’s Office seems to be looking for more information. Werter says about his client, “He wants to get this behind him and move on.” Werter says that once he and Croslin went over the facts in the drug case they decided that the no-contest plea was the best way to go.

Hank and Lisa Croslin, Tommy and Misty’s parents were both in court today for both hearings. It was the first time in months that Lisa got to see her daughter. She told reporters that, “Misty is getting fat and Tommy was losing weight.”

The Croslin’s were not informed of their son’s plans on changing his plea to no-contest today but Hank Sr. says he will support his son either way. To me that is how true parents that love their kids should react. I would have no respect for anyone that could turn their backs on their own children when they do something wrong. Even when we know our children are guilty of something we still should be there for them. We should stand by them and help them learn from the mistakes they made, not keep insisting they are innocent and fighting the world while doing so.

Hank and Lisa have their own problems I know, but at the same time these two parents are going through hell as well worrying about their kids. Some say they should have thought about this before when they were raising their kids but if we were all to be honest do we ever think that far in advance when raising our children. I am sure they want the best for their kids as well but just made bad choices in raising them. I have seen parents give their children the best of life only to have them turn out as murderers or drug users that are in and out of trouble all the time. I have also seen parents that could care less about their children and have them turn out to become college graduates. So one can’t always blame how a child turns out on how they were raised. I know everyone doesn’t agree with me but I am only saying what I know as to be facts of life.

My heart goes out to this family. None of this is bringing us any closer to finding Haleigh though. Why has it come to having to destroy so many lives while trying to find her?  Why won’t the person responsible come forth and admit what happened to Haleigh? We all sit and wait for that to happen. We pray that an answer will come out soon. As for myself, I still can’t give up on the feeling that this precious child is still alive but I am still holding back on my personal theories about what COULD HAVE happened that night. Hopefully soon we will see who has the correct theory if any of us do. It doesn’t matter who is right or who is wrong though. All that matters is that Haleigh is found either way. Until then God bless this little girl where ever she is.

Jan Barrett
http://www.bloggernews.net/124653

[Heart]

Operation Pain Killer busts 172

By
Ray Caputo

Prescription drug traffickers in Central Florida have a hard pill to swallow. They've been the targets of a five-month investigation by The Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The FDLE's "Operation Painkiller" resulted in 172 arrests and 20,000 seized pills since it began in January. It focused on drug dealers in Orange, Lake, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.

Many of those arrested were street level dealers. However, two doctors were also picked up in the operation. Dr. Michael Moyer, an Orange County physician, has been charged with two counts of trafficking in hydrocodone. Another doctor, Roman Mosai, of Westside Medical Clinic in Orange County, was charged with three counts of trafficking in hydrocodone.

http://wdbo.com/localnews/2010/06/operation-pain-killer-busts-17.html

[Heart]

Operation Pain Killer busts 172

By
Ray Caputo

Prescription drug traffickers in Central Florida have a hard pill to swallow. They've been the targets of a five-month investigation by The Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The FDLE's "Operation Painkiller" resulted in 172 arrests and 20,000 seized pills since it began in January. It focused on drug dealers in Orange, Lake, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.

Many of those arrested were street level dealers. However, two doctors were also picked up in the operation. Dr. Michael Moyer, an Orange County physician, has been charged with two counts of trafficking in hydrocodone. Another doctor, Roman Mosai, of Westside Medical Clinic in Orange County, was charged with three counts of trafficking in hydrocodone.

http://wdbo.com/localnews/2010/06/operation-pain-killer-busts-17.html

Two doctors, 170 others arrested in drug-trafficking crackdown
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orlando-drug-arrests-20100603,0,6345572.story

[Heart]

Pics of Hank and Misty Croslin in Court

http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=29859920&event=1017251&CategoryID=9088&picnum=25&move=F&Slideshow=Stop#Image