Authorities Searching for Florida Girl Notified of Missing Sex Offender
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Chad Eugene Reynolds
Police searching for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings were notified about a missing Florida sex offender, but stopped short of calling the man a suspect in the girl's disappearance, Ocala.com reports.
Chad Eugene Reynolds, 25, was last seen Feb. 1 leaving his mother's home in Ochlawaha, Fla. — about two hours from Haleigh's home — police said. He was reported missing on Feb. 4.
Reynolds reportedly borrowed a car from a friend and then later called to say the vehicle had broken down near the Marion/Lake County Lines, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The car was located in an undisclosed location south of Marion County, but Reynolds was nowhere to be found.
Reynolds was sentenced in Putnum County — the same county where Haleigh was reported missing Feb. 10 — to seven years in prison for armed burglary and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12. The incident happened in September of 2002.
Maj. Chris Blair told Ocala.com that the Marion County Sheriff's Office contacted the Putnum County Sheriff's Office about Reynolds.
Authorities said their first concern is Reynolds' safety, but added that he will likely be arrested for failing to report to his probation officer.
Reynolds was released in November and is on 10 years of community supervision, Ocala.com reports.
Haleigh was discovered missing from her Satsuma, Fla. home by her father's girlfriend, Misty Croslin. The father, Ronald Cummings, said Haleigh had gotten up to use the bathroom, and when she didn't return, Croslin went to look for her and noticed the back door of the mobile home they shared was open.
Police believe the girl was abducted.
Chief Deputy Rick Ryan of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department said in a news conference investigators continue to interview family members, their friends and others. Everyone is considered a potential person of interest.
"We're frustrated, of course, but the No. 1 mission is to find the little girl and return her to her family," he said. "We haven't lost our motivation or our drive."
As a registered sexual predator, Reynolds is required to report to his mother's house everyday, according to Ocala.com.
"We're handling it like any missing and endangered person. We're concerned for his safety because his mother said he hasn't done anything like this before," Marion County Sheriff's Capt. Tommy Bibb said.
Details:
http://www.putnam-fl.com/clk_apps/crim_dkts/frame.phpUCN: 542002CF001887XXAXMX
File Date: 2002-11-07 Judge: EDWARD E HEDSTROM
Defense Atty: STEPHENSON, JOHN W
Defendant
REYNOLDS, CHAD EUGENE
Alias
Date # Docket Description
2002-11-07 1 COMPLAINT FILED: PCSO
2002-11-07 1 BURGLARY OF DWELLING WHILE ARMED
2002-11-07 1 PETIT THEFT
2002-11-07 2 WARRANT ISSUED - BOND SET AT $ 20,504 SECURED
2002-11-12 3 ARREST REPORT - CT 1-ARMED BURGLARY OF A DWELLING,
2002-11-12 3 CT 2-LEWD/LASCIVIOUS ASSAULT UPON A CHILD, CT 3-PETIT
2002-11-12 3 THEFT - BOND SET AT $20,504.00 BLANKET/SECURED
2002-11-12 4 AFFIDAVIT OF INSOLVENCY
2002-11-12 5 APPLICATION AND ORDER APPOINTING PUBLIC DEFENDER
2002-11-12 6 WARRANT RETURNED EXECUTED
2002-11-19 7 INFORMATION (CT 1-LEWD OF LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION,
2002-11-19 7 CT 2-BURGLARY WHILE ARMED, CT 3-PETIT THEFT)
2002-11-19 8 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (12-06-2002) IN JAIL
2002-11-19 9 STATE'S MOTION TO REVOKE BOND
2002-11-19 10 NOTICE OF HEARING SET 11/21/2002 AT 3:00P.M. \
2002-11-21 11 MOTION HEARING MINUTES; DEFT. NOT PRESENT, HEARING HELD
2002-11-21 11 ON STATE'S MOTION TO REVOKE BOND,
2002-11-21 11 STATE AND DEFENSE STIPULATED TO SETTING BOND AT
2002-11-21 11 NONE, STATE TO PREPARE ORDER.
2002-12-06 12 ARRAIGNMENT MINUTES: DEFT PRESENT, SWORN, ARRAIGNED,
2002-12-06 12 PUBLIC DEFENDER APPOINTED, ENTERED PLEA OF NOT GUILTY,
2002-12-06 12 SET FOR PRE TRIAL 01/15/2003 AND TRIAL 02/17/2003.
2002-12-06 13 APPLICATION AND ORDER APPOINTING PUBLIC DEFENDER
2002-12-06 14 ORDER SETTING PRE TRIAL 01/15/2003
2002-12-09 15 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (01-15-2003) INCARCERATED
2002-12-18 16 MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT
2002-12-18 17 MOTION AND ORDER TO TRANSPORT ISSUED
2002-12-23 18 ORDER APPOINTING EXPERT
2003-01-15 19 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-01-15 19 ON MOTION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL, COURT ORDERED CASE
2003-01-15 19 CONTINUED TO 02/11/2003
2003-01-18 20 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (02-11-2003) INCARCERATED
2003-01-22 21 MOTION AND ORDER TO TRANSPORT RETURNED EXECUTED
2003-02-11 22 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-02-11 22 ON MOTION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL, COURT ORDERED CASE
2003-02-11 22 CONTINUED TO 03/11/2003
2003-02-11 23 MOTION FOR PAYMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED
2003-02-17 24 ORDER FOR PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED
2003-02-22 25 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (03-11-2003) INCARCERATED
2003-03-11 26 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-03-11 26 ON MOTION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL, COURT ORDERED CASE
2003-03-11 26 CONTINUED TO 04/14/2003
2003-03-11 27 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (04-14-2003) INCARCERATED
2003-04-14 28 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-04-14 28 CASE SET FOR PLEA DAY 04/17/2003
2003-04-17 29 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT NOT PRES, ATTY PRESENT
2003-04-17 29 ON MOTION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL, COURT ORDERED CASE
2003-04-17 29 CONTINUED TO 05/16/2003
2003-04-23 30 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (05/16/2003) INCARCERATED
2003-05-16 31 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-05-16 31 CASE SET FOR PLEA DAY 06/13/2003
2003-05-19 32 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (06/13/2003) INCARCERATED
2003-06-13 33 PRE TRIAL MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-06-13 33 W/D FORMER PLEA, PLEAD NOLO TO A/C TO CT I LEWD OR
2003-06-13 33 LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION; CT II BURGLARY WHILE ARMED
2003-06-13 33 CT III PETIT THEFT
2003-06-13 33 ADVISED OF MAX PENALTY LIFE, 30 YRS DOC, 60 DAYS CJ
2003-06-13 33 AND/OR A FINE OF $20,500.00
2003-06-13 33 PLEA ACCEPTED, PSI ORDERED, SENTENCING SET 7/16/2003
2003-06-19 34 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (07/16/2003)
2003-07-16 35 SENTENCING MINUTES: COURT ORDERED CASE CONTINUED TO
2003-07-16 35 NEXT SENTENCING 07/18/03 FOR PLEA
2003-07-18 36 SENTENCING MINUTES: COURT ORDERED CASE CONTINUED TO
2003-07-18 36 NEXT SENTENCING 08/13/2003
2003-07-25 37 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (08/13/2003) INCARCERATED
2003-07-29 38 STATE ATTORNEY WITNESS SUBPOENA ISSUED:
2003-07-29 38 MICHAEL MARCUM
2003-07-29 39 STATE ATTORNEY WITNESS SUBPOENA ISSUED:
2003-07-29 39 CARRIE MARCUM
2003-08-12 40 STATE ATTORNEY WITNESS SUBPOENA RETURNED SERVED:
2003-08-12 40 CARRIE MARCUM
2003-08-12 41 STATE ATTORNEY WITNESS SUBPOENA RETURNED SERVED:
2003-08-12 41 MICHAEL MARCUM
2003-08-13 42 SCORESHEET FILED
2003-08-13 43 SENTENCING MINUTES: DEFT PRES, ATT BY JOHN STEPHENSON
2003-08-13 43 SENTENCED AS FOLLOWS: DEFENDANT ADJUDGED GUILTY, ORDERED
2003-08-13 43 TO PAY $255 COURT COST, $250 COST OF PROSECUTION, $50
2003-08-13 43 COURT FACILITY FEE AND $40 PUBLIC DEFENDER APP FEE,
2003-08-13 43 SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS DOC WITH 277 DAYS CREDIT TO BE
2003-08-13 43 FOLLOWED BY 10 YEARS SEX OFFENDER PROBATION AS TO
2003-08-13 43 COUNTS 1 AND 2, TO RUN CONCURRENT WITH EACH OTHER,
2003-08-13 43 SENTENCED TO 60 DAYS PCJ WITH 277 DAYS CREDIT AS TO CT
2003-08-13 43 3, UPON RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION SHOULD DEFENDANT BE
2003-08-13 43 COMMITTED INTO TREATMENT BY THE JIMMY RYCE ACT THE SEX
2003-08-13 43 OFFENDER PROBATION WILL BE ELIMINATED, COST OF
2003-08-13 43 SUPERVISION SET AT $10 PER MONTH, TO UNDERGO AND PAY FOR
2003-08-13 43 DRUG TESTING
2003-08-13 44 JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE - ENT MIN CIR CT BK PG
2003-08-13 45 COMMITMENT ISSUED
2003-08-13 46 ORDER OF SEX OFFENDER PROBATION
2003-08-13 46 ENT MIN CIR CT BK PG
2003-08-22 47 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AS TO JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE
2003-08-25 48 CHARGES, COSTS, AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH SENTENCE
2003-08-25 48 RECORDED OR BK 948 PG 1508
2006-09-29 49 LETTER FROM FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2006-09-29 50 ORDER DECLARING CHAD EUGENE REYNOLDS A SEXUAL PREDATOR
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