Tommy Croslin Tipped Police To River Search

Lawyer: Tommy Croslin tipped police to river search
Croslin says his cousin Joseph Overstreet is involved in Haleigh's disappearance.

Published: Friday, May 14, 2010 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 9:06 p.m.
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PALATKA - Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., a figure in the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings, should not serve much jail time if convicted on a drug trafficking charge in part because of his cooperation with authorities in the Haleigh case, his attorney said Thursday.

A phone conversation with his grandmother in which Tommy Croslin implicated his cousin, Joseph Overstreet, as being involved in Haleigh's disappearance is an example of cooperation, attorney James Werter said. Croslin in the same call asked that his wife contact Werter because he wanted to tell authorities about the case.

Croslin faces a minimum mandatory sentence of three years on the trafficking charge, Werter said. That is less than the 15 years faced by co-defendants because Tommy Croslin's case involves a smaller amount of drugs.

Werter also said Croslin was the source of a tip to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that led to an extensive search of the St. Johns River last month. Authorities said no human remains were found. Other items that were found are being analyzed.

"For the cooperation he has been giving over the Haleigh Cummings case, I would try to argue [his sentence] down ...," Werter said. "We brought him to FDLE in Putnam County and that's how they ended up at the river - through Tommy's help. Otherwise this case would still be in a quagmire. We have the dots, it's just connecting them."

Tommy Croslin is the brother of Misty Croslin, who was then the girlfriend of Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings. Misty Croslin was home with Haleigh, age 5, when Haleigh disappeared the night of Feb. 9, 2009. Authorities said they believe Haleigh is dead and have classified the case a homicide.

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That was an interesting article about liars. I know one and the telephone is his weapon of choice to attempt to destroy people's lives.

I agree, AJ. So many factors come into play when these are given. Thanks for the site, I'll check it out.


LOL, yes the liar cannot contact me anymore. But I know other people he's in contact with, well they try to avoid contact with him, and he's never stopped with his behavior. He's also a sociopath