Misty Croslin has court hearing Thursday
Published: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 8:37 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 8:37 p.m
<snipped> Misty Croslin, a key figure in the disappearance of Putnam County child Haleigh Cummings, is scheduled to have a court hearing Thursday on drug trafficking charges.
Croslin, 18, was one of five people arrested earlier this year on narcotics charges, including her brother and Ronald Cummings, the father of the 5-year-old girl who authorities believe is dead.
The hearing in the Putnam County courthouse is set to be an update on the status of Croslin's case. She is being held on the St. Johns County Jail on eight counts of trafficking.
18-yr old Misty Croslin, who was babysitting Haleigh Cummings before she vanished last year, is due in court today in St. Johns County for unrelated drug charges.
No one has been charged in Haleigh's disappearance.
Putnam County Sheriff's Office is treating the case as a homicide.
Today, Misty Croslin is expected to appear for a status hearing for her drug-trafficking case.
Misty Croslin's trial date is set for Aug. 23, 2010
PALATKA, Fla. -- Hank Croslin Jr. pleaded no contest Thursday morning to two counts of drug possession. Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings, have trials scheduled for later this summer.
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 between three and 30 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.
Channel 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.
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.
She is charged also with drug trafficking in St. Johns County.
Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr. was in court as well. He entered no-contest pleas to charges of trafficking in hydrocodone & 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's lawyer James Werter said . 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.
Lisa and Hank Sr. - attended the hearings. 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.
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