Ronald, Misty Cummings Appear In Court - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville

Ronald, Misty Cummings Appear In Court - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
2 Arrested On Drug Charges Unrelated To Missing 6-Year-Old Haleigh Cummings

POSTED: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
UPDATED: 2:42 pm EDT March 31,2010
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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- The father and former stepmother of missing 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings appeared before a judge Wednesday in Putnam County.

A pretrial hearing was held for Ronald and Misty Cummings Wednesday morning.

Both are facing drug trafficking charges unrelated to Haleigh's disappearance.

The judge scheduled another hearing for Ronald on May 13 and a hearing for Misty on June 3.

Ronald And Misty Cummings
Ronald and Misty Cummings appear at pretrial hearings on drug trafficking charges.
Both have entered not guilty pleas.

Misty Cummings is being held on $1.35 million bond, while Ronald Cummings' bond is set at $900,000 bond. If convicted, both could face 25 years in prison.

Hope Sykes, Ronald's cousin, pleaded no contest to the drug trafficking charges she faces. She will be sentenced April 27 and could get up to 15 years in prison.

Haleigh vanished from her Satsuma home in February 2009.

When asked Wednesday what she wanted to see come out of Ronald and Misty's drug arrests, Teresa Neves, Haleigh's paternal grandmother, said she just wants to see Haleigh come home.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 386-329-0808 or Crime Stoppers at 888-277-TIPS.