PALATKA, FL -- The father of Haleigh Cummings has asked his teenaged girlfriend to marry him.

Ronald Cummings, 25, popped the question to Misty Croslin Sunday night at Chili's restaurant, with several family members around them.

She said yes.

Outside the Putnam County Courthouse where Croslin and Cummings went Monday to get the paperwork for a marriage license, Croslin showed off her ring.

Misty said she was surprised and cried when Cummings proposed to her.

She also said it was something they had been planning for a while.

Croslin's mother, Lisa Croslin, said, "They've been trying to get me to do this for five months now. And I told them you need to wait until you're 18. But now that everything's been going on and people have been trashing them, I'm going to let them do it. I know they love her...Haleigh, and they love each other."

Misty twisted the photo of Haleigh which hung around her neck and told reporters, "Everybody will know I love Haleigh and Ronald and Junior, and we'll be a family."

Misty said every day gets harder because Haleigh is still missing.

"Everybody's probably going to take this marriage thing the wrong way but it's not," said Croslin. "Everything's still focused on Haleigh. This is what Haleigh wanted. She's always talked about it."

Croslin said Haleigh even called her "mom."

Since Croslin is only 17, the paperwork has to be filled out by her parents.

The two have not set a wedding date.

Cummings walked out of the courthouse minutes after Misty and her mother did. He had very little to say to reporters. As he passed by Misty she started walking with him to his truck and they left the courthouse.

Misty Croslin put Haleigh Cummings to bed on the night of February 9. Haleigh hasn't been seen since.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=133274&catid=3


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Something about this whole situation seems wrong to me. I wouldn't be planning a wedding while my daughter was missing. I hope they can find that little girl though, it's been a month :(

Something about this whole situation seems wrong to me. I wouldn't be planning a wedding while my daughter was missing. I hope they can find that little girl though, it's been a month :(

Yeah, you'd think he would have more important things on his mind, like maybe HIS MISSING DAUGHTER!! He said he's still focused on that.:rolleyes: "This is what Haleigh wanted".:rolleyes:

:crazy:

i wouldn't race to conclusions about it. the father could be going through with it for deep-seated reasons relating to the stress he's feeling over his daughter. things like that do happen. maybe they don't plan on getting married or arranging a wedding until after haleigh is found. not saying it isn't possible that he doesn't care enough about her, but the media makes it VERY easy to gain negative impressions about people in situations like this one. journalists avoid context like the plague. they love to paint only half of the picture.

Good point, safety pin (how's it going, btw?) But the fact that they already were applying for a liscense made me raise my eyebrows. It just seems odd, but then again - I really don't know how I'd react in such an awful situation. I would hope at least that they wait (or try to) until Haleigh's found. Getting married when it's still unknown seems really wrong.

That couple seem to be a bit off to me, there is something fishy about the girlfriend. Getting engaged while your daughter is missing is VERY weird to me. If my daughter were missing, the last thing on my mind would be getting married. I would be in such a deep depression. Also, they met like 6 months ago, she is 17, his daughter is missing and now they are getting married?

Wow...I missed something. I didn't hear about this missing girl.

That couple seem to be a bit off to me, there is something fishy about the girlfriend. Getting engaged while your daughter is missing is VERY weird to me. If my daughter were missing, the last thing on my mind would be getting married. I would be in such a deep depression. Also, they met like 6 months ago, she is 17, his daughter is missing and now they are getting married?
I smell a rat, too. The whole thing just doesn't feel right. :eek:

Something does seem weird here. I pray that Haleigh is found alive, but I really doubt it at this point :(

Whoever can hurt an innocent little child like that deserves to rot in Hell! :mad:

First off it seems to me his daughter should be his top priority.

Cant this guy find a female his own age???

First off it seems to me his daughter should be his top priority.

Cant this guy find a female his own age???

Guess not.

I don't know why, but I have the feeling that she's still alive and will be found. What saddens me is that her family doesn't seem to still think this, if they're planning on getting married while she's still gone.

The g/f keeps changing her story, even if the father isn't involved that alone seems strange that this "woman" didnt notice this child was missing and her story keeps changing. Even if this is a means to divert his attention, why would you marry someone who was not watching your child like they were suppose to be doing so?

PALATKA, FL -- The father of Haleigh Cummings has asked his teenaged girlfriend to marry him.

Ronald Cummings, 25, popped the question to Misty Croslin Sunday night at Chili's restaurant, with several family members around them.

She said yes.

Outside the Putnam County Courthouse where Croslin and Cummings went Monday to get the paperwork for a marriage license, Croslin showed off her ring.

Misty said she was surprised and cried when Cummings proposed to her.

She also said it was something they had been planning for a while.

Croslin's mother, Lisa Croslin, said, "They've been trying to get me to do this for five months now. And I told them you need to wait until you're 18. But now that everything's been going on and people have been trashing them, I'm going to let them do it. I know they love her...Haleigh, and they love each other."

Misty twisted the photo of Haleigh which hung around her neck and told reporters, "Everybody will know I love Haleigh and Ronald and Junior, and we'll be a family."

Misty said every day gets harder because Haleigh is still missing.

"Everybody's probably going to take this marriage thing the wrong way but it's not," said Croslin. "Everything's still focused on Haleigh. This is what Haleigh wanted. She's always talked about it."

Croslin said Haleigh even called her "mom."

Since Croslin is only 17, the paperwork has to be filled out by her parents.

The two have not set a wedding date.

Cummings walked out of the courthouse minutes after Misty and her mother did. He had very little to say to reporters. As he passed by Misty she started walking with him to his truck and they left the courthouse.

Misty Croslin put Haleigh Cummings to bed on the night of February 9. Haleigh hasn't been seen since.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=133274&catid=3


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Something about this whole situation seems wrong to me. I wouldn't be planning a wedding while my daughter was missing. I hope they can find that little girl though, it's been a month :(


Yeah something strange about this. I would think they would be worried about the little girl instead of getting married.... I think the girlfriend had something to do with the missing child, she was sleepign right next to her how can she not feel the kid not there? or someone in the room? now he's gonna marry the teen age girlfriend ? Instead of looking for his little girl? that's just wrong. What if the girlfriend had something to do with it, and he finds out down the road that his girlfriend did it ? I think he's making a big mistake by marrying her.

The g/f keeps changing her story, even if the father isn't involved that alone seems strange that this "woman" didnt notice this child was missing and her story keeps changing. Even if this is a means to divert his attention, why would you marry someone who was not watching your child like they were suppose to be doing so?
PRECISELY!!

They got married.



From CNN.com:

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The father of missing child Haleigh Cummings' married his 17-year-old-girlfriend, who was the last one known to have seen the child alive, the girl's grandmother told Nancy Grace producers.

On Sunday Ronald Cummings asked his teenage girlfriend, Misty Croslin, for her hand in marriage at a local Chili's restaurant. While he was with several family members, Cummings got down on one knee, asked Croslin to marry him and gave her Haleigh's grandmother's diamond ring.

Because Croslin is only 17 years old, her mother filled out the paperwork so the two could be married.

On Thursday, the pair tied the knot, after the three-day waiting period required by Florida law.

Croslin, who was beaming earlier in the week after the engagement, told CNN affiliate WJXT-TV that while she knows there will be critics of the marriage and the timing, "everything is still about Haleigh."

Croslin said she wanted to be together as a family, just as Haleigh would have wanted.

"Everybody is probably going to take this marriage thing the wrong way," Croslin told WJXT. "This is what Haleigh wanted. She has always talked about it, and even if she's not with us, she is still with us."

Croslin told police she tucked Haleigh and her 4-year-old brother into bed about 8 p.m. February 9 in their Satsuma, Florida, home. She said she went to sleep herself about 10 p.m. but woke at 3 a.m. to find Haleigh missing and a back door propped open by bricks.

Police are still actively searching for the girl, with a new search happening this week, and investigators Wednesday took the back door that was found propped open.

In the middle of the search for the girl, the newlyweds will fly to New York Thursday night for their honeymoon and an exclusive appearance on the Today show.

Haleigh's grandmother, Teresa Neves, also acknowledged the timing might seem "unusual."

"Well, it is unusual for some onlookers, but those people didn't live with my two grandchildren," she told Nancy Grace. "My grandchildren, both Haleigh and Junior, have very often said that they would love for their daddy to marry Misty and that they wanted Misty to be their mommy. And so I feel like they are just trying to fulfill a wish for Haleigh so that when she comes home she will have that extra happiness to come home to."

Before the wedding, Neves told CNN affiliate WKMG-TV the wedding would be difficult without Haleigh.

"It's an event that Haleigh really should be at, but when she comes home, we'll have a great big wedding so she can be the flower girl and see it all again," Neves said.

Wait a minute - he's 25, she's 17?? Huh?? :confused: :rolleyes:

Wait a minute - he's 25, she's 17?? Huh?? :confused: :rolleyes:
Just one of the MANY fishy details of this whole story. :rolleyes:

If she is only 17 why arent people investigating if this guy is commiting statutory rape, and if so why hasnt he been charged??

Also, what do the girls parents think of this???

If she is only 17 why arent people investigating if this guy is commiting statutory rape, and if so why hasnt he been charged??

Also, what do the girls parents think of this???
Since her mother signed consent forms for her to marry the guy, one of her parents must be for it. ohno:

If she is only 17 why arent people investigating if this guy is commiting statutory rape, and if so why hasnt he been charged??

Also, what do the girls parents think of this???

The age of consent varies from state to state. I know in Michigan it's 16.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/03/19/ng.haleigh.abuse.photos.cnn

Now the mom's saying that the dad's abusive. Doesn't sound like anyone believes her though.

I mean, I certainly hope it's not true, but why are you trying to start a custody case when the kid is missing? ohno:

Something very wrong with this whole thing. Everyone involved seems a little sketchy.