New details: Ronald Cummings, father of missing Haleigh, is arrested again on Christmas

Ronald Cummings, the father of missing Haleigh Cummings and recently released from prison, is back in jail.

The 39-year-old was arrested again on Christmas Day on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, trafficking oxycodone, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, resisting an officer with violence, obstructing police by depriving means of communication and possession of marijuana and drug equipment possession, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

In February 2009, 5-year-old Haleigh was reported missing by his then-girlfriend Misty Croslin, who was watching her that night while Cummings worked. Her case has never been solved, but the Sheriff's Office previously conceded she's likely dead.

Several people, including her father and Croslin, were charged during the lengthy search and investigation on unrelated drug offenses.

On Oct. 19 Cummings was released from his 15-year mandatory minimum drug-trafficking sentence in 2010, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He qualified for incentive gain time after serving 85% of his prison sentence under state law. He was now living in Welaka.

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His latest arrest began with a deputy and fire-rescue personnel responding shortly after midnight to a crash and possible vehicle fire at Sisco Road and Olivia Lane in Pomona Park. A Hyundai Sonata appeared to have hit the Olivia Lane road sign. Cummings was sitting in the driver’s seat with the car's engine still running. He appeared to be sleeping or unconscious with a bottle of Hennessy liquor in his lap, the arrest report said.

After several attempts to wake him, Cummings made some moans and nonunderstandable slurs. The deputy turned the engine off and instructed Cummings to get out. He smelled of alcohol and appeared to be severely intoxicated, the report said.

He started to exit the vehicle, then sat back down and tried to turn the ignition on again. The deputy said he told him three times to stop and was met with an expletive. So the deputy pulled him out and said he was then pushed by Cummings, who began reaching for and attempting to pull the deputy’s gun from the holster, according to the arrest report.

As the deputy attempted to restrain him, he said Cummings knocked his radio to the ground. The deputy was able to take him down and secure him with help from fire-rescue personnel. Cummings started rapping and blurting out statements, retorting, “You think I’m scared of prison" and calling the deputy an expletive "cracker," according to the arrest report.

Substances that field tested to be oxycodone were found in two of his pockets and a baggie of marijuana in the car, the report said.

Cummings was taken to a hospital for medical clearance before being booked in jail. A judge ordered his bail set at $185,000 during his first appearance in court Monday morning.

“Despite being given a clean slate after serving his time in prison, Ronald has returned to his old ways and is a menace to our community,” Sheriff H.D. "Gator" DeLoach said. "He not only put lives in danger with his actions, he also attempted to endanger our deputy and medical personnel coming to assist him after he chose to drive while under the influence. Some people do not take the second chances they’ve been given to change their lives, and his actions reflect this.”

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Croslin, 31, is serving her 25-year drug sentence with a scheduled release date of June 17, 2031, according to the Department of Corrections. She and Cummings had married but eventually divorced.

The others arrested with them in the drug-trafficking investigation were Croslin's brother Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., Donna Brock and Hope Sykes. Croslin Jr., 36, is scheduled to be released March 12, while Brock, 56, was released on Oct. 17 and Sykes, 31, on Nov. 12, according to the state.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Ronald Cummings, father of missing Haleigh Cummings, arrested again