Kidnapped Teen Elizabeth Thomas Having Panic Attacks After Being Rescued From Tad Cummins

Elizabeth Thomas, the Tennessee teen who was subject of multi-state Amber Alert for over a month, is suffering from panic attacks and is jittery, according to her family. Elizabeth was found April 19 in California with ex-teacher Tad Cummins, who is suspected of having kidnapped her.

"She didn't look like herself at all. She looked like she was very worn out, very thin. And very jittery," 15-year-old Elizabeth’s father Anthony Thomas said during an interview with "Primetime Justice" on CNN. "She's somebody who's actually more sure of herself, usually all smiles and she's been sort of the life of the party."

Elizabeth went missing March 13, following which law enforcement officials issued Amber Alerts in Tennessee and Alabama. Cummins, who was a health science teacher at Elizabeth’s Culleoka Unit School in Maury County, was suspected of abducting her. He lost his job following the alleged kidnapping.

The pair was located last Thursday in northern California’s remote Siskiyou County. While the 50-year-old former teacher was taken into custody, Elizabeth was reunited with her family.

Elizabeth's sister-in-law, Danielle Thomas, said the teen is suffering from panic attacks.

“There are times where she's curled up in the middle of the floor crying and shaking and having panic attacks,” Danielle said on the CNN show.

The teen was recovering at an undisclosed location, according to her father.

"Right now, she's somewhere where she can relax and be looked after by family and close friends and just take a break from everybody," he reportedly said. "We can't just... throw her right back in there and tell her to go clean her room."

Cummins has been detained in California’s Sacramento County jail since Friday, before which he was in the custody of Siskiyou County’s sheriff’s department. On Monday, Cummins was produced at a federal court in California, where a judge approved a request to transfer him to Tennessee. He faces multiple charges, including knowingly transporting a minor across state lines with the intention to engage in sexual activity, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment.