Maddox Cummings Misses Court, Bond Doubled | Joplin News

Joplin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

A 21-year-old man, Maddox Isaiah Cummings, faces severe felony charges—including distributing child abuse material, witness intimidation, and blackmail—for threatening a 16-year-old girl, coercing her into compliance, and posting explicit videos of her online after she refused. Wanted for two years, he was arrested in November, admitted to uploading four videos (only one with her consent), and even posted his own photo on the site. When he missed court, his bond was doubled to $30,000 and a bench warrant was issued. Though the videos are now removed, the legal fallout continues. Listen in…