Pheobe Bishop cops arrest 34-year-old flatmate who was last to see missing Aussie teen on explosive journey to airport
AUSSIE cops have arrested the 34-year-old flatmate of Pheobe Bishop - the last person to see the teen before her trip to the airport.
James Wood taken taken into custody in the Queensland city of Bundaberg on Wednesday - but no charges have been laid.
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James Wood, 34, has now been arrested
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The search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop has taken a grim turn
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He was pulled over at gunpoint while driving the grey Hyundai hatchback that has been at the center of cops' investigation, 7 News Australia reported.
It comes just days after cops stopped the search for
The
Australian
teen was
supposed to board a flight
on May 15 to see her boyfriend - but mysteriously she never checked in and
hasn't been seen since
.
She was last seen in the morning of the day of her flight, after she was driven to the airport by her two housemates, Wood and Tanika Bromley.
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The trio had been living in a derelict pad together, which cops have now declared a crime scene.
Her distressed mum, Kylie Johnson, has made a series of heartbreaking pleas begging anyone with information to come forward.
She also claimed that her daughter's sudden disappearance was out of character.
Police have launched an extensive search effort - but they have failed to locate Pheobe or any of her belongings.
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Pheobe Bishop timeline
by Harvey Geh
May 14:
Pheobe Bishop's last known bank transaction occurs.
May 15:
Pheobe is reportedly dropped off near Bundaberg Airport's terminal by her housemates, James Wood and Tanika Bromley, intending to catch a flight to Brisbane and then to Perth to visit her boyfriend.
May 15, 8:30am:
Pheobe makes a final phone call to her boyfriend before her scheduled flight.
Her phone is then switched off and has remained inactive since.
May 15, post-8:30am:
Pheobe fails to check in for her flight. CCTV footage confirms she did not enter the airport terminal.
May 16:
Family and police initiate search efforts. Pheobe's social media accounts show no activity during this period.
May 24:
Nine days after disappearing, Pheobe's distressed mum pleads the public for information. She says she is "absolutely begging anyone with any information to contact the Queensland Police Service".
May 25:
The search effort is widened to cover more area and homicide officers are brought in to help.
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