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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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 Pheobe - who went missing three weeks ago.
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.
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.
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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