PHEOBE ARREST
Pheobe Bishop cops arrest 34-year-old flatmate who was last to see missing Aussie teen on explosive journey to airport
It comes just days after the search for the teen was called off
AUSSIE cops have arrested the 34-year-old flatmate of Pheobe Bishop - the last person to see the teen on the trip to the airport.
James Wood was 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.
The arrest comes after Wood that Pheobe had been complaining and having emotional outbursts before they left to the airport.
He said: "She gets like that sometimes and usually we can calm her down but she was escalating and then she smashed the TV".
On the drive to the airport, Wood, his girlfriend Tanika Bromley, and Pheobe argued over whether the car could stop.
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Pheobe wanted to do her makeup in the car before they arrived despite their being bathrooms at the airport, Wood said.
She was on her way to, Perth, Western Australia to visit her "high-school sweetheart" boyfriend.
So, he pulled over, less than a kilometre away from their destination.
He said: "We wanted to give her five minutes, give her her own space to do what she needed to do."
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Wood and Bromley then walked off and were away from Pheobe and the car for five minutes, he said.
When he returned, he said Pheobe and her bag were gone.
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Wood insisted to the news outlet he had nothing to do with her disappearance and had gone looking for her with Bromley.
After not being able the find the teen, he assumed that she had boarded her flight.
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.
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The explosive drive to the airport was the last time anyone had seen her.
A family member said: "Her phone has been switched off from this point.
"She hasn't contacted anyone at all, no one has seen her."
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.
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The teen was supposed to fly to Brisbane and then to Perth to see her "high-school sweetheart" boyfriend but CCTV footage showed that she never entered the airport.
Her social media accounts have also not been active since she went missing.
And her last bank account activity was recorded on May 14, the day before she disappeared.
Police have launched an extensive search effort - but they have failed to locate Pheobe or any of her belongings.
Bromley, 33, had been arrested after police allegedly found weapons in her silver Hyundai ix35.
The day before, a new number plate was discovered to have been painted and taped over the Hyundai's original plate.
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Bromley appeared in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Monday, where police alleged they found a shortened firearm, ammunition and two replica handguns inside a grey Hyundai.
Additional ammunition was also reportedly found at the home.
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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