Pheobe Bishops housemate James Wood has been taken into custody and is being questioned in connection with her disappearance.
Daily Mail Australia witnessed Queensland Police officers securing the car where Wood – one of the two last people to see Pheobe alive – had been living in at Bundaberg on Wednesday morning.
Wood is assisting police and no charges have been laid.
It comes as detectives revealed they will no longer be conducting any physical searches for Pheobe and would only restart them as needed and as information provided.
The 17-year-old went missing after she failed to board a flight at Bundaberg Airport to Brisbane and then onto Western Australia to see her boyfriend on May 15.
Pheobe had been travelling in a car with housemates Wood and Tanika Bromley that morning – but she never made it to the airport to check-in.
Neither Pheobe nor her luggage have been seen since, and police say neither her phone or bank accounts have been accessed.
Her disappearance sparked an extensive multi-agency search at the Good Night Scrub National Park, about an hour away from where Pheobe was last seen.
Pheobe Bishops housemate James Wood (pictured) has been taken into custody and is being questioned in connection with the 17-year-olds disappearance
The development comes as Queensland Police said on Wednesday they will no longer be conducting any physical searches for Pheobe (pictured)
Police were seen securing Woods car after he was taken into police custody on Wednesday
Cadaver dogs, water police, drones and State Emergency Service Personnel combed through the thick scrub land for five days. Items were collected from the bushland and were sent for forensic examination, but police have not disclosed any information about what was found.
Detectives also revealed key evidence may have been moved from the park before they began their search.
Pheobe was last seen leaving a rundown home in Gin Gin, near Bundaberg, where she had been living with Wood and Bromley.
Queensland police said the pair told detectives they drove Pheobe to the airport for her 8.30am flight in Bromleys 2011 silver Hyundai ix35 hatchback, but no CCTV of her at the airport was found.
Both Bromley and Wood have since been charged with unrelated weapons offences.
No charges have been laid over Pheobes disappearance.
Meanwhile, Queensland Police have confirmed they are yet to visit her boyfriend in Western Australia – a key witness in the mystery of her disappearance.
Police continue to speak to people who know Pheobe, a spokeswoman said.
Wood appeared to be living out of the car in Bundaberg
Police tape remains at the Gin Gin home Pheobe was living in before she disappeared
A bus has been parked outside Wood and Bromleys home for several weeks
Officers previously confirmed they had spoken to Pheobes boyfriend, and the teen is not believed to be a suspect in the case.
As Pheobe was being driven to the airport, she rang her boyfriend but he was unable to hear anything before it cut off.
The boyfriend – who Daily Mail Australia is not naming due to his age – told friends he didnt realise anything was wrong and went to the airport to meet her as planned.
He also told friends of how he blamed himself for her disappearance.
Queensland police are quite confident that Pheobe didnt make it to the airport.
The couple had reportedly dated throughout their high school years in Queensland before his family relocated for work. They had only recently rekindled a long-distance relationship.
Messages sent by Pheobe in the lead-up to her disappearance revealed she was looking forward to being reunited with her childhood sweetheart.
Ive been better but I focus on the good s***, Pheobe said in response to a friend checking in on her.
I take of (sic) to WA in three days! Get out of this s*** home for a bit so that will be good, just packing atm.
Asked how long she was going for, Pheobe replied: Ten days beautiful x.
Inside Woods bus which contains storage boxes and broken furniture (pictured)
The bus appears to be a dumping ground for Wood and Bromley
Detectives have scaled back the search for teenager Pheobe, almost three weeks after she went missing
On May 16, the day after Pheobe was last seen, the teenager shared two haunting quotes to his social media account as he struggled with his guilt over her no-show.
What I do know is that people have information on where you are Phee and we need that reported to police, he posted the day after his girlfriend disappeared
Maybe I deserve all the pain I am feeling right now, I mean it is my fault, I should have done better.
Me staring at her dry texts wondering if I did something wrong and not asking cuz I dont wanna be annoying.
Pheobes bank account has not been accessed since May 14 and her social media remains untouched. Her phone switched off shortly after the last call to her boyfriend on her way to the airport.
Police are still investigating Pheobes disappearance and are continuing their appeal for information about the movements of the grey Hyundai ix35.
Anyone who has information, dashcam or CCTV footage of the Hyundai ix35, with registration 414 EW3, seen in the Gin Gin area between May 15 and 18 is being urged to contact police.
Pheobe had been living with couple Tanika Bromley (pictured) and James Wood
Both Bromley and Wood (pictured) have been charged with unrelated weapons offences
Pheobes mother, Kylie Johnson (pictured) shared an emotional message to Facebook as she marked day 20 of her daughters disappearance
Pheobes mother, Kylie Johnson shared an emotional message to Facebook on Wednesday as she desperately searches for her missing daughter.
Starting day 20 with you still missing Pheobe, Ms Johnson wrote.
I don’t know if life will ever be the same again? I don’t know if I will ever look at the world the same way that I did before May 15th.
What I do know is that people have information on where you are Phee and we need that reported to police.
EVERYTHING we know about the bizarre mystery of missing teen Pheobe Bishop
Thursday May 15
It began when Pheobe failed to check in for her flight from Bundaberg via Brisbane to Perth, where she was planning to meet her boyfriend.
She was being driven there by her housemates, Tanika Bromley, 33, and James Wood, 34, in Tanikas 14-year-old silver Hyundai ix35 SUV.
She had been living with them at their ramshackle home after recently moving out of her mothers family farmhouse just outside of town.
Pheobe used her phone for the last time during the trip in a call to her boyfriend at 8.30am, who later told a friend he was unable to hear anything before the call cut out.
He later revealed how he waited for hours at Perth Airport for her to arrive, but flight after flight touched down without her.
The mystery began on Thursday May 15, when Pheobe Bishop (pictured) failed to check in for an 8.30am flight from Bundaberg to Perth
Pheobes mum Kylie Johnson (right) made her first public appeal for help finding the teen on May 16
Friday May 16
When she failed to appear in Perth, the alert was raised and on Friday, Pheobe was declared a missing person.
Mother Kylie Johnson made her first public appeal for help in the search and work began on sending out hundreds of flyers around town.
Her worried mum insisted that the teens disappearance was out of character.
Bromley and Wood told police they dropped her off with her luggage at the airport.
Pheobe was described as carrying luggage and wearing a green tank top and grey tracksuit pants.
Saturday May 17
Housemate James Wood told a friend he had been printing flyers and admitted cops basically asked me if I did her in or hurt her at all…cause I was one of the last people to see her alive.
Wood is divorced and only moved to Gin Gin from Emerald, 500km west in Queenslands Central Highlands, around six months ago after the end of his marriage.
Bromley is a mother of two and Gin Gin local with family believed to be in the Canberra area. The couple are said to have moved in together earlier this year.
Police questioned both over Pheobe and released them without any charges in connection with her disappearance.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest that Wood or Bromley were involved in Pheobes disappearance.
Wood also took to social media offering his 5m tinnie fishing boat as a reward for any information about Pheobes whereabouts.
Wood (pictured) told a friend he had been printing flyers and police had asked him if I did her in or hurt her at all
Monday May 20
Police searched Airport Drive but couldnt find any of Pheobes belongings. They also failed to locate any CCTV of Pheobe at Bundaberg Airport.
A nearby resident supplied CCTV footage of the Hyundai allegedly on Samuels Rd, just west of the airport, around 10.30am, two hours after Pheobe was due at the airport at 8.30am.
Tuesday May 21
Reports emerge that Pheobe may have had an argument while being given a lift to the airport and was kicked out of the car.
Wednesday May 22
Detectives sealed off Bromley and Woods rented Gin Gin property, and officers in forensics gear could be seen poring over the house, just off the main road in the centre of town.
They were also seen combing areas around Samuels Rd, including a search beyond the perimeter of a local dump.
Bromleys Hyundai was also seized by police, with forensic experts examining it at a facility in Bundaberg.
Pheobes last posts to social media before her disappearance also came to light, including an eerie March post to TikTok where she described having a conversation with her younger self.
She said she did not see nor talk to her mother any more but its better like this.
This publication also revealed that Bromley (pictured) was on bail and facing unrelated charges for possessing a sawn-off shotgun and a flick knife in public
A stomach-churning stench surrounded the Gin Gin home (pictured)
Pheobe also wrote that she had been in and out of home for years, but this time were not going back.
The first reports of dead dogs found at the property emerge.
Thursday May 22
Daily Mail Australia identified that Wood and Bromley were the couple Pheobe had been living with at the Gin Gin house.
The couples neighbour, Shari Loughland, said Pheobe had only been living there for a few weeks, up to a month or two.
Living next door to the couple had become horrible because it was cluttered with rubbish and there had been noise from parties and a howling dog, Ms Loughland said.
A stomach-churning stench surrounded the home and Ms Loughland said the remains of up to 11 dead dogs had been found at the property during police inquiries.
Daily Mail Australia also revealed Bromley was on bail and facing unrelated charges for possessing a sawn-off shotgun and a flick knife in public.
She had been charged back on February 24 after police allegedly discovered the weapons on her on the Capricorn Highway in Emerald, Queensland.
Friday May 23
Pheobes despairing mum made an impassioned plea for the teen to get in touch.
As each day goes by, it gets harder to breathe. I feel numb, not knowing where you are or if youre okay, Ms Johnson said.
The police search has now expanded into new rural areas for any trace of the teenager, and called in divers to search local waterways.
Detective Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson confirmed that officers are focusing on various locations for any signs that could lead to Pheobes whereabouts.
We are searching for any evidence or information that could help us find Pheobe, Detective Thompson said.
Saturday May 24
Police and SES volunteers began conducting a land, water and aerial search of the Good Night Scrub National Park, 40 minutes south of Gin Gin.
Pheobes final posts to social media before she disappeared were revealed and suggested the teen had fallen out with her mother, and would not return home.
Ms Johnson addressed her daughter directly in a post on Facebook, which also featured a childs drawing of a rainbow and the words thinking of you.
Phee Phee we wont stop looking for you til your home. I urge everyone in Gin Gin to keep their porch lights on tonight and guide our girl home, she wrote.
On Saturday May 24 police and SES volunteers began conducting a land, water and aerial search of the Good Night Scrub National Park
Bromley visited the local police station as part of her bail conditions, trying to hide her face and shunning questions from reporters
Sunday May 25
The seach for Pheobe took a dark twist as detectives brought in cadaver dogs in their search of the scrubland park.
A former friend revealed she had cut off all contact with one of Pheobes housemates in recent months over his behaviour.
Monday May 26
Detectives said they had recovered items potentially linked to their investigation – but they also believed some evidence may have been moved from the park before they arrived.
Police also revealed Bromley had been charged with further unrelated weapons offences, after they allegedly found a shortened firearm, replica handguns and ammunition during their search of the Hyundai.
The 33-year-old had been arrested at Milbank the day before and spent a night in jail before she appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Monday.
During the appearance, Magistrate John McInnes told Bromley she appeared to have an unhealthy interest in in short firearms.
But he added that she was a victim of domestic violence and I suspect you might not be the prime mover here.
Bromley was granted bail with strict conditions, including that she not see Wood, and that she check in at the Gin Gin police station three days a week.
Bromleys vehicle has been spotted with what appeared to be deliberately altered number plates from 414-EW3 to 474-BW8
Tuesday May 27
Bromleys Hyundai was released by police and was spotted in Bundaberg, sporting a makeshift fake rego plate and the Hyundai logo altered to look like a Toyota symbol.
Using tape, white paint and a permanent marker, the numbers of the cars Queensland registration 414-EW3 had been tweaked to be a fake NSW plate 474 BW8.
Wednesday May 28
Police suspended their search of Good Night Scrub National park, but said their probe was ongoing and they remained focused on the greater Gin Gin area.
Bromley also visited the local police station as part of her bail conditions, trying to hide her face and shunning questions from reporters.
That night, police confirmed that Wood had also been charged with unrelated weapons offences over the guns allegedly found in the Hyundai when they searched it.
Thursday May 29
Daily Mail Australia witnessed Wood being confronted by an irate local as he slept in the drivers seat of his car under a tree in a local park.
Daily Mail Australia witnessed Wood being confronted by an irate local as he slept in the drivers seat of his car under a tree in a local park
Wood (pictured) appeared to have been living out of the Hyundai since police released it to him
Wood appeared to have been living in the Hyundai since police released it to him.
Hes here, hes hiding here, the local yelled, prodding the 34-year-old with a beach umbrella before he sped away.
His bizarre public appearance came as Pheobe had been missing for two weeks, and a bitter rift erupted among members of the teens family.
Pheobes mother Kylie and her sister Kaylea hit back at her aunt who went on TV to share disturbing texts from the missing teen, and blasted her claims about the youngsters upbringing.
Caz Johnson – sister of Pheobes mum Kylie Johnson – made her allegations about the 17-year-olds tumultuous family life on Network Tens The Project on Wednesday night.
Her aunt revealed Pheobe sent text messages out of the blue on April 26 to say her mother had told her to get out, but didnt want to talk about the matter as it was a long story.
Im flying the f*** out of here to see my boyfriend, she wrote, in texts shown on Ten.
If it goes to plan Im not coming back. I cant do s*** anymore. I need to get out of this hell hole.
Pheobes mother reacted immediately on social media after The Project segment aired, saying her sister knew nothing about her daughter
Daily Mail Australia revealed that Bromley was once good mates with Pheobes mum Kylie and even worked for her NDIS support company
Caz claimed Pheobe had an unsettled childhood, regularly changing schools and having to deal with new stepdads coming in and out of her life.
But Pheobes mother reacted immediately on social media after The Project segment aired, saying her sister knew nothing about her daughter.
Saturday May 31
Daily Mail Australia revealed that Bromley was once good mates with Pheobes mum Kylie and even worked for her NDIS support company.
Friends said the pair fell out, with Ms Johnson making Bromley redundant from her role at Smileys Support Coordination last year.
On the unrelated weapons charges, Wood is due to appear in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on June 13, while Bromley is due to appear on June 23.
Pheobes grief-stricken mother admitted the worst case-scenario could have happened in a harrowing video released by Queensland Police.
She begged the public to share any information about her disappearance with police as Kylie Johnsons voice wavered in front of the camera.
This investigation will not be over for me until we find Pheobe, she said.
The search for Pheobe goes on. I still hold hope that Pheobe will come home but I have to consider the possibility that she also wont.
If the worst-case scenario has happened, I at least need to know where shes resting. I need to know where Pheobe is.
My daughter wouldnt just disappear. Someone knows something.
As a mum, Im asking you to come forward with your information.
Please speak to police if you have any information, big or small. You can report information to police anonymously, via PoliceLink or CrimeStoppers.
Sunday June 1
Pheobes mum posted statement online furiously hitting back after her public plea for help to find her daughter was ripped apart by trolls.
People wanted a statement, they got one yet still question me as a mother, her post read.
Im sorry that Im currently an emotional wreck, trying to protect our other children from the media and the trolls, trying to continue to breathe while your world shatters around you!
If anyone would like to be in this position please step in and show me how to do this.
Show me what a perfect parent looks like? Show me how to navigate this? Show me how to deal with the unknown and the uncertainty?
Show me how to use perfect language and emotion in a situation that NO parent ever wants to be in?
The search for Pheobe goes on.
