Friend of wife Nikki Alcaraz will be extradited to Tennessee next week
Boyfriend of woman who was feared missing after violent road trip will be extradited to Tennessee next week on old charges of theft – as she asks for ‘privacy’ following police investigation
- Nikki Alcaraz was found this week after she disappeared on a road trip
- Her boyfriend Tyler Stratton, 33, is now awaiting extradition from California
Nikki Alcaraz’s boyfriend, a Tennessee woman who was reported missing after an abusive couple’s road trip, will be extradited to his home state next week on old charges.
Tyler Stratton, 33, is in custody in California, where he and Nikki were found safe earlier this week.
Friends, family and the police were looking for the couple, which sparked concern when Nikki kept quiet about friends.
Tyler Stratton, 33, will be extradited from California to Tennessee next week on old charges of theft. He has not been charged in connection with the fight with his girlfriend, Nikki Alcaraz, which left her with a black eye
Nikki Alcaraz, 33, is now safe and sound. She sparked concern last week after this bodycam footage was made public of her interactions with police while on a road trip with her boyfriend. She had a black eye and bruises on her arm, but chose not to press charges. These photos were taken on May 4
They had already come into contact with the police in New Mexico after a violent brawl witnessed by bystanders.
Nikki can be seen in the first photo since she was found safe in California this week
It’s unclear if the pair are still together or if Nikki plans to return to Tennessee, but Stratton will be extradited next week.
ABC 7 reports that he is wanted for an old charge of theft.
Nikki, meanwhile, asks for privacy on social media.
Her friends and family had turned to Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to find her after seeing disturbing police bodycam footage of Nikki black-eyed and beaten up after a fight with Stratton.
In a Facebook post on May 30, the day she reconnected with her family and was found again, friends shared a screenshot of her on Facetime.
“OK THEY LIVE YOU. No further details at this time. Please respect her family,” a friend said.
Nikki hasn’t made any sort of public comment about the road trip, or why she stopped responding to friends.
No new charges have been filed against Stratton.
Both he and Nikki refused to press charges when they ran into police in New Mexico.