Nikki Alcaraz.Photo:Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
ATennessee womanwho disappeared on a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend three weeks ago is believed to have been seen in California over Memorial Day weekend, according to multiple news reports.
Nikki Alcaraz, 33, was apparently spotted Saturday at Walmart store in Redding, where a photo was taken when she sold her phone at an ecoATM, Cheatham County law enforcement officials toldWKRN/News 2andKABC.
Steven Tyler Stratton and Nikki Alcaraz.Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
According to the report, a witness allegedly saw Stratton punch Alcaraz in the face. The report also said Stratton had blood coming from his mouth and nose, and that he also claimed he’d been hit. Neither Alcaraz or Stratton decided to press charges.
According to KABC and WKRN, after the encounter with police, the pair went their separate ways. A family friend drove to New Mexico to meet Alcaraz, planning to drive to California with her. But on May 6, the day they were supposed to leave, Alcaraz said she had to go find Stratton, so the family friend went to California without her. That’s was the last time anybody had seen her before the apparent sighting of her over Memorial Day weekend.
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However, a few days later, Alcaraz reportedly texted her sister, Toni Alcaraz, saying she was in Arizona with plans to drive to California.
Stratton reportedly has an unrelated arrest warrant related to a theft charge, according to WKRN.
Police have not released further details about Alcaraz’s disappearance and are still searching for the woman, who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 160 lbs. She has long, brown hair and brown eyes.
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source: people.com
