Photo:Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
A Tennessee woman considered missing for the past few weeks while reportedly on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend has been deemed “safe,” authorities say.
Redding Police Department shared an official update on Tuesday viaFacebook.
“The Redding Police Department would like to thank our allied agency partners who assisted with efforts to locate Nikki,” they added.
Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office
A photo captured of Alcaraz at the Walmart store reportedly showed that she sold her phone at an ecoATM, Cheatham County law enforcement officials toldWKRN/News 2andKABC. She had last been seen on May 6.
According to police, Alcaraz’s family claimed Stratton has an alleged history of domestic violence and worried Alcaraz was in danger.
The sheriff’s department in Torrance County, New Mexico, reported that the couple were involved in an alleged domestic assault on May 4 and Alcaraz was left with a black eye, per KABC andWKRN. 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.
Alcaraz’s sister, Toni Alcaraz, toldWKRNthat Alcarazhad called her after the encounter with police. “She was crying and upset. Her eye was already turning black and you could tell she was beat up pretty bad," Toni Alcaraz said.
After the encounter with police, the pair went their separate ways, noted KABC and WKRN. 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 was the last time anybody had seen her before the apparent sighting of her over Memorial Day weekend.
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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.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
