Nathan Nightman, a US national, has stolen over Sh366,600 from Irene Gakwa. A Kenyan family living in the United States is searching for their relative who went missing in February.
Ms Irene Gakwa disappeared from Gillette in the state of Wyoming and the family suspects that her boyfriend Nathan Nightman, 38, had something to do with it.
Nightman was charged with multiple felonies as he allegedly used her credit cards several times after she disappeared.
Her brother Chris Gakwa said the family suspected that something horrible might have happened and requested the police to investigate.
“We have a reason to believe that something terrible might have happened since she is not known for being silent for such a long time,” he said.
Mr Gakwa said that Nightman had been found guilty of using her email and stealing her banking cards. An affidavit filed in a court in Gillette revealed that Nightman was arrested and questioned by the police over the disappearance.
He denied that he had interacted with her, claiming that she had left Gillette in March and bid him goodbye before boarding a dark-coloured SUV.“She used to call our parents almost on a daily basis and also kept in touch with us. My sister is not a silent person because we believe she might not be okay currently,” Mr Gakwa told the Nation by phone.
Investigations by the Gillette police revealed that Nightman, a US national, had stolen over Sh366,600 from Ms Gakwa.
He spent Sh60,000 to purchase a pair of boots and a pair of trousers at a Walmart store.
The suspect was captured as he carried the items from the supermarket after he had paid for them using Ms Gakwa’s banking card.
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