Mama June's boyfriend is reportedly in hot water.
Over the weekend, the former reality star, 42, was spotted out in public with her new beau, Thomas Justin Stroud — who is now being hunted down by authorities.
The pair was photographed while going for a romantic stroll in Los Angeles, Calif., despite an active warrant for Stroud's arrest. Nonetheless, the enamored couple seemed to be having a carefree afternoon, as they were all over each other in the steamy snaps.
Following the public sighting, law enforcement officers confirmed to The Sun that there is "an open warrant out for his arrest," and that authorities wish to speak with him.
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According to the outlet, Stroud — who works as an auto-mechanic — violated his probation, causing an arrest warrant to be issued after he missed meetings with his Alabama probation officer.
Stroud was previously charged with burglary of a dwelling in the third degree and theft of property in the fourth degree, both of which he pleaded guilty to. He was sentenced in April 2021 and broke his probation restrictions in October 2021, it was reported.
The warrant for his arrest also stated Stroud was allegedly kicked out of an Alabama rehab center back in September for suspected drug use: "On September 14, 2021, at approximately 10pm, Mr. Stroud appeared to be impaired while present in the cafeteria of the facility. Security cameras in the cafeteria were reviewed," and, "Mr. Stroud appeared to be showing signs of physical impairment in the video."
"When attempting to speak to Mr. Stroud regarding his demeanor at 10:45pm, he was found passed out in his bed wearing his work, clothing and work boots," the warrant reportedly read. Stroud later admitted to his probation officer that he was using the drug GHB at the time.
His drug screenings came back negative, although he was reportedly still kicked out of rehab for suspected drug use because GHB often does not show up on routine drug tests.
His probation officer reported that Stroud "appeared willing" to work through his issues after the incident at the rehab center in September, although he continued to miss a handful of probation meetings the following month, causing the arrest warrant to be issued.
"The arrest order was for a probation violation in October. He was sentenced in April, so the time from sentencing to the time he was hit with the violation was not very long," the prosecutor's office told The Sun at the time.
