The husband of missing Shasta County woman Nikki McCain, Tyler McCain, was in court on Monday morning answering to criminal traffic violations, including misdemeanors of driving on a suspended license three separate times and four other infractions. He was sentenced to 12 months of informal probation, 10 work days and must have an alcohol-detecting device in any vehicle he’s in.
There was a significant law enforcement presence outside the courthouse, including marshals and Redding police officers. Kathleen Decker, a friend of Nikki, thinks Tyler got off too lightly.
“I feel like he got a way lighter sentence than he should have,” Decker said. “He should have been deemed a habitual offender, it is obvious by the numerous charges he’s had that he can’t follow the law, that he has no regard for it. So, I see him having a probation violation in his future soon.”
