Man accused of killing nurse Samantha Stewart in 2018 extradited back to NYC

Danueal Drayton is accused of fatally strangling NYC nurse Samantha Stewart after assembly her on a courting app in 2018.
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A person accused of killing a Queens nurse he met on a courting app was extradited to New York Metropolis from California Thursday to face a homicide cost within the practically 4-year-old case, police stated.

Danueal Drayton, 31, was hauled to a Queens Village police station and charged within the strangulation demise of Samantha Stewart, 29, who was discovered lifeless at her Jamaica house on July 17, 2018, police stated.

Drayton additionally faces prices together with grand larceny, id theft and sexual misconduct, in line with the NYPD.

Drayton had an alleged historical past of violence in opposition to ladies that he met on-line, in each the tristate space and in Los Angeles, authorities stated.

He was charged with strangling his ex-girlfriend on Lengthy Island a month earlier than Stewart’s homicide, however was launched on his personal recognizance on the time, in line with Nassau County prosecutors.

Hours after Stewart’s demise, Drayton allegedly raped and choked a girl he had met on Tinder in Sundown Park, police stated.

Drayton then fled to Los Angeles, the place he was accused of the forcible rape and premeditated tried homicide of a California lady.

Police caught up with Drayton per week after the Queens homicide in a North Hollywood resort room, the place he was holding a girl in opposition to her will, police stated.

Stewart was discovered at her Jamaica, Queens, house with trauma to her neck and head, cops stated.

Drayton allegedly killed Stewart earlier than raping and choking one other sufferer.

Authorities say Drayton lived in Brooklyn earlier than fleeing to Los Angelos.

WAYNE CARRINGTON