Bachelorette's Devin Strader Violated Ex's Alleged Previous Restraining Order, Was Arrested for Trespassing in 2017: Affidavit

Mar. 15, 2025

Devin Strader.Photo:Devin Strader/Instagram

Devin Strader/Instagram

Devin Strader, a participant on the latest season ofThe BacheloretteandJenn Tran’s ex-fiancé, was previously arrested on allegations he burglarized his former girlfriend’s home in 2017.

She added that she and Strader, now 28, “had just recently broke up,” according to the affidavit. Although he lived just a couple of doors down from her, she maintained that Strader never had a key or “unaccompanied access” to her apartment when they were together or after.

The officer who completed the affidavit noted that the responding officer alleged the woman’s room was the only place “that appeared to have been rifled through.” A jewelry box had allegedly been ransacked, and there was “a broken bottle of perfume, a makeup tray was dumped out, and a diamond necklace was stolen during the burglary,” the affidavit stated.

The necklace, which Strader allegedly bought the woman when they were dating, was the only thing reported missing from her home, per the affidavit.

Devin Strader with Jenn Tran while they were on ‘The Bachelorette’ this past season.DISNEY/John Fleenor

DISNEY/John Fleenor

An officer wrote in a police report that the woman alleged Devin started a fire in the street near her home and burned “what appeared to be the actual restraining order.”

Later, in a rule to show cause, dated May 2, 2017, the woman alleged that after he was arrested for a DWI — PEOPLE obtained Louisiana police records that showed he had been arrested at one point for a DWI although it is unclear from the records whether the woman’s allegations relate to that exact arrest — he asked police to contact “his girlfriend” to see if she could “bail him out” despite her restraining order against him.

Strader was later charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass, ordered to pay $500, complete 30 hours of community service and attend the “Court’s Effective Decision-Making School,” per a proof of conditions document.

PEOPLE has reached out to Strader and ABC for comment.

A source close toThe Bachelorfranchise tells PEOPLE the show takes “the safety” of the contestants “very seriously” and they “make every effort to conduct thorough diligence.” The source also notes that the protective order against Strader “did not surface” in any background searches despite their “exhaustive vetting process.”

Reality Stevewas first to report the news.

Devin Strader.Devin Strader/Instagram

As of publication on Tuesday, Sept. 17, Strader has not publicly addressed news of his previous arrests surfacing.

Strader was recently a finalist on ABC’sThe Bachelorette,with season 21 ending with him and leading womanJenngetting engaged in Hawaii. However, he later called off their engagement. Tran revealed that she found out he had beenDMing other women on social media.

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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE this month,she recalled their relationship going downhillright after they left Hawaii despite his previous “crazy proclamations of love.”

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source: people.com