Nicholas was last seen playing basketball with friends in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas on June 13, 1994. He called home and wanted his mother to pick him up, but she was asleep and Nicholas's older brother refused to wake her. He never returned home. Nicholas has never been located and his case remains unsolved. He may still be living in the San Antonio area. While many agencies continue to classify him as a runaway, foul play is possible in his disappearance. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, purple pants and black sneakers and was carrying a pink backpack. Nicholas has tattoos of the letters "J" on his left shoulder, "T" on his left hand between his thumb and forefinger, and the letters "L" and "N" on his outer left ankle.