A judge has criticised Surrey police for spending nearly £16,000 on a private jet to extradite TikTok influencer Harrison Sullivan, known as HSTikkyTokky, from Spain. District Judge Julie Cooper ruled that the cost was “not necessary or proportionate” after the force failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the charter.
Sullivan, 24, had evaded police for almost 12 months following a car crash in Virginia Water in March 2024. He was eventually detained in Spain last August, and Surrey police spent £15,990 on a chartered flight from Málaga to bring him back to the UK. Prosecutors had sought £18,049 in extradition costs, but the judge reduced the total bill to £17,320.27.
Defence solicitor Shalin Sood told Staines Magistrates’ Court that Sullivan was “surprised by the private jet” and had been “completely calm and compliant” while in custody. She noted that Sullivan livestreams daily, questioning the need for a private charter. The judge deducted £10,000 from the police costs, ordering Sullivan to pay £8,050.27 to Surrey police and £9,270 to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Surrey police defended their decision, stating that the private charter was based on a risk assessment by the National Crime Agency’s extradition unit, as other options were not viable. They emphasised that Sullivan’s return was “imperative for the safety of Surrey’s roads” given his dangerous driving at 70mph in a 40mph zone.
Sullivan pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance last November, receiving a one-year suspended sentence, a two-year driving ban, an electronic tag for three months, 300 hours of unpaid work, and 30 days of rehabilitation. He is also reportedly set to appear in a Louis Theroux documentary for Netflix exploring online misogyny.
