Mica Miller case: South Carolina pastor charged with allegedly cyberstalking wife for years before her death

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South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller has been charged successful national tribunal with allegedly cyberstalking his estranged wife, 30-year-old Mica Miller, for much than a twelvemonth earlier her death, authorities said.

She was recovered dormant connected April 27, 2024, astatine Lumber River State Park successful Robeson County, North Carolina. Her decease was ruled a suicide.

A national expansive assemblage successful Columbia indicted John-Paul Miller, 46, of Myrtle Beach, connected 1 number of cyberstalking and 1 number of making mendacious statements to national investigators, according to a merchandise from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina connected Dec. 18.

A national expansive assemblage successful Columbia returned a two-count indictment against John-Paul Miller, 46, of Myrtle Beach, for cyberstalking and making mendacious statements to national investigators. (Robeson County Sheriff's Office)

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The indictment alleges that opening successful November 2022 and continuing until Mica's death, Miller engaged successful a signifier of harassment that included sending repeated unwanted communications, contacting her much than 50 times successful a azygous day, interfering with her finances and regular activities, and damaging her car tires.

Prosecutors accidental Miller besides placed tracking devices connected her car and posted a nude photograph of her online without her consent.

Miller's alleged cyberstalking enactment his woman successful "reasonable fearfulness of decease and superior bodily injury," according to the national indictment, which added that his behaviour "would beryllium reasonably expected to origin [Mica Miller] important affectional distress."

The Horry County Clerk's Office successful South Carolina confirmed to Fox News Digital that Mica Miller had filed 3 antithetic "separate enactment and maintenance" requests. (Facebook)

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Federal authorities accidental that Miller besides lied to investigators erstwhile helium was questioned astir damaging Mica's tires. Investigators aboriginal recovered that Miller purchased a tire-deflation instrumentality online and sent messages to others referencing her vehicle, according to the indictment.

Miller could look a maximum condemnation of 5 years successful situation connected the cyberstalking complaint and 2 years for making mendacious statements, on with fines of up to $250,000. He is scheduled to beryllium arraigned Jan. 12, 2026, successful national tribunal successful Florence, South Carolina. Court records did not instantly database an lawyer for Miller.

Mica Miller was recovered dormant successful Lumber River State Park successful North Carolina. (Facebook)

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In a connection released Thursday, Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said his bureau initiated the petition for national engagement soon aft Mica's death, aft investigators uncovered accusation that, portion not straight related to the origin of death, warranted further review.

Deputies responded to Lumber River State Park connected April 27, 2024, aft Mica called 911 expressing interest that she mightiness harm herself, Wilkins said.

She was recovered dormant successful the h2o with an evident self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the weapon was located nearby. The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office aboriginal ruled the decease a suicide.

Wilkins said his bureau contacted the U.S. Attorney’s Office successful South Carolina connected May 6, 2024, requesting a national probe into alleged behaviour that occurred extracurricular North Carolina’s jurisdiction. Detectives shared each grounds with the FBI and met with Miller’s household the pursuing time to explicate the findings and the referral.

"Unfortunately, during the people of this investigation, rumors, speculation, and conspiracy theories dispersed rapidly," Wilkins said successful a connection posted connected his office's Facebook page, on with photos of some John-Paul and Mica Miller. "The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office made decisions based solely connected facts, evidence, and verified accusation obtained done a precise elaborate and thorough investigation."

Mica's friends and household shared posts connected societal media with the hashtag, "JusticeforMica." (Facebook)

The sheriff said that portion the national charges bash not change the authoritative determination of Mica’s death, they bring attraction to the seriousness of home abuse, including nonphysical forms of abuse.

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"This lawsuit underscores the seriousness of home unit maltreatment and related offenses and serves arsenic a reminder that specified behaviour has nary spot successful our society," Wilkins said.

Miller was a pastor astatine Solid Rock Church successful Myrtle Beach astatine the clip of his wife’s death. The brace had separated, and Mica filed for divorcement 2 days earlier she died, according to FOX 8 Greensboro.