Mica Miller, the pastor’s wife, told police she was ‘scared for her life’

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (NewsNation) — A South Carolina woman found dead in a North Carolina state park with an apparent gunshot wound to the head had already suffered a series of harassment incidents in March that left her fearing for her life. reported to the police.

“The victim informed me that she was in fear for her life,” Horry County Police Department Officer Nick D’Amocamtonio wrote in a March 11 incident report.

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The report continued: “While I was out with the victim, she received a non-caller ID call that ultimately identified the suspect. The suspect has been informed that the victim does not wish to have further contact and if he continues, warrants may be issued.”

According to the police report, Mica Miller, 30, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on April 27 at Lumber State Park in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Mica Miller’s car tire is slashed

Two incident reports from the same day provide details of the harassment Miller reported to police. At two different times on March 11, an unknown person slashed their car tires using a tire deflation device that police said was available online.

After hearing her tire pop, Miller drove home just in time to find her tire completely deflated. She called police and told the responding officer, Joseph Barrington, that she believed a suspect – whose name was redacted in police reports – was responsible for slashing her tires. However, police said there was insufficient evidence to suggest the suspect was responsible for the destruction.

Barrington helped Miller change a tire at her apartment.

Shortly afterwards, Miller drove her car to the gas station to fill up. That’s when the suspect, who Miller believed in the initial report was responsible for slashing her tires, arrived at the gas station and attempted to talk to her, according to police.

Miller told the male suspect to go away and leave her alone. She pulled out her cell phone to record the incident, but then the suspect sped off.

Mica Miller reports harassment to police

The 30-year-old then drove straight to the local Honda dealer to have her temporary tire replaced. According to police reports, the suspect showed up at the car dealership again. That’s when Miller called the police for the second time that day.

The suspect had already left when D’Amocamtonio arrived at the car dealership. While D’Amocamtonio was with Miller, she received a “no caller ID” call from the suspect, according to police reports. The officer said he spoke with the suspect and told him to leave Miller alone or he would be taken to court.

The officer said the suspect acknowledged him.

After D’Amocamtonio left the dealership, Miller texted him that the dealership had discovered a tracking device on her car, according to police reports. An hour after the incident, Miller attempted to get a restraining order from police against the suspect when D’Amocamtonio retrieved her GPS.

D’Amocamtonio was standing with Miller outside the judge’s office when a white Honda Accord drove slowly past the office, and she informed the officer that the suspect was in the car, police reports said. The suspect accelerated and drove away.

An investigation into the death of Mica Miller has been launched

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into the April 27 death after family and friends called on police to “thoroughly investigate” Miller’s death.

Her husband, John-Paul Miller, announced her death to his congregation the following day, claiming the 30-year-old had taken her own life after struggling with mental illness.

“Last night I got a call, my wife died,” said John-Paul Miller. “It was self-inflicted and it happened in North Carolina.”

The pastor asked the congregation not to discuss her death at church – Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

“You all pray for me, my children and everyone else. They all knew that she was not doing well mentally and needed medication that was difficult to obtain. I’m sure there will be more details, but keep her family in your prayers,” he said.

However, her family and friends say otherwise and called on police to “investigate thoroughly” the circumstances surrounding her death.

Tim Carter, a friend of Mica Miller and her widower, told NewsNation’s Rich McHugh that he had a “gut feeling” that Mica did not commit suicide. … I don’t believe it for a minute,” Carter said.

Likewise, Mica Miller’s former friends Ken and Alicia Young said they were “absolutely convinced” that Mica did not take her own life.