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John-Paul Miller, a South Carolina pastor, was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of assault and battery, months after his name emerged in discussions surrounding the suicide of his late wife, Mica Miller.

Miller, 45, was released Thursday in Horry County on $776 bail on a charge of third-degree assault and battery, according to county records.

His arrest followed a clash with protesters outside Common Market at his local church, Solid Rock, on Wednesday. His attorney, Russell Long, could not immediately be reached, but his office told Fox News Digital he had no comment on his wife’s case.

Miller’s name was in the news again on November 1. FBI He confirmed to Fox News that they conducted an official search of Miller’s home. Mersin Beach that Friday. It’s unclear exactly which agents were rescued from his home.

Mica Miller died by suicide in April. 30-year-old woman was found dead after wounding herself with a gun North Carolina’s Lumber River State ParkThe Robeson County Sheriff’s Office previously confirmed. He had purchased a gun the day he died.

The case gained national attention as court documents highlighted the couple’s contentious relationship and Mica’s sisters demanded justice for her death on social media.

According to FOX 8 Greensboro, Mica filed for divorce two days before she died.

The Horry County Clerk’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Fox News Digital that Mica Miller had filed three separate requests for “separate support and care” since last year; The last application was made on April 16. (Facebook)

The Millers’ friend, Alicia Young, told Fox News Digital that at least 25 FBI agents were at John-Paul’s home for five hours collecting evidence. gathering evidence This included removing fingerprints from the doors.

Young said John-Paul left the house just two minutes before FBI agents arrived and “they found him and served him at Starbucks.”

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina is reportedly investigating the April 27 death of 30-year-old Mica Miller of Myrtle Beach. (Facebook)

“He was not allowed to go home while they were there and he is being detained for questioning,” he said.

MICA MILLER 911 CALL SHOWS LAST MOMENTS BEFORE HIS DEATH AS NC OFFICIALS CHALLENGE ‘CONSPIRACY THEORIES’

John-Paul was not charged with any crime in his wife’s death, and the Robseon County Sheriff’s Office said at the end of the investigation that John-Paul had an alibi on the day of Mica’s death.

Mica’s friends and family have been posting on social media with the hashtag “JusticeforMica.” (Facebook)

“Investigators learned through interviews that John Paul Miller was at an athletic event in Charleston on the day of Mica Miller’s death. John Miller’s vehicle was observed traveling on Hwy 17 Bypass in Horry County on April 27, 2024 at 2:22 p.m. .” the sheriff’s office said in a press release. “The investigation confirmed that John Miller was accompanied to and from the event in Charleston, SC.”

According to FOX 8, the Solid Rock Ministries website has been deleted and John-Paul appears to be trying to relocate the church.

Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.