GPS tracker found on car of Myrtle Beach woman weeks before her death in Robeson County; police reports allege harassment
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach woman found dead last week in Robeson County had a tracking device placed on her car that was discovered after she took it to a dealership to repair a tire that had been slashed, according to Horry County police reports.
Mica Miller, 30, made two complaints on March 11 — the first coming after her vehicle’s tire was found slashed near Springmaid Pier, the report said. The second complaint, filed hours later, came after Miller took her vehicle to East Coast Honda on Highway 17 Bypass to have the tire repaired.
The police reports indicate that the suspect in both incidents was a male.
Miller’s husband John-Paul Miller was the senior pastor at Solid Rock Church in Market Common. An email sent to church members on Sunday said Miller was released from ministerial duties. The church’s website is currently suspended.
Miller’s body was found on April 27 at Lumber River State Park. An official cause of death has yet to be released. Sheriff Burnis Wilkins told News13 in an email on Monday that he expects a report to be available on Tuesday.
“We have Detectives in SC now and plan to have the findings of our full investigation as it relates to the death of Mica Miller available tomorrow,” Wilkins said.
On Friday, Miller’s sister, Sierra Francis, asked to be named special administrator over Miller’s estate in Horry County Probate Court, her attorney Jarrett Bouchette confirmed to News13 on Monday.
News13 has also asked for a copy of Miller’s death certificate and other documents from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner but has not received them.
According to the police reports, Miller first contacted officers at about 1:20 a.m. on March 11 to report one of her tires had been slashed. Officers met her at a Margarita Drive address.
Miller told officers that “this is the second time a razor has deflated her tire in the last week,” the report states. Miller said she was leaving Springmaid Pier when she “heard a pop and noticed that a piece of metal was protruding from her tire.”
By the time she got to Margarita Drive, the tire was fully deflated. The officer “observed the tire and upon removal of the metal piece it was found that the metal was a tire deflation device that can be purchased online,” according to the reports.
The suspect’s identity is redacted in both reports, but Miller said she “noticed strange activity and what she believes as people following or watching her.” Miller also told officers that the suspect “has a history of similar actions against her.”
Police said there was not enough evidence to charge anyone in the tire-slashing incident. Then, just before noon on March 11, an Horry County police officer went to East Coast Honda to investigate a harassment complaint.
Miller told him that another officer had helped change her tire and that she then headed to a gas station before going to East Coast Honda.
While getting fuel, “the suspect in this incident showed up next to her at the pump trying to talk to her,” the report said. “She told him to go away she does not want to talk and then when she pulled her phone out to record he sped off.”
As Miller was talking to the officer at the dealership, the report said she received a call from the suspect using a “No ID” number. “The suspect was advised that the victim does not want any further contact and if he proceeds then warrants may possibly be written up.”
“The victim advised me she was afraid for her life,” the officer wrote in the report. “She also advised she blocks his numbers and still gets calls and texts from him on other numbers.”
After the officer left, the report said a mechanic discovered the tracking device on Miller’s vehicle. She then headed to court “trying to get a restraining order.” Miller handed the GPS device over to police outside the courthouse.
“While I was standing out front of the magistrates office with the victim a white in color Honda Accord slow rolled down Scipio Lane in front of the magistrates office,” the officer wrote.
Miller said the suspect was driving her car. The vehicle “sped up and drove off,” the report ends.
No charges were filed in either incident.
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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12. See more of his work here.
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Dennis Bright is a Digital Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.
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