Mica Miller’s pastor husband laughed off reports that he remarried the woman he had been seen with shortly after his wife’s suicide when Daily Mail caught up with him at the weekend.
Pointing to his wedding ring, Pastor John Paul ‘JP’ Miller, who was accused of driving his wife to end her life, said: ‘I’m still dealing with Mica.’
Miller was also out with that woman, Suzie Skinner, 49, on Saturday just 24 hours after the FBI raided his home. They had lunch together in Myrtle Beach but kept their distance as they entered McAlister’s Deli.
They stayed for around 20 minutes, looking tense both on the way in and coming back out.
Pastor JP Miller kept his distance from rumored girlfriend Suzie Skinner as they went for lunch in Myrtle Beach at the weekend
Mica Miller, 30, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Lumber River State Park across the state border in North Carolina on April 27
JP Miller was spotted days after his wife’s suicide with Suzie Skinner, 49, pounding drinks, joking and smiling in Lil Tokyo restaurant in Myrtle Beach on May 1, four days after Mica’s death
Social media has been full of reports that Miller and Skinner had married. Locals in Myrtle Beach also say they have heard the same thing. However DailyMail.com can find no evidence of a marriage.
Miller declined to comment on last week’s raid, insisting inquiries go to his lawyer. ‘You would be shocked if you knew the truth versus what is out there,’ he said.
One hard truth: Daily Mail has learned Mica’s divorce attorney received a subpoena to provide documents to the Grand Jury investigating Miller before the FBI raid, indicating the raid could have been connected to his doomed marriage.
Lawyer Regina Ward confirmed that she was given the subpoena to produce documents ‘well before’ Friday’s surprise raid by officers wearing ‘Evidence Response Team’ uniforms.
‘The FBI is obviously a very professional agency,’ she said. ‘They make sure they dot their I’s and cross their T’s.
Mica’s divorce attorney Regina Ward told DailyMail.com she received a subpoena to produce documents before the Grand Jury investigating Pastor ‘JP’ Miller
‘They would not have been here unless they were absolutely ready to execute that search warrant.’
Ward represented Mica in her split from Miller, 45, with court filings showing she alleged he had ‘abused’ her during their relationship.
The lawyer had spoken to her client about Miller’s behavior, previously telling DailyMail.com that she was terrified he would ‘get away with’ his alleged abuse.
While the former pastor is not currently facing criminal charges, the subpoena implies that the federal agency is taking the allegations Mica made seriously – potentially putting her claims at the center of the probe.
Mica filed for divorce in October 2023, claiming that her husband – 14 years her senior – had multiple affairs.
She shot herself dead in Lumber River State Park across the state border in North Carolina on April 27 using a gun she had bought less than three hours earlier. Supporters claim Miller’s actions drove her to kill herself.
The case gained national attention when a video emerged of JP casually announcing Mica’s death in a bizarre sermon. He said her death was ‘self-induced’.
‘You all know she wasn’t well mentally and that she needed her medicine and it was hard to get to her,’ he said.
The couple were estranged at the time and Mica had filed for legal separation a week prior.
Security camera footage showed Mica buying a gun in Myrtle Beach less than three hours before she killed herself across the state border in North Carolina
The case gained national attention when a video emerged of JP casually announcing her death in a bizarre sermon. He said her death was ‘self-induced’
The FBI confirmed they conducted a ‘court-authorized law enforcement activity’ at Miller’s home Friday. Officials have refused to comment on the investigation.
Ward said she could not speak any further on the summons, but she has previously branded JP as a ‘narcissist’ who controlled his wife.
Mica Miller, 30, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Lumber River State Park across the state border in North Carolina on April 27
Speaking to DailyMail.com in May, Ward said Miller would ‘take away’ anything from Mica that would ‘bring a little glimmer of happiness to her life’, adding ‘he wanted her 100% focused on him at all times.’
‘I’ve done a lot of divorces over the years’, she added. ‘I know the traits of a narcissist, and this is textbook.
‘They’re very dangerous people. And they are conniving, controlling, manipulative and abusive.’
Multiple trucks were pictured outside Miller’s home as the raid began. Agents were seen putting on gloves and bringing bags from one of the trucks while preparing to enter the home.
A crowd of supporters gathered outside the home wearing ‘Justice for Mica’ T-shirts and handing out small purple rubber ducks, according to The Sun News.
Allegations of abuse and infidelity began to swirl shortly after JP announced Mica’s passing at Market Common Church in Myrtle Beach.
He was seen ‘drinking shots’ and having dinner with Skinner, a member of his congregation, just four days after his wife’s suicide,
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show him out for lunch with a visibly distressed Skinner last weekend.
The FBI confirmed they conducted a ‘court-authorized law enforcement activity’ at Miller’s home on Friday
Miller’s church is worth $5.9 million and has a four-seat plane worth $430,000
Skinner was widowed in 2021 when her husband Chris, 41 – who was paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair – drowned in a neighborhood swimming pool. She has previously denied that she was dating Miller, insisting they were just friends.
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But several locals told DailyMail.com they had heard that the couple have married but Miller is adamant they have not.
No marriage license for Miller or Skinner has been filed in South Carolina.
The raid on Miller’s Myrtle Beach home comes just months after Mica’s family reached a settlement with JP and ended legal action against him. The terms of the settlement have been sealed by the court.
Sierra Francis, Mica’s sister and appointed special administrator of her estate, had asked the court to grant the appointment of a forensic expert to conduct a financial investigation into the marital estate.
In May this year, DailyMail.com revealed how Miller’s church has a property portfolio worth at least $5.59 million, and a four-seat plane worth $430,000.
Miller has since filed to create a new non-profit organization following the scrutiny of Solid Rock Ministries, rebranding as Living Water Church at Market Common Inc., according to online records.
This week he has been seen clearing items from his Faith First School, telling former members of his congregation to take what they wanted.
Boxes of items were seen piled up in the car park, with Miller and other members packing chairs and tables into a removal van as well as members cars.
The school was set up by Miller and the leadership team at Solid Rock, but has had dwindling student numbers following the allegations made against the pastor.
His first wife Alison filed for divorce, claiming Miller ‘confessed’ to her that he had sexual encounters with young females ‘under the age of sixteen’ from the church. It was revealed to her that he was having an affair with Mica – who regularly babysat his four children – in 2015.
Skinner was widowed in 2021 when her husband drowned in a neighborhood swimming pool. She previously denied that she was dating Miller
Miller was accused of grooming Mica from the age of 14 while he was married to first wife Alison. He denies the allegation
The investigation is to account for any ‘fraudulent transfers of marital property including money and accounts,’ according to a May 7 filing.
Mica accused JP of grooming her in the church from the age of 14 before their affair, something he denies.
But he admitted to posting a nude photograph of her on Facebook weeks before her death.
In affidavits previously filed by Mica’s family, they express their concern over her relationship with Miller.
‘When someone hurts me, I try to hurt them back rather than forgive’, Miller told his wife in a November 2022 email, according to an affidavit filed by Mica’s brother Nathaniel Francis on May 2.
First wife Alison filed for divorce, claiming Miller ‘confessed’ to her that he had sexual encounters with young females ‘under the age of sixteen’ from the church
Attorney Ward’s office flew an anti-domestic violence banner across its window
Mica called police at least eight times in the weeks leading up to her death, claiming her husband had placed a tracking device on her car and slashed her tires
‘Instead of me forgiving you, I just attack and try to cause pain’, he added.
Mica called police at least eight times in the weeks leading up to her death, claiming that her husband had placed a tracking device on her car and slashed her tires.
Police reports show the couple’s marriage had been in freefall dating back to February 2023, when Mica accused Miller of stealing her car.
The couple initially split on September 20, 2023, but Mica’s divorce filing was dismissed on February 13.
Later that same month Miller filed against his wife for separate support and maintenance in a motion withdrawn March 11.
But on April 15, just 12 days before she was found dead, Mica filed for divorce once more and sought a no-contact order against her husband.