COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller

JP Miller Accused Of Assault & Abuse + What His Ex-Wife Said

August 28, 2026

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In February 1998, J.P. Miller was arrested for driving his truck at a high rate of speed and running over a woman twice. He pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, a serious felony, and received a sentence of probation. In 2021, more than two decades later, J.P. had that charge pardoned. The reason he wanted the pardon, as revealed in audio recordings of the hearing obtained by the journalists behind this podcast, was simple: he wanted to be able to buy a gun. The pardon hearing, which J.P. treated as a routine formality, offers a startling window into how a man with a violent felony conviction, a history of alleged abuse, and a pattern of manipulation could talk his way out of consequences with the help of a system that seemed eager to accommodate him.

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2 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Sponsors** - Host Manny Matney opens with sponsor messages for Aqua Omega and Article furniture before introducing the episode's focus on JP Miller's violent past and his ex-wife's testimony.
3 (02:33) **JP Miller's 1998 Felony Assault** - The team reveals JP was arrested for using his truck to run over a woman twice; he pled guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, received probation, and was later pardoned in 2021.
4 (05:00) **JP's Bizarre Pardon Hearing Testimony** - JP tells the board his version of events, claiming the incident happened during a hurricane and that he didn't know he had the charge until recently.
5 (06:27) **The Victim's Account vs. JP's Lies** - The hosts reveal there were no hurricanes in February 1998, and the warrant tells a very different story from JP's version.
6 (08:30) **JP's Pattern of Manipulation and Entitlement** - The hosts dissect JP's lack of remorse and his attempt to paint himself as an important, connected figure.
7 (11:24) **The Pardon is Granted** - JP asks for "forgiveness" and the board approves his pardon, sending a message that his present honorability outweighed his past crimes.

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Show Notes

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John-Paul Miller's decades of alleged behavior are finally being brought into the light. Remastered from True Sunlight Podcast reporting by Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell, this episode covers Miller's 1999 conviction for hitting a woman with his truck twice, and the 2019 pardon hearing where JP minimized the assault and misrepresented his own family and church.

JP's first divorce, from wife Alison Williams in 2015, followed his affair with Mica Francis Miller becoming public. Alison's affidavit describes JP's history of alleged misconduct with teenage girls at Solid Rock Church, restricted overnight visitation with his own daughter, and an unsettling detail from Alison's own account: the husband of a woman linked to JP romantically died in a drowning accident shortly after confronting JP.

This series discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, and suicide. If you or someone you know needs support, please call or text 988 or contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Support in South Carolina is also available through Liza’s Lifeline.

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