Ohio man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for threatening judge in 8th Judicial Circuit and stabbing prison nurse
Press release from U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Wayne Andrew Miller, 41, of Lucasville, Ohio, and an inmate with the Bureau of Prisons, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to threatening a judge and his family, assaulting a federal employee, and possession of a weapon while in federal custody. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
“We must protect our dedicated government employees so that they may carry out their jobs without fear,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “This sentence sends a strong message that we will take all measures to protect those who enforce the law, which is crucial to maintaining our democracy and keeping our communities safe.”
Miller was serving a 20-year sentence in Ohio for kidnapping a female university student. That kidnapping occurred nine days after Miller was released from state prison after completing a nine-year sentence for rape and kidnapping. In November 2022, Miller mailed a letter to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office in Gainesville, Florida. The letter contained threats to kill a Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, in Gainesville, Florida, and to rape the Judge’s wife and daughter. A federal grand jury returned an indictment for transmitting a threat in interstate commerce and using U.S. Mail to transmit a threat.
“This investigation exemplifies the FBI’s commitment to protecting public servants and their families,” said Kristin Rehler, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Jacksonville Division. “Together, with our law enforcement partners, we remain dedicated to identifying, investigating, and holding accountable violent criminals who threaten the safety and security of others.”
On February 18, 2024, Miller was in custody at the Federal Detention Center in Tallahassee, Florida, awaiting court proceedings on the threat charges. A BOP (Bureau of Prisons) nurse conducted a medical assessment of Miller and was providing care when Miller stabbed her in the head above her eye with a plastic shank, intending to take her hostage. A federal grand jury returned a separate indictment charging Miller with assaulting a federal employee with intent to cause bodily harm and possession of an object intended to be used as a weapon in the Federal Detention Center.
Miller pleaded guilty to all four charges. On December 3, 2024, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor sentenced Miller to 30 years of imprisonment, consecutive to Miller’s previous sentence in Ohio. Miller’s imprisonment will be followed by three years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Grogan prosecuted the case.
So that’s what’s needed to lock a criminal up for more than a couple days.
One might come to the conclusion they care and protect their own more than they do the general public.
This guy is a bad guy…does the state still have the electric chair?
This was a federal charge and sentence, not the pansy waisted far left Democrats in Alachua County and GNV.
Our President-elect, heavily supported by Chronicle viewers, liked to try to threaten and intimidate his judges, too. Stop pretending your concern about such behavior is anything other than selective.
There is a huge difference between the lawfare of the Democrat party as a whole against a political enemy and a mentally challenged bottom feeding criminal.
Your TDS is obviously showing. Seek help
In the Federal system that is 30 years stacked the hard way. No parole, just 30 hard time years.
Gives a man plenty of time to reflect on his choices in life.
prepare to have the runs and one tylenol for pain for 30 yrs a33 h999 ,
So….when a judge gets a violent threat….only then do they get a serious sentence?