WASHINGTON, DC – James Miller, 41, of Virginia, was sentenced today for burglary, simple assault, and destruction of property related to a break-in at his pregnant ex-wife’s home in Northwest Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
On January 10, a Superior Court jury found Miller guilty of burglary, simple assault, and destruction of property following a trial. Today, Superior Judge Robert A. Salerno sentenced Miller to five years in prison.
According to the government’s evidence, Miller broke into his ex-wife’s home on September 19, 2023, by breaking through the front door. Once inside, he charged at his ex-wife, grabbed her by the throat, and threw her to the ground. After she got back up, he grabbed her by her bathrobe and threw her onto the couch. The victim and her 22-year-old daughter, who was hiding upstairs, both called 911. Police arrived at 1:49 a.m. and arrested Miller at the scene.
U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in investigating the case. They also acknowledged Assistant U.S. Attorneys Callie Hyde and Matthew Covert of the Domestic Violence unit for prosecuting the case.