De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, Gun Charges, South Carolina 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. – De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, 22, of Lexington, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to the investigation, on June 14, 2025, deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment after a family reported that they were concerned that Miller was holding a victim captive in the apartment. The victim sent her family alarming text messages the day before this incident, prompting them to drive from Florida to check on the victim and wait outside the apartment.

As deputies were en route to the location, they learned that Miller had an outstanding warrant for a probation violation. When law enforcement arrived on scene, Miller ran out of the apartment with an AK style rifle and a backpack. Deputies re-traced Miller’s path and found the AK style firearm after he was apprehended.

A subsequent search of the apartment revealed a large vacuum sealed bag of marijuana, a scale used in weighing the marijuana, and ammunition for the firearm. The seized backpack also contained cash, numerous individual bags of marijuana, and two cellphones.

Miller is prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition based on prior convictions for escape and unlawful carrying of a pistol. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and five years of supervision to follow the term of imprisonment.

United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Miller after receiving and reviewing a sentencing report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office. The case was investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, with Assistant U.S. Attorney William K. Witherspoon prosecuting the case.

Miller, 22, of Lexington, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The exact date of his sentencing has not been released yet.

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