James Miller, First-Degree Burglary, District of Columbia 2024

A jury has found James Miller, 41, of Virginia, guilty of first-degree burglary, simple assault, and destruction of property in a break-in that took place in Northwest Washington in the middle of the night.

The verdict was returned on January 10, 2024, following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Honorable Judge Robert A. Salerno scheduled sentencing for March 8, 2024.

According to the government’s evidence, on September 19, 2023, at approximately 1:42 a.m., Miller broke into his pregnant ex-wife’s home by breaking through the front door.

Immediately upon breaking into her home, the defendant charged at his ex-wife and assaulted her by grabbing her by the throat and throwing her to the ground. After she got back up, the defendant grabbed her by her bathrobe and threw her onto the couch.

The victim and her 22-year-old daughter (who witnessed Mr. Miller standing over her mother) called 911. Police arrived quickly at 1:49 a.m. and arrested Miller on scene.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Callie Hyde and Matthew Covert.

James Miller, the defendant, faces sentencing on March 8, 2024, following his conviction on first-degree burglary, simple assault, and destruction of property charges in a break-in that occurred on September 19, 2023.

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