South Carolina pastor arrested after confrontation with protesters over wife’s death

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John-Paul Miller, a South Carolina pastor, was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of assault and battery, months after controversy surrounding his late wife Mica Miller's suicide put his name in the spotlight.

Miller, 45, was released on $776 bond on Thursday in Horry County for the third-degree assault and battery charge, according to county records.