Miller arrested for ‘chokeslam carjacking’ weeks after devastating Dubois defeat

Jan 04, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Miller arrested for ‘chokeslam carjacking’ weeks after devastating Dubois defeat

Jarrel Miller was arrested on Tuesday in Hollywood, Florida for carjacking with out a weapon and housebreaking with assault, simply over two weeks after struggling the primary defeat of his skilled boxing profession towards Daniel Dubois.

According to American news station WSVN 7, an worker was approached by a girl, who stated she had left her cell phone contained in the truck, a black Dodge Ram, which had lately been repossessed by the dealership. As the worker went to seize the keys to the truck to assist the girl retrieve her cellphone, Miller is alleged to have grabbed the worker from behind earlier than inserting him in a chokehold and slamming him to the bottom.

The worker then claims Miller stole the keys and drove off within the pick-up truck. Police stated Miller didn’t know that the truck had a tracker inside, which meant detectives had been capable of find and arrest him. 

Miller appeared earlier than bond courtroom on Wednesday the place he was charged. “It is alleged that Mr. Miller first put the victim in a chokehold, then slammed him to the ground before robbing him,” stated Assistant State Attorney Eric Linder. “[The employee] was doing nothing other than his job.”

“He enlisted the assistance of another individual to create a ruse, to distract the employee. It would appear that Mr. Miller, he knew what the plan was going to this business to get his car back, it would appear, by any means.”

Miller’s lawyers had argued for his charges to be dropped to a grand theft and a misdemeanour battery but the judge overseeing the hearing disagreed. “Taking into account the allegations in the probable cause affidavit, the level of force that was used, as well as the manner in which the offense took place, the court does find probable cause as to both counts,” the decide stated.

This comes a bit over two weeks after struggling a Tenth-round stoppage loss to heavy-handed Brit Dubois on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ invoice, headlined by vs Otto Wallin, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Miller, who hadn’t lost a professional bout before that night, ran out of gas in the later rounds and was pummeled against the ropes before referee Michael Alexander stepped in and waved off the contest. 

In the lead-up to fight night, Miller had threatened to “kill” his adversary within the ring however was made to eat his phrases by ‘Triple D’.