(WWJ) – Patrice Wilson was “simply trying to live her life and break off a relationship that she knew was not good for her.”
But 36-year-old Jamere Miller of Inkster “would not leave her alone,” according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, who filed 10 total charges against Miller on Thursday, including first-degree murder for the death of Wilson, his ex-girlfriend.
Miller was arraigned Thursday, also facing one count of felony murder, one count of carjacking, one count of armed robbery, one count of felon in possession of a firearm, and five counts of felony firearm.
Wilson, 29, worked as a nurse at Detroit Receiving Hospital, where she was allegedly kidnapped after her shift on May 13.
Prosecutors say Miller disguised himself with a wig, hat and glasses and waited until Wilson got into her car that morning. He allegedly went to the back passenger side of her car and fired a handgun multiple times, fatally wounding her.
Miller then got into the driver’s seat and fled from the scene, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Wilson’s SUV was found later that day in Novi and police found her body in the back of the car. Miller turned himself in to Detroit police officers on May 14.
Authorities say more complete facts of the extensive investigation and evidence in the case will be presented in court at the preliminary examination.
Miller, who faced other charges for alleged crimes in Taylor and has ties to a missing Romulus woman last seen in 2011, was remanded to jail. His next court date is scheduled for June 15.
“Patrice Wilson, by all accounts, was a hard working woman, great mother, great family person and well respected in her job as a nurse at the Detroit Medical Center. She was simply trying to live her life, work hard and break off a relationship that she knew was not good for her,” Worthy said at a press conference Thursday.
She said Miller “would not respond to her wishes to leave her alone.”
“The most dangerous time, the most violent time for a domestic violence victim is when she is trying to leave,” Worthy said.
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