'Some red flags': South Carolina pastor texted waitress soon after wife died | Vargas Reports

A South Carolina waitress says she was propositioned by John Paul Miller soon before his wife Mica Miller allegedly committed suicide and again shortly after her death. She joins NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to describe the text interactions she had with the pastor, saying there were some red flags but she continued to text him to expose his character.
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[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

If you want to sleep around: 1. Don't get married. 2. Don't be a pastor.

[@ktcooki276]

Or..DO..because that seems pretty common!!

[@lowlightevangelist9431]

Matthew 22:37-38 (KJV) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.

[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

@@lowlightevangelist9431 And surely I sayeth unto you, your bible quote maketh zero sense as it pertaineth to this thread.

[@lowlightevangelist9431]

@@Cucumberflavoredmustard Matthew 24:35 (KJV) Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

[@lowlightevangelist9431]

@@Cucumberflavoredmustard Matthew 11:15 (KJV) He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

[@mjblue84]

This guy doesn't deserve to be called a "Pastor". He is a predator!!!

[@PoeLemic]

​@@GreenVibezIguanaDaddy Yes, that's why they choose the Profession. I have a friend who I grew up with -- that doesn't believe anymore, and he just likes the tax deductions and retirement plan.

[@PebbleBeachSouth]

@@GreenVibezIguanaDaddyThat’s simply not true.

[@PebbleBeachSouth]

@@GreenVibezIguanaDaddy No. By statistics, it’s just not true. I’m sorry you’ve had bad experiences, but to make such a damaging sweeping statement about any group based solely on your experiences is not only erroneous, it’s disingenuous.

[@PebbleBeachSouth]

@@GreenVibezIguanaDaddy Um you can do your own homework. I’ve got a busy day.

[@1122redbird]

I disagree. He falls right in line with what a "pastor" is. Scam artist.

[@completelyunhinged2569]

He needs to step down as a pastor. I'm Happy to hear he was fired from the church. He is a womanizer among other things and has no business leading Gods people.

[@charlotteroberts4052]

He was let go

[@tonycruise]

what king david did was no different than this...........

[@tonycruise]

true but also remember king david did the same or worst

[@ZFern9390]

God's people 😂

[@completelyunhinged2569]

@@tonycruise but he repented. This man has been allegedly doing this for years

[@TamiLaber-Kamp]

There is something seriously wrong with that pastor and this whole situation. I don’t know how, but he’s responsible for his wife’s death. Something is very off about all of this.

[@youwish378]

Something's most definitely off with her too

[@naturistfred]

Is it possible they had open marriage? He openly cheats on his wife in public like it's no big deal.

[@StephanieProbably]

It’s strange, right?

[@jasonfrye8790]

I think they have enough evidence to prove he didn’t physically kill her, but I think it’s safe to say he was a huge reason she was suffering mentally like she was. Sad.

[@itchysheets1222]

@@jasonfrye8790he tormented her to death

[@ShalomUSA]

He left his first wife and 5 kids for Mica when she was 15 years old and in his church youth group. Now, he's hitting on other women and laughing about his wife's suicide. Dude is SICK to the core.

[@tja3495]

OMG. Evil and vile.

[@lovestodesign]

I wonder, why didn’t the church see any red flags? 🚩 I’ve discerned things, specifically in the church leadership, and I turned out to be right. The “church” seems SO carnal now, it’s become more of a social club, than a real church. ⛪️ 😔

[@thatgirl9532]

15 ???? But she works in a bar does she not… 🤔 clearly she’s an adult

[@brandimullins3627]

I don’t think she killed herself

[@stevenbowles2068]

​@@brandimullins3627why not if she had prior mental health issues of wanting to.commit suicide. Thats what he said. Why lie on that when that theory is his ONLY help to get off. Either way his gig is up. He gotta go hide somewhere

[@gayemarianesfox2405]

He’s definitely a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s not a true pastor.

[@firedawg2240]

Can’t judge

[@ronp-eb9bh]

✅

[@ronp-eb9bh]

​@@firedawg2240shall know the tree by the fruit it bears. The fruit that a person produces bears witness to who they are, observers are not judging - just seeing the blatant apparent as per the Word.😅

[@karendueck2895]

@@firedawg2240 Yes we can judge, you can tell a person by their fruit or of the life that they lead

[@ck-qs1xl]

​@@karendueck2895so the more and better fruit tells you who they are?

[@smassey6848]

Red flag #1, he was still married!

[@abdoolidiots]

what a dog

[@toolegittoquit_001]

That was red flag #328, at least

[@halroxdynasty8683]

I don't know how it's 2024 and people are still acting gullible and shocked that when somebody married is cheating they won't do it them also, or that they're a "bad" person 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ HELLOOO

[@shaffergirl1732]

And he had a girlfriend (Suzie) on the side.

[@theodoreweidman]

This guy is a creep! I’m a retired pastor and it makes me boil that guys like this become ministers! It puts us all in a bad light!

[@wqv5423ln]

Blame the leadership & congrégation. They have the Bible and did not follow the qualifications for this guy from the very beginning ! Leaving his wife & 5 kids for a 14 year old ? Come on !

[@Meadowlark57]

Probably makes non-Christian people assume all Christians act this way, including Christ Himself. That is the real tragedy.

[@AnonymousPerson-hr6qd]

You do realize Soloimon had loads of wives in the Bible right?

[@chipdouglaschipdouglas]

I bet he's a freemason!

[@KiKi-tf8rv]

@@wqv5423lnVery true. He biblically disqualified himself from being a pastor, but people allowed him to be their pastor anyway.

[@vlw4165]

I'm a Christian and I'm appalled that this man was in any position of spiritual leadership. How did he slip through the cracks?

[@Tene-xh9vl]

Same way the test of them do?

[@mb9662]

A Christian is always a good person, this man must be the first Christian who did something immoral

[@andreabaena5598]

I think his dad started the church and he followed in dad'sxweird offputting footsteps.

[@naturistfred]

He's not the first pastor/preacher to ever cheat on his wife, you can go as far back as Jim Bakker in the late 80's with his sex scandal. Lots of them are two-faced.

[@Tene-xh9vl]

@@mb9662 You must live under a rock.

[@deescott8312]

The wife was beautiful What a creep

[@nizzlemania836]

She will always be beautiful…may you have your wings now mica

[@DeborahDarienzo-r8y]

He is the Devil 👿😈👿😈👿😈 😈👿😈👿😈👿

[@maryc4152]

Yeah she was absolutely gorgeous. Appears that she was both inside and out.

[@iamhere4now980]

​@@nizzlemania836 Sheamus definitely has her wings and I bet she is beyond beauty. You're in peace now baby. You may be might be up there with my baby I lost in a car wreck six years ago her nickname was bird. She definitely had her wings from the beginning of birth. She was 20 years old when I lost my youngest. She made breaking news to 5:00 in the morning in Norfolk Virginia but the reckless 3 hours away from their almost.

[@Thebibleseriespodcast]

and a great singer

[@TheFitDragon]

quite clear he was a sex addict, his poor wife wanted to leave so bad she was probably abused daily.

[@paperwork_party]

How is it clear professor??

[@Me-hf4ii]

The reports are that he forced her to watch him cheating on her and her friend claimed that in 2017, she was forced by him into having breast implants that she didn’t want. Then she was building a mission in Kenya, started having her things shipped over there as she was planning to live at least part time there, and he sends her this email bragging to her how he got all these people (which he mentions by name, meaning she knows them and they are likely important to her) to join HIM in Africa and how they just need to get the divorce over with so HE can continue building what SHE had poured her heart and soul into, it was the last thing she had. Her shred of hope for a new beginning after being in his clutches since she was 14… And he stole that from her too. Within a week of that, she served him divorce papers and a no contact order, and 48hrs after that, she was dead. He may not have pulled the trigger but he damn well made sure she was backed into that corner. Reports are also that he was out the night she died in absolutely high spirits, insisting on buying dinner and drinks for everyone - which people felt was odd. He was out with his lover in a public way too. He knew where she was going. And she (Mica) had made her peace with this being the only path that wouldn’t lead to him continuing to try to destroy her. Very sad. I pray they get him on a wrongful death suit. Perhaps there are criminal charges for grooming snd abuse they can bring up posthumously as well - as picture that EVERYONE (except the husband and his lover) are painting is that he was the cause of her death.

[@LeannePlah-kv7kt]

The amount on the receipt says it all . He's quilty

[@steven.h0629]

@@LeannePlah-kv7kt would have been closer with a $20.35 tip

[@RideoutMr]

His father was even worse.

[@jenjen3254]

She should quit her job altogether. Revealing this info publicly plus him knowing where she works could become a terrible thing like stalking, following her home or worse. That young lady and anyone else in a situation remotely like this should be very careful.

[@brich6875]

Maybe the police are putting her up to this and trying to set him up

[@lynnnelson6689]

@@brich6875 That's silly.

[@jenjen3254]

@@lynnnelson6689 extremely.

[@curekad.4570]

Yep, I was thinking the same thing

[@gasmith7486]

@@brich6875oh please 🙄

[@jodiekohut9443]

The tip was church donations I bet

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

Well yea

[@PoeLemic]

For sure, and remember they don't have to pay taxes on it; and, they also have a sizeable retirement plan. My friend is a pastor and quit believing -- just there to have easy job and get a cushy retirement.

[@sheilamiller1076]

So very sad ! God will hold these people accountable for their sins!

[@sabine3769]

Of course

[@PSensei717]

​@@sheilamiller1076 don't speak for GOD, we don't know that to be true

[@awaitingSaint777]

Dude isn't fit. He's a whole red flag.

[@kateshiningdeer3334]

He's a whole Chinese parade of red flags!

[@itsjustmyopinionbut1671]

Jesus warned of preachers and pastors just like this…

[@eirenmist12]

Yes, he said that the false teachers and prophets would increasingly abound in the last days.

[@wqv5423ln]

Yes, thats why the requirements for the office of elder & pastor are CLEARLY laid out in Timothy. Too bad the church didnt listen to God's word, because he was an adulterer right from the get go !

[@aaishasingh3565]

Yep. False teachers.

[@julietmunyani3098]

That they would be judged by their fruits

[@lotusmilano]

@@eirenmist12 “false teachers and prophets” have always been in abundance in any time period

[@ivet6585]

He can't even be called a pastor😒 he is not a pastor

[@mjblue84]

Exactly! He is a predator!!

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

@@mjblue84 Both.

[@likeisaidjenkins3689]

Satan has "pastors" as well, and this guy is a clear example of one.

[@the0ne809]

most pastors are hypocrites so he fits perfectly

[@devinyu2320]

I'd never call him a pastor

[@shelleyjoe8774]

I don't care what the autopsy supposedly said, he is responsible for her death.

[@TennesseeUSA2023]

Mica's call to 911 could have been an "AI" generated replica of her voice. I do not buy that she took her own life, she was trying to hard to get a divorce, plan for a future and have a good life without her manipulative, adulterous husband.

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

You may not buy it but that's what every piece of evidence the investigators gathered showed. She purchased the gun on her own.

[@lmd2454]

100% agree!!

[@lmd2454]

@@dr.emilschaffhausen4683could she not have bought it for protection? Buying a gun doesn’t mean anything.

[@justyouraverageintrovert8487]

@@lmd2454she could have gotten it to protect herself from him. I think she was put in a position where he either drugged her and squeezed her hand on the trigger or overpowered her to shoot her. He’s slick enough to kill a previous wife’s wheelchair bound husband and get away with it, he definitely knew Mica needed to have gunpowder on her hands for it to look legit.

[@Ipetam]

​@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 He did something that made her feel like she had to take her own life. She served him divorce papers, and accused him of emotional and s abuse. Then she commits s**cide a couple days later?,Her tires had been slashed, there was a tracker on her car, she told her family she was scared and if she died that JP did it. Something is very wrong here.

[@veronicatrejo5979]

Creepy....happy the waitress is not communicating with him anymore.

[@youwish378]

But she felt something was wrong and knew he was a pastor and still kept sending naked pictures of herself She is definitely off on something

[@matthewsmith5109]

​@@youwish378, never said she sent naked pictures.

[@daleclark8507]

​@youwish378 , she said she didn't even send any Explicit pictures to him even after him asking

[@paperwork_party]

​@@daleclark8507you believe her???😂😂

[@youwish378]

@@matthewsmith5109 Did you see those bikini pictures she might as well have been !

[@chryssesandchaos]

A wolf in sheep's clothing, but it's nothing new, he is not the first, nor the last and definitely not the only one. This is why Christians must be wise and observant.

[@wqv5423ln]

This is why they need to know their Bibles ! Thos " pastor" never had the biblical qualifications from day one !

[@PoeLemic]

@@wqv5423ln Oh yeah, here we go again with the "No True Scotsman" Fallacy.

[@rexchiquine6049]

yes crisis and chaos,,,

[@chryssesandchaos]

@@rexchiquine6049 yes rex chiquine 6049 😂

[@e.m.8094]

"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." - 1 John 2:15

[@Zoe-c9z]

Don't love Atlas

[@smpeace2683]

@@Zoe-c9z Mockers have their place prepared for them.

[@Moodboard39]

but paul says the opposite, he says christ in you, temple of the holy ghost. Different than 1, john... because 1 john aint talking to you, is talking about israel new convenant.... if they love the world the father is them.... big difference

[@Moodboard39]

The issue arises when Christians do not correctly interpret the Scriptures, assuming that the New Covenant intended for Israel applies to them. This leads to confusion in many churches that do not follow dispensationalism.

[@rexchiquine6049]

Amen brother,,,

[@eden_aumakua]

Thank you brave woman for telling the Nation what we need to know! 💞💜💕

[@juliwells8436]

I wouldn't call 20 a huge tip. Lmao😂

[@PoeLemic]

For me, when I wanted to GET SOME, I left $100 dollar tip or even $200 bucks. Then, that helps to satiate my needs.

[@JoyP-rw5bc]

I got $100.00 tip for babysitting😊

[@beffis1980]

Agreed!

[@vmi4172]

@@HarleyQuinzel7If I spent 1k and tipped you $450 I would say that's a huge tip🤷‍♂ Idk where your from but a nearly 50% tip is considered a huge tip lol but thats not hard to do when your only spending $40 so i get it...

[@WarofThoughts]

It is for a male server. But it isn't way outside of the range of normal. Depending on setting, that could be on average the biggest tip of the typical day to biggest tip in a typical week.

[@kennethwilliams7697]

John is a creep, period! This guy has some huge issues, and some really strange behavior. I have no doubt in my mind that he had something to do with it with his wife's death. And I hope he's found out and dealt with.

[@natecomer9391]

Great assessment of someone you’ve never met. Smh. Btw there’s a recording. Spoiler alert he didn’t kill her. Hope that lends some doubt to your mind. I’m not saying he’s not a creep or that he is. I don’t know him. Neither do you. But what we both now know is that he didn’t kill her.

[@lancetruong4957]

@@natecomer9391 He may not be directly responsible to her death, but maybe indirectly (emotionally) to her death.

[@Memg007]

@@natecomer9391You seem triggered what’s wrong with you?? What more do we have to know about him? You’re definitely his type you got heated wow

[@natecomer9391]

@@lancetruong4957 he might be. But none of us know that. You just like me know as much about them as this 3 minute KZbin clip wanted us to know.

[@lancetruong4957]

@@natecomer9391 agree!

[@NanaMooney007]

Please! She needs to stop at the police department NOW

[@vintagebeliever5023]

I am sure she had since it is out there

[@jocundswayleggiechevez.5039]

Amazing, huh? Her first stop is to the media. She is no better than he is! Especially when she continued to text him back

[@busybratgirl9395]

@@jocundswayleggiechevez.5039I don’t think she is being honest. To many ummms. Like she had to come up with something

[@jocundswayleggiechevez.5039]

@@busybratgirl9395 Exactly!

[@boxesbinslidsllc]

​@busybratgirl9395 The text message conversations are on the screen, and there's the receipt right there. As a Pastor he had no business in a bar.

[@brendacook5103]

It’s interesting that the waitress physically strongly resembles his deceased, estranged wife.

[@shesawildflower1910]

EXACTLY

[@riverrat3101]

why were the authorities so quick to rule suicide? they almost always suspect the husband right away. so no investigation?

[@jenniferrevilla5298]

One site said he is friends with olive and judge

[@loveroffreedomp.5426]

Because she left a message for her family, AND called 911 to tell them where to find her body, gave them her location, and said she was about to take her l-e. They dispatched police, and found her. He was with people at the time. This was all released today. The media LOVES to do this.

[@southfieldtrill9690]

Because she was on camera by herself buying the gun a couple of hours before she killed herself.

[@keishaallen4050]

And there was a man fishing who nearby that heard it. He heard faint crying and a gun shot. He went in the direction that he heard it. And found Mica's belongings in a small bag laid out on the riverbank in it were the following items : her license, credit cards, glasses, and a small Bible . Also, it is clear she was alone... no one else was with her.

[@jakehart60]

She knew she was talking to a married man and didn’t care I don’t buy she was trying to spread awareness and bring light to the hypocrisy.

[@deerobbins1462]

She’s clout chasing at this point. She should be ashamed of herself for sending pictures to a married man. No dignity at all! This info did not need to come out. Only the investigators need to know. She knew exactly what she was doing by reaching out to him. They’re both disgusting and wrong.

[@fritzdeuces]

@@deerobbins1462 Her name was gonna come up as one of his mistresses and her life would be done so she had to control the narrative by coming out as an undercover mistress. smart move lol

[@mannyaz11]

oh i know . she didnt care to find more about him . he left his number and u text him.. Nice waiteresss .. she is like i tallk to my friend to find out .. I kwow I know the women here will be coming out soon

[@dawncapps5172]

Why are so many people concerned about the amount of the tip? There is a much more disturbing story here! A life was lost and the actions of this so called “pastor” are speaking volumes about his lack of morals and complete narcissism. I heard the findings of the investigation and I’m still not convinced that he did not have a hand in this. He needs to be thoroughly investigated imo.

[@chinadoll534]

I agree ☝️

[@natecomer9391]

Well be convinced because there’s a recording and he didn’t kill her. Why is everyone so blood thirsty lately? Americans want everyone but themselves to be locked in a cage but also chant “land of the free”.

[@BeingConformed]

The amount of the tip (50%) goes with the smiley face and phone number. It furthers the understanding that he is a sleeze bag.

[@zyrrhos]

She's on camera buying the gun by herself hours before her death. She left a message for her family, called 911 to tell them where to find her body, gave them her location, and said she was about to take her l*fe. They dispatched police and found her. He was with people at the time. This was all released today. Giving a $20 tip and flirting with waitresses while you're still married isn't a crime.

[@PoeLemic]

@@HarleyQuinzel7 Yeah, that's tip's kindof small. For me, when I wanted to GET SOME, I left $100 dollar tip or even $200 bucks. Then, that helps to satiate my needs.

[@thetruthchannel349]

I was on staff at a large church in Texas. I couldn't go anywhere without getting hit on. Its something I still wonder about to this day. It was bizarre. Everywhere I went I had college girls approaching me for my number or inviting me to their homes. I always had one reaction to that - FEAR. It never didn't scare me. I suppose thats why I didnt get into trouble as a young single guy. The potential terrified me & most of that was because I took my job very seriously. Loved women & loved the attention but I was scared to death of messing up & seeing people get hurt because of my actions. Its amazing I made it through that unscathed. The temptations were never ending.

[@roberts5539]

the waitress 'saw an opportunity, and took it"- to text someone who's estranged wife had just suicided....why? to get herself on the news?

[@zyrrhos]

@DaisyDay.-pm2cf Your comment annoys me. She's an attention seeker. Most people would keep this between themselves and the police.

[@roberts5539]

@DaisyDay.-pm2cf what moral purpose would that serve. She didn't text to say, 'sorry to hear your wife was dead', she pretended to not know about the wife's death, and feigned a personal interest in him, to get him to make an inappropriate comment. Gas lighting and entrapment. I have no idea what this guy's moral compass is, but lying to him does not make a person morally good. A culture that thinks that is ok is morally bankrupt.

[@roberts5539]

@DaisyDay.-pm2cf that's awesome to hear. Clearly it struck a nerve. Perhaps think about why, for a minute. Do you disagree/ or do you take it as an attack on you for thinking such subterfuge was warranted?

[@beffis1980]

Regardless her story needed to be told! Others may see it and step forward. She has the proof to back it up and that is important in this case! His character is the one in questioning… Not hers.

[@beffis1980]

@@roberts5539really??? Wow!

[@LarisaBayaMomo]

How deeply disturbing. She took her life because he 100% abused her emotionally for who knows how long. He obviously is a stone cold sick man.

[@nilnil7325]

I don't know why this waitress is coming on TV if she is not going to speak plainly and straightforward. She is vague with the details and speaks in innuendos. Just spit it out or don't bother doing an interview.

[@YESITSWILL]

Actually that's what I liked about her. No false accusations or suppositions. She stuck to facts and didn't try to sway opinions or say alot of bad things because that's what people want to hear. Nancy Grace could learn alot from her.

[@Sunny-sc6pf]

Omg I was thinking the exact same thing. I had to stop the damn video halfway through.

[@sew_gal7340]

To me she comes off as a gate keeping narcissist, rolled my eyes with her comments that no one asked for.

[@kasun1752]

Exactly ! 😒

[@Whatnok]

@@YESITSWILLwrong. She is deceiving don’t u see her demeanor and the way she’s communicating. She clearly is trying to save her reputation for trying to date a married man.

[@vernanelson4469]

No divorced man can be a pastor; husband to one wife. He should never have been hired as a pastor! This is a terrible situation.

[@jen2076]

AMEN!!! ✝️🙏🛐

[@BusterCheeks1776]

She is just as bad as she is, her drug is ATTENTION. She KNEW what he was and wanted a come up, via money or attention

[@yeanogood]

She just wanted to be interviewed there is nothing she said that is a shock

[@sandisteko9067]

You were well aware So you texted him after his wife died. YEAH!!! So women are still drawn to such......

[@RAHIEM69D]

Terrible interview, she literally kept cutting the woman off

[@sunnynights68]

I’m sure we’ll be hearing more about him and other women going forward.

[@L.D.Intheditch]

Minors too I bet.

[@fijaystudio]

What’s with the waitress responding At All to some rando? That poor wife.

[@carolamoore72]

What's done in darkness, shall come to light!🙏🙏🙏

[@paulstevenson789]

Absolutely!!!

[@Angela-zf8sn]

God is good. Yes! Amen.

[@nhlanhlanzimande4001]

Indeed it will come to light. Even if he might have not killed her but now we get to see what his wife went through in her " marriege".. Disgrace

[@adamjohnson1311]

That may have been one of the worst interviews I’ve ever heard in my entire life. Holy Sh*t

[@joannah.185]

Thinking same. That’s what u get for hiring just a pretty face

[@askor9585]

Hhhmmmm.... she was cautious and did her research, then proceeded to text him a raunchy picture of herself. ????hmmm...

[@karladiaz6052]

Humm!! You are correct. She is a red flag. Another looking for fame.

[@emcgowan3431]

Yeah. Creepy.

[@fritzdeuces]

Chill, she's a waitress and has to weigh her options

[@rochester3]

yeah she was single and desperate, this says alot about her aswell

[@melissamoonchild9216]

she didn't send him a 'racy' picture, she sent him a normal selfie. he kept pushing for provocative photos and she declined.

[@TMckenny59]

Unless he had something to do with his wifes death this story is nothing but gossip.

[@TMckenny59]

@@ivetteromanroberto I was talking about this particular video. If there’s more to the story, they left it out. That makes it not very newsworthy and seem more like just gossip. You mentioned her story. Well you’re telling me something the news left out then.

[@Shalondria]

Home girl barely wanted to tell her story. Annoying. Spit it out!

[@hill9948]

Please investigate this pastor. He needs to be held accountable

[@natalieselig6306]

20 bucks give me a break. That’s insulting quite frankly, and I can’t believe she entertained this man.

[@sophierobinson2738]

The meal was $48 and change. $20 tip is high for that.

[@wmg3614]

UH OH, tip culture has entered the chat. 🤦‍♂️

[@2LAZY-2EDIT]

NYC gotta tip $20 for an $8 drink lol

[@allimimi]

Hmm. So what would be the preferred tip on a $46 bill?

[@WarofThoughts]

Clearly she knew who it was and was trying to obtain information.

[@bourjoism3917]

What the police is waiting for to arrest this pastor????

[@matthewsmith5109]

Arrest him for what, unfortunately no laws against being a "Dirtbag"

[@cindyrussell1581]

Arrest him for what, they released the 911 call and it was heard she was going to shoot herself and that she wanted to tell family where she was

[@naturistfred]

He didn't murder his wife and you can't go to jail for adultery.

[@LexieRaye2]

@@cindyrussell1581 any chance the call was done under duress?

[@southfieldtrill9690]

​@@LexieRaye2She's on camera buying the gun by herself hours before her death 🤷

[@onamiilove777]

Just so you know $20 is not a huge tip😂😂😂

[@Enigma96969]

The pastor should step down if he’s failing spiritually

[@ReeseyPiecey11]

This whole situation is SO fishy. 🐟 🐠 I'm not 100% sold on her COD being suicide. He seems WAY too unaffected by it, even for a womanizing narcissist.

[@msotrfan1]

It always amazes me when they say they're not going to use the person's last name but then they show her face.

[@kristalynnette8352]

Oh my gosh! He definitely has a "type". His ex wife, Micah & even this waitress all look like they could be sisters!!!! Justice for Micah!

[@SamStone1964]

Yes his Asian ex wife and Mica have similarities. But his current girlfriend and the mother of his son are blondes. With a narcissist it's often more about opportunities and availability.

[@lasantuzza777]

imagine sending pictures of yourself to a married man and then plastering your face out there in the news after what has happened. what a classless individual. this didn’t need to be news or go viral. should have stayed private between the police and her. she’s dead wrong for this

[@ratherbeonthemoon]

"We're only gonna give her first name" Then brings her on the show.

[@maryc4152]

Ugh he is just so disgusting. What a wonderful human that girl is for bringing this to light. I really hope and pray that he gets exactly what he deserves, and if he isn’t removed as pastor of his church, then something is seriously wrong.

[@fauna3989]

Shes sketchy. Love how she talked without really answering the questions.

[@NDcompetitiveshooter]

She answered the questions about her experience and didn't embellish anything. She was also not there to give hear-say against this man from what someone else told her in confidence. I'm glad she said that story was someone else's to tell, because it is.

[@fritzdeuces]

@@NDcompetitiveshooter She switched lanes and now is a hero when she could've been named a mistress (villain)

[@athorpe630]

He's not a Pastor. Being in a bar as a Pastor is what gets me. He's a wolf in sheep clothes.

[@mark9531]

@ 4:40 the reporter says it was a restaurant. I am not defending the guy.

[@oztaxguy3567]

Dude probably disputed the $20 tip soon thereafter

[@lanalang1243]

Red flags? Girl he was married and you were a willing participant.

[@Miss_Cherry]

People are so quick to send people to prison. There is no evidence it was him other than people saying ahe wouldn't do that. Most people that commit suicide don't show warning signs. She's on a 911 call saying she was going to hurt herself. Its possible he's a douch, doesn't make him a murderer.

[@ayonnacurvey5624]

Now social media is trying to convict him for being a bad husband. ( that's not a crime!) All the evidence with the 911 tape proves she did it.

[@ayonnacurvey5624]

Don't forget about the young girl who was convicted of (texting a boy to death)😮😮😮😮. They already bringing up the emails he sent to her.

[@firedawg2240]

Exactly

[@kellysblackcat]

She was about to say how her friend was harassed after speaking out about him, but was cut off to talk about the receipt again. I would have liked to know what he did to the other woman to shut her up. Shows his character if women stand up to him or cross him. What a creep he is, and a pastor? How?

[@abbyed6039]

I have seen other articles, saying the "he and the people at the "church" would harass members who spoke out against them"

[@Scion-cy6wj]

"rampant problem in our churches" - ??? ONE GUY has an affair, and all the churches have rampant problems? this chick just wants attention

[@Scion-cy6wj]

@@ooneybird27 there are tens of thousands of churches just in America - those are extremely low numbers

[@jasonllano3118]

While Jp was married to his first wife he was having sex with mica when she was 14 years old she was his babysitter he put tracker in her car was making her life hell was cheating on her especially when she landed in the mental institution he would degrade her talk bad about her in front of the church like dude your supposed to be a men of God you are a pastor and you do this to your wife a week after mica brought him papers for a divorce he had a new girlfriend and that girlfriend and jp would follow her tried to run off the road twice that a cop found a tracker and a item to flat her tire this men is sick I still don't think mica killed her self

[@nineangels7572]

He tried to drive Mica insane. He's a master manipulator & a bully.

[@Seek_Him]

Wow! That's Horrible😢

[@gasmith7486]

Do you know how to write sentences?

[@snapmalloy5556]

​@@gasmith7486I ran out of breath reading it

[@SuchitraGuruPrakash]

@@gasmith7486I was going to ask the same. There is something called “punctuation” for a reason! Good Lord!

[@Lisa-cj6vx]

He is a Weird one....

[@marknewton6984]

Strange..

[@wqv5423ln]

Evil

[@karinaz8756]

Dangerous

[@dialac1]

Atleast she got her 15 minutes of fame

[@e.l.9589]

Relax, it's only $20.

[@alexisneill4763]

Same! $20 isn’t much!

[@mollyram2997]

Right? Wtf lol that is a normal tip…….especially for these days

[@youwish378]

That's what I was thinking too I'm not rich but I've left people $20 tips just because of service

[@DontNeed-yg1tt]

I'm not rich but I'm not leaving no $20 tip for nobody Unless the food is really good and the place is clean it has to be a whole lot of things for me to leave that type of tip and really I don't eat out that much like that anyway hell naw

[@bambooprincess3495]

But it was almost fifty percent of the bill….

[@pinkpigletparker8703]

That's actually a normal tip for a good waitress on that amount. The News has so many agendas.

[@bgseals1]

An almost 50% tip is normal? Not by me it isn’t. The $66 was with tip.

[@pinkpigletparker8703]

@@bgseals1 He left her an extra $10 big deal. I do it all the time and I don't sleep with women 😂 I was in the business and I know how hard it is. I'm not saying he's not a jerk. I'm saying this is a ridiculous news segment.

[@magdalenacruz2382]

So she deals with this one guy and now we have a rampant problem in ALL churches in the US... Her credibility went out the window to me when she kept texting him. She's just here for her 15 minutes of fame.

[@Matt-og6qv]

Facts finally someone said it thank you

[@wqv5423ln]

She is an unbeliever. What do you expect ? He used money to lure her and maybe she was hoping to get more.

[@aaronroy7781]

Why go out for hamburgers when you have steak at home??

[@mayakattt3475]

What kind of married Pastor is this? Biggest Hypocrite

[@Manar-jv9tg]

She was depressed ,the man has needs ,cheating on her proves that he was deprived

[@mayakattt3475]

🤡

[@Whatnok]

She’s totally lying look at her demeanor and look at her deceit. What needs to be brought out to light? The fact that she was texting a married man and then regretted it. She totally engaged in the bs and now she’s trying to clear her reputation. Sick‼️ And him being a pastor makes no difference. If he’s a cheater he’s a cheater regardless of his religion. This woman is weird not trust worthy

[@pantrotter8766]

If you pay attention to the timeline of events as laid out during the interview, she didn't find out he was married until the day after texting him. Please use your eyes and ears.

[@IndyandJazmin]

This feels more like Jerry Springer news reporting, not really true indepth journalism, or anything else of the like...

[@Moodboard39]

lol yea that host asking her questions for her... the waitress dont put much thought into it

[@alicebrown2007]

I wander did this Waitress know this Man was married when she made contact with him ?

[@purepoison618]

How does one spell ‘creep’ - ‘John Paul Miller,’ looks about right....

[@lisahickenbottom3239]

“…left a HUGE tip…” REALLY? THAT constitutes huge?

[@bgseals1]

On a $43 bill.

[@LisaMarieLove1]

This pastor needs to be looked in to!

[@Shanaseeya]

They've been legally separated for a long time. It's not an affair. It's rumors.

[@noneyah5153]

$20 is not a big tip 😂😂😂

[@bgseals1]

It was an almost 50% tip $66 was total with tip.

[@brey1720]

The WHOLE case is a red flag 🙄😤🚩

[@CosmosNut]

Amazing this 'pastor' felt so 'untouchable' and above it all. As though he is somehow insulated from what is acceptable. Sad and tragic and I hope they get to the bottom of this sooner than later.

[@christinab9808]

WHY on earth would he be interested in this woman? His wife was gorgeous! I’m seriously confused!

[@greenthumbmary5970]

The red flags went up the minute I heard him announce his wife had 'taken her own life'. There was something very off about him. My mom always told me to trust that intuition and warning flags, and I've relied on that all my life. My kids would even bring dates home to meet us and then pull me aside and ask if I saw any red flags. I was honest with them.

[@all-to-Him-I-owe100]

Yes!!! My Mom always told me that too. She said if you feel weird about someone there is a reason. You don’t question those gut feelings!

[@wheelerking8380]

this waitress is BEYOND scary setting up a guy to get clout….avoid this gal gentlemen

[@llhar894]

Sorry there are single women who dont give a crap if the man they are flirting with is married. Many make it their mission to break the marriage apart.

[@KC-ed1dj]

The responsibility on keeping a marriage together is on the two people who took the vow. The married MAN shouldn't cheat. He is the one you should be directing your anger towards.

[@Moodboard39]

now this trend with bear lmaooo

[@alisonf6478]

Sorry you are focusing on the WRONG thing when this is a story about a man potentially KILLING HIS WIFE.

[@starlingswallow]

This ex pastor is sooooo brazen~ that means he's been being enabled for a loooooooong time. I'm glad this woman stayed away from this guy.

[@NhoyskieIbanez]

it is always two to tango!! the waitress is the one who reach out because the pastor leave his number with a 20 dollar tip!! OMG!! 20 dollar, What the F is that big enough to get interested.

[@nelsonmuntz3194]

That’s all it takes for a cheap waitress.

[@Tara-cw6zu]

Leave this man alone! His wife shot herself, there’s video and a call to prove it. This is disgusting journalism

[@abbyed6039]

Read the following: Mica told police that "she was afraid for her life". Prior to her death, on March 11, her tire was flattened by a tire deflation device that police said could be bought on the Internet, later that same day, when she stopped to buy gas, someone pulled up next to her, she told them to leave her alone, she went to the car dealership on same day to have tire repaired, and same person showed up. The mechanics at the dealership found a GPS tracking device on her car, which was turned over to police. At the dealership, a police officer had interaction with MALE suspect, and told him to leave Mica alone, that she didn't wish to talk to him. Later that same day, she went to Magistrate to get restraining order, the same male suspect drove by the courthouse while she was standing with police officer. Mica had a restraining order against JP, though according to public information, its unclear if he was served prior to her death, he was, however, served with Divorce papers on April 25, 2024, 2 days before her death.

[@TiffanyMcDaniel33]

Not to diminish this situation in any way but why in the world would $20 be considered a huge tip? I understand some people tip a small percentage but that’s not a huge tip at all, that’s not even gas money. 😩

[@elizabethkittyx9139]

Because it was 50% instead of the usual 20 % on the total amount

[@TiffanyMcDaniel33]

@@elizabethkittyx9139 I understand that but on a small bill like that most of the people I know would still tip about $20 being as they understand that is a very small amount of money right now. It’s not really about percentages anymore it’s about survival. I don’t have many jerks in my life so the only people whom I know who don’t tip this way are those who genuinely cannot afford it. I would hate for every waitress to think that I’m flirting or that my husband, who I repeatedly remind to tip well, is flirting simply because we’re trying to help them survive. We have to help each other at this point. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Everything is messed up but a tip in and of itself is certainly not flirting. Maybe a thousand dollars, which is equivalent to $100 a few years ago, but certainly not $20 and certainly not without additional behavior that would indicate flirting. It’s so cringey to think that people being that. 😭😭😭 It’s reverse customer service.

[@shesawildflower1910]

50% tip is HUGE for a waitress

[@bgseals1]

I love the way people keep saying $20 isn’t a huge tip. It was almost 50% of the bill so that makes it huge on a $43 bill. If 50% is normal for you I’m sure a lot of waiters hope you sit in their sections.

[@Moodboard39]

im going to leave a huge tip with my number hahaaha

[@AlexiesSchuckert]

20dollars tip is not uncommon but the phone number was definitely a red flag. This pastor is disgusting!!

[@buddysims1366]

Not just a pastor this should not be done by a CHRISTIAN PERIOD. JESUS called it a SIN SOoooo JUST DON'T DO IT !!!!

[@TheTreyKingShow]

The pastor was evidently leading a double life, this story does not add up.

[@Mrs.TJ516]

💯

[@Angela-zf8sn]

Narcissist lead double lives sad

[@canileaveitblank1476]

$20 is a “huge” tip???? I’d hate to be her server. 😂

[@Mrs.TJ516]

😆😆😆

[@juliaweber212]

Hes a cheater

[@Adeline9418]

And a potential murderer.

[@MochiColorsZanos]

This is so unbelievably heartbreaking 💔 I can't even imagine the pain.

[@losangelesnutritionist]

"send me a pic" he's so creepy. and a killer now. Good for this lady showing him for what he is so he can't prey on others in the church while working there.

[@ronleight9341]

He's a pastor? Why am i not surprised. Do as i say, not as i do.

[@4n6psych]

Inflamatory reporting the tip was neither HUGE or 50%! just give the facts and let us decide. Guy seems shady AF but we don't need you pouring poison in our ear either.

[@weldonparmley8147]

50% Tip ! What did he have that cost about $40.00 ?