Tyler Miller was sixteen years old when he stabbed a man to death in Ohio. According to court documents Tyler Miller was upset that the victim had shorted him twice when buying marijuana. When the man showed up at Tyler Miller home the teen killer would get into the vehicle and proceed to stab the man multiple times. The man would get out of the vehicle and would collapse and die. Tyler Miller would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Tyler Miller 2023 Information
NumberA776133
DOB06/08/2003
GenderMale
RaceWhite
Admission Date06/05/2020
Institution Mansfield Correctional Institution
StatusINCARCERATED
Indefinite Sentence Min Life Sentence
Indefinite Sentence Max Life Sentence
Expiration of Max Sentence Life Sentence
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A pretrial hearing for a Perrysburg teen accused a stabbing a Toledo man to death was held by phone Monday.
It is possible Tyler Miller, 16, will offer a plea in the Wood County Common Pleas Court of Judge Alan Mayberry on April 23, said Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson.
If a plea is made, sentencing will be on June 4, he said.
Miller pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Dec. 20, after which the court ordered the teen to be evaluated by the court’s diagnostic and treatment center. That evaluation was submitted at a court hearing on Feb. 21.
Dobson said the evaluation indicated Miller is competent to continue with court proceedings.
“The court still has not ruled on that yet,” he said.
There has not been a second evaluation done, Dobson added.
Although a juvenile, Miller is being charged as an adult with aggravated murder.
Miller allegedly stabbed Amonie Ervin, 19, numerous times in the chest and abdomen inside the victim’s vehicle Nov. 29. The vehicle was located near Miller’s home on Tonbridge Court.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene after he had exited the vehicle and collapsed on the driveway.
Court records indicate Miller, who had fled the scene, was picked up a short time later. A knife was recovered from his pocket and his clothing had what appeared to be blood on them.
Miller reportedly admitted to stabbing the victim at least five times in the chest and abdomen because he was upset with him because he had shorted him twice with marijuana.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Nunnari is interested in obtaining any other evaluations done by the court diagnostic and treatment center that may have been done in prior situations, Dobson said.
Nunnari has asked for a court order giving him access to those reports, Dobson said.
Miller remains in jail on a $1 million bond with no 10% applicable.
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A 16-year-old Perrysburg teen was sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally stabbing a Toledo man in his driveway.
Wood County Common Pleas Judge Alan Mayberry sentenced Tyler Miller on Thursday.
Mayberry didn’t mince words when reviewing Miller’s transgressions, calling him a “cold-blooded, remorseless murderer.”
“I’ve looked and looked for some redeemable quality. I’ve looked and looked for some hint of remorse. I’ve looked and looked for something that would tell me there’s a possibility for rehabilitation. And I’ve not been able to find it,” Mayberry said.
Defense attorney Jeffrey P. Nunnari said an appeal would be made, with new counsel.
At least 15 family members of the victim, Amonie Ervin, who was 19 when Miller killed him on Nov. 29, were in attendance.
Miller’s family also was in attendance but left immediately after the sentencing concluded.
Monica DeLeon, director for victim and witness services for the prosecutor’s office, read a statement provided by Ervin’s mother, Akisha Gaston.
Gaston wrote about how Ervin was the sixth youngest child out of eight and how his death has impacted the family’s life.
“I am not sure what Amonie did so wrong that he was maliciously done this way. Tyler took something so valuable away from me and my family,” Gaston said. “This is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever had to face or do in my 44 years of living and I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.”
Gaston rocked in the front row while DeLeon read her statement.
“I don’t believe or feel that Tyler should ever experience anything or have a second chance at coming home or being around his family ever again,” she stated.
Miller should get the maximum term of life in prison, Gaston wrote.
“I’m not ready to forgive now … but maybe in the near future with prayers and strength I’ll get through this and maybe give forgiveness one day.”
Before his death, Ervin had planned to head to California to pursue music. He loved animals to the point he took on a friend’s dog.
Ervin’s family met with Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson in his office after sentencing. Dobson said Gaston was not up to speaking with the media on the case.
During his 40 minutes in court, Miller spent much of the time leaning back in his chair.
Nunnari said that the law says the sentence in this case must be severe.
“The law also says that the most severe sentence should rarely be imposed upon one who was a juvenile when committing the crime,” he said.
Nunnari said mitigating factors are Miller’s age. He was 16 when he committed the crime.
“Science tells us that his judgment … is impaired by virtue of the development of his brain,” Nunnari said, adding that a brain does not mature until the age of 25.
“He is not operating with a full deck,” Nunnari said.
He had filed a motion to have Miller evaluated for a not guilty by reason of insanity plea, but Miller did not meet the criteria.
Mayberry said he had read letters submitted from agencies where Miller was treated, and the evaluation done to determine whether Miller was insane at the time of the incident.
The court needs to decide if his client is irreparably corrupt. “There is no question that he’s ill.”
Nunnari said the court should not decide whether he is given the chance for parole, but that decision should be left up to the parole board.
Mayberry had the option of a life sentence with a chance of parole at 20 years, 25 years and 30 years.
“It is only an opportunity,” Nunnari said about parole. “People seldom get paroled for this type of offense on the first time up. It’s just a shot, it’s just a chance, and that’s all we’re asking for.”
Dobson agreed age was a mitigating factor — but it is the only mitigating factor in this case.
Miller’s brain was fully developed to “plan to kill another young man, and innocent young man, to develop that plan. He talked about wanting to kill someone and ultimately he decided that that was what he was going to do,” Dobson said.
There was nothing about Ervin that justified making him a target for murder, he said.
“Despite that, Tyler Miller had no intention on that day but to kill Mr. Ervin. He called him in order to kill him, he arranged this deal … in order to kill him, he grabbed a knife from the kitchen in order to kill him, he walked out of his garage door in order to kill him. He got into the car to kill Mr. Ervin and he pulled that knife, without saying anything,” Dobson said.
Dobson said, in details provided by Miller to the probation department, he admitted to no exchange, aggravation or accusations made during the event.
“He is not an insane individual that needs to be out as soon as possible. He was an angry man who wanted to kill somebody, found his target, planned it and executed it,” he said.
Dobson said if the court decided Miller should not be in prison for life without parole, he asked that the sentence would be life with parole after 30 years.
When asked by Mayberry if he wanted to speak, Miller declined, stating “nah, I’m good.”
The court must consider Miller’s age when considering sentencing and the premeditation and actions after the offense, Mayberry said.
“Your mental state and history also creates considerable concern for the court,” he said. “It is obvious that the court does not have a crystal ball to determine whether you are irreparably corrupt.”
Mayberry said he also must consider whether it is likely Miller will commit another offense if released.
“The court would find it’s more likely because you were under release when you committed this offense,” he said.
Juvenile court had charges against Miller that had been continued.
He had been expelled from Perrysburg High School after punching another student.
Mayberry also said recidivism was likely as Miller has failed to demonstrate any genuine remorse.
In reviewing hospital reports, he noted homicidal ideation and Miller’s desire to be a serial killer, and aggressive tendencies would not change with treatment.
Mayberry also said it was noted that Miller had reportedly killed animals and ate their eyes and their hearts.
“This is not somebody demonstrating that they can get past being irreparably corrupt,” he said.
Miller sent messages to friends the day of the stabbing, saying what he planned to do, Mayberry said.
Ervin was stabbed 20-25 times as he sat in his car, unable to defend himself and still in his seatbelt, “all because he shorted you on some drug transactions,” Mayberry said.
The coroner’s office ruled he died at the scene from the stab wounds.
After the stabbing, Miller went back into his house, got his cigarettes and left. He was found several hours later by police at the home of a friend, several blocks away.
He was taken into custody and a knife with blood on it was found in his pocket.
After being Mirandized, Miller confessed to the crime and said he had taken a knife from his kitchen when he went to meet Ervin. He planned to stab him in the vehicle, flee in it and dump the body elsewhere.
Tyler turns 17 on Monday.
Dobson said the death penalty could not be considered because of Miller’s age.
Miller, who entered the courtroom in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, will likely be taken to Ohio Department Rehabilitation and Correction in Orient.
Miller was originally charged as a juvenile. His case was bound over as an adult and a grand jury indicted him in December for the aggravated murder charge.
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