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John-Paul Miller, a South Carolina pastor, was arrested Wednesday night on charges of assault and battery, months after controversy surrounding the suicide of his late wife Mica Miller thrust his name into the spotlight.

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

His arrest comes after a reported confrontation with protesters outside his local church, Solid Rock at Common Market, on Wednesday. His attorney, Russell Long, could not immediately be reached, but his office told Fox News Digital he had no comment on his wife’s case.

Miller’s name was in the news again on November 1 when FBI confirmed to Fox News that they conducted a warrant search at Miller’s home in Myrtle Beach on that friday. It’s unclear exactly what agents recovered from his home.

Mica Miller committed suicide in April. The 30-year-old woman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Lumber River State Park in North Carolinathe Robeson County Sheriff’s Office previously confirmed. She had bought a gun the same day she died.

The case received national attention as court documents highlighted the couple’s contentious relationship and Little’s sisters demanded justice for her death on social media.

Mica filed for divorce two days before she died, according to FOX 8 Greensboro.

The Horry County Clerk’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Fox News Digital that Mica Miller has filed three different “aid and maintenance” claims since last year — the most recent filed on April 16. (Facebook)

Miller family friend Alicia Young told Fox News Digital that at least 25 FBI agents were at John-Paul’s home for five hours gathering evidence. Evidence collection included removing fingerprints from doors.

Young said John-Paul left the residence just two minutes before FBI agents arrived “and found him and served him at Starbucks.”

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina is reportedly investigating the April 27 death of Micah Miller, 30, of Myrtle Beach. (Facebook)

“He was not allowed to go to his house while they were there and he is in their custody for questioning,” she said.

MICA MILLER’S 911 CALL REVEALS FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE HER DEATH, AS NC AUTHORITIES PROMOTE ‘CONSPIRACY THEORIES’

John-Paul was not charged with any crime related to his wife’s death, and the Robseon County Sheriff’s Office said at the conclusion of the investigation that John-Paul had an alibi for the day Mica died.

Mica’s friends and family shared posts on social media with the hashtag “JusticeforMica.” (Facebook)

“Investigators learned through interviews that John Paul Miller was at an athletic event in Charleston on the day of Mica Miller’s death. John Miller’s vehicle was observed traveling on the Hwy 17 Bypass in Horry County at 2:22 pm on April 27, 2024,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Investigation confirmed that John Miller was accompanied during travel to and from the event in Charleston, SC.”

The Solid Rock Ministries website has been taken down, and John-Paul appears to be working on moving the church location, according to FOX 8.

Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.