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Convicted murderer to court: ‘I need some soap and deodorant’Terrica Hendrix
Assistant Editor
NASHVILLE - Reynold E. Miller III, after being charged with second degree murder and second degree battery, showed no remorse for his actions during his sentencing in Howard County Circuit Court on Wednesday.
Miller, 27, was sentenced to 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction (with eight suspended) for second degree murder and the maximum sentence of 20 years for second degree battery after causing physical harm to his then live-in girlfriend, Shaneka Ingram, and her unborn child in May 2007.
Judge Charles Yeargan asked the defendant if he had anything to say to the court. Miller replied, “If my family is in the courtroom, I need some soap and deodorant.”
Prior to sentencing, the Saratoga native withdrew his not guilty plea and entered “nolo contendere” or a no contest plea.
With a no contest plea, the defendant does not refute the charges or claim guilt.
Although the victim was not present, the court was informed that she approved the recommended sentence.
On May 3, 2007, officers noticed “visible injuries” to Ingram’s head, left eye and left arm while she was at Howard Memorial Hospital. She then told investigators that Miller caused the injuries.
Ingram also had internal injuries, according to court documents. At that time, she was approximately 23 weeks pregnant.
She was later transported to UAMS in Little Rock where she lost the baby.
According to the affidavit, “this battering incident occurred on May 3, 2007 from midnight to approximately 6 a.m. when Miller left the residence and Ingram was able to call her mother” to take her to the hospital.
He was arrested at his mother’s home in Saratoga by Howard County and Hempstead County deputies.
During an interview, he waived his rights and gave Investigator Bryan McJunkins a statement confessing to the acts that caused Ingram’s injuries.
“Miller stated that he was interrogating and torturing Shaneka [Ingram] to get the truth out of her about being with other men while in a relationship with Miller and one of their two children not belonging to Miller,” according to the affidavit.
Miller, accompanied by his attorney, John Stroud, will receive credit for 375 days served.
Sheriff Butch Morris confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Miller did receive his soap and deodorant.
