Jason Miller, the infamous MMA fighter best known by his nickname Mayhem, has gone through some troubled times since his retirement from the sport in 2012. He has been arrested multiple times and charged with a variety of crimes, but perhaps the most serious were the felony domestic violence charges he was picked up for in 2013.
Today, he was acquitted of those charges.
According to the Orange County Register, the jury needed just one hour to find Miller not guilty on two counts of felony domestic violence and one misdemeanor count of violating a restraining order. Miller’s defense team argued that the alleged victim, Miller’s ex-girlfriend Anna Stabile, offered inconsistent testimony and didn’t provide enough evidence of the alleged harm done to her by Miller.
Miller made a short statement after he was found not guilty:
“I feel tremendous,” said Miller after the verdict. “I feel like justice was served. The system worked. It cleared the Mayhem Miller name.”
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“I feel like the world has opened up to me,” he said. “I feel like things have finally cleared up for Mayhem.”
Unfortunately for him, things are not exactly cleared up from a legal point of view. He is facing other felony charges from a 2016 incident where he allegedly spat on a police officer. He also has to deal with charges outstanding from a 2014 incident where he barricaded himself in his house and engaged in a four-hour standoff with police.
Miller (28-10, 1 NC) attempted to return to MMA after a four-year layoff in 2016, but showed up for his fight in Italy 24 pounds overweight. He was eventually paired off with another opponent, where he suffered just his second career submission loss.