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Murder charges S2000 owner
Murder suspect took cops on wild ride
By LAURIE MASON
Bucks County Courier Times
MIDDLETOWN - With murder charges hanging over his head, you'd think Jonathan Miller would be laying low in his alleged Colorado hideout.
Instead, according to court records filed this week, the 24-year-old Lower Makefield man was tooling around in a tricked-out sports car, leading cops on a high-speed chase and making sarcastic comments while being arrested.
"Sometimes, you just have to make a decision and go for it," Miller allegedly told an officer.
Miller of Knights Circle is charged in the October 2002 slaying of Kristen Longhitano, 33, of Bristol. Police say he strangled the sleeping woman during a crack cocaine binge, allegedly because he wanted to know what it felt like to kill.
Longhitano's body was found dumped along railroad tracks in Middletown. Police say Miller and a friend kept her body in a closet for a day before disposing of it.
Miller then fled the state, police say, stopping in Mexico and Seattle before settling in the small town of Mancos, Colo.
That's where he was arrested in February 2004, following a harrowing chase that reached speeds of more than 120 mph.
According to an incident report obtained by the Courier Times, Miller almost sideswiped a police cruiser at an intersection just before 1 a.m. Feb. 6, 2004. Driving a silver Honda S2000 convertible, Miller then turned abruptly, spinning wheels as the officer gave chase.
As other drivers frantically pulled off the highway to avoid Miller's car, he led police through the winding streets of a residential neighborhood before crashing into a snow bank.
The crash slowed down Miller, police reports say, but didn't stop him. The chase continued down an interstate where Miller almost collided with another police car.
Finally, Miller pulled over and tried to escape on foot. He quickly was captured.
Although the cops had stopped his car, his mouth was still going. Police say he made several snide remarks while being read his rights.
"Yeah, thanks a lot gents," he said to the officers, according to the report. "I have only one thing to say - you guys suck at driving."
According to the report, Miller went on to ask police what they thought of his roadway maneuvers. He told them that he'd just watched the movie "The Fast and The Furious" and seemed pleased, police said, when they told him how fast he'd been going.
"That makes me feel good to hear that," he allegedly told them. "I just wanted to hear you say it."
Miller then offered a few guesses about how drunk he was, saying he felt that his blood alcohol level was "around 0.09 to 0.14," according to the court documents. It was actually 0.10, enough to get him arrested for drunken driving, records show.
Just before he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car, records say, Miller offered a final, profanity-laced observation about his alleged crime.
"Life's about decisions, and I made one tonight. Now, I have to live with the consequences."
Miller, who was arrested in Longhitano's murder in January after a lengthy grand jury investigation, may have a lot more consequences to consider soon.
Charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and conspiracy, he faces life in prison if convicted.
Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled next month in Doylestown. Miller remains in the county prison, where he's being held without bail while awaiting trial.
By LAURIE MASON
Bucks County Courier Times
MIDDLETOWN - With murder charges hanging over his head, you'd think Jonathan Miller would be laying low in his alleged Colorado hideout.
Instead, according to court records filed this week, the 24-year-old Lower Makefield man was tooling around in a tricked-out sports car, leading cops on a high-speed chase and making sarcastic comments while being arrested.
"Sometimes, you just have to make a decision and go for it," Miller allegedly told an officer.
Miller of Knights Circle is charged in the October 2002 slaying of Kristen Longhitano, 33, of Bristol. Police say he strangled the sleeping woman during a crack cocaine binge, allegedly because he wanted to know what it felt like to kill.
Longhitano's body was found dumped along railroad tracks in Middletown. Police say Miller and a friend kept her body in a closet for a day before disposing of it.
Miller then fled the state, police say, stopping in Mexico and Seattle before settling in the small town of Mancos, Colo.
That's where he was arrested in February 2004, following a harrowing chase that reached speeds of more than 120 mph.
According to an incident report obtained by the Courier Times, Miller almost sideswiped a police cruiser at an intersection just before 1 a.m. Feb. 6, 2004. Driving a silver Honda S2000 convertible, Miller then turned abruptly, spinning wheels as the officer gave chase.
As other drivers frantically pulled off the highway to avoid Miller's car, he led police through the winding streets of a residential neighborhood before crashing into a snow bank.
The crash slowed down Miller, police reports say, but didn't stop him. The chase continued down an interstate where Miller almost collided with another police car.
Finally, Miller pulled over and tried to escape on foot. He quickly was captured.
Although the cops had stopped his car, his mouth was still going. Police say he made several snide remarks while being read his rights.
"Yeah, thanks a lot gents," he said to the officers, according to the report. "I have only one thing to say - you guys suck at driving."
According to the report, Miller went on to ask police what they thought of his roadway maneuvers. He told them that he'd just watched the movie "The Fast and The Furious" and seemed pleased, police said, when they told him how fast he'd been going.
"That makes me feel good to hear that," he allegedly told them. "I just wanted to hear you say it."
Miller then offered a few guesses about how drunk he was, saying he felt that his blood alcohol level was "around 0.09 to 0.14," according to the court documents. It was actually 0.10, enough to get him arrested for drunken driving, records show.
Just before he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car, records say, Miller offered a final, profanity-laced observation about his alleged crime.
"Life's about decisions, and I made one tonight. Now, I have to live with the consequences."
Miller, who was arrested in Longhitano's murder in January after a lengthy grand jury investigation, may have a lot more consequences to consider soon.
Charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and conspiracy, he faces life in prison if convicted.
Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled next month in Doylestown. Miller remains in the county prison, where he's being held without bail while awaiting trial.
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Originally Posted by Dizings2k,May 26 2005, 10:08 AM
mmm I looove my insurance premiums!!
While I'm not impressed with the scumbag, the car sure impressed me.
The down side to all this is if the S2000 gets a "bad boy" image, it will cause far more damage by what it attracts to our group than having the price of a used S2000 fall into the low teens.
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Originally Posted by rworne,May 26 2005, 10:04 AM
The down side to all this is if the S2000 gets a "bad boy" image, it will cause far more damage by what it attracts to our group than having the price of a used S2000 fall into the low teens.
