Miller

The search for Joshua Allen Miller, a suspect in the death of Johnny Wayne James, continues after Miller was spotted Saturday night in Jones County.

Law enforcement identified Miller, born in 1992, on Saturday as a suspect in Wayne’s death Saturday morning in Stonewall. 

Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp said Miller was spotted around 10:30 p.m. in Jones County near the Magnolia Motor Lodge, at the intersection of I-59 and Highway 11 near Laurel.

Kemp said deputies discovered Miller’s vehicle, a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder, in a wooded area off of the interstate.

Police believe Miller is on foot, Kemp said. 

The Stonewall Police Department responded to a 911 call about a man who had jumped or was pushed out of a vehicle traveling on Highland Avenue in Stonewall around 7 a.m. Saturday, according to Kemp. 

Stonewall Police Chief Michael Street interviewed the man who said Miller had shot James, 41, of Lauderdale County, point blank from the backseat of a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder, Kemp said.

Police received a second call about 1/4 mile from the scene where James’ body had been dumped on County Road 350, also in Stonewall. 

“Chief Street found (James) face down on the double yellow line,” Kemp said. “(Emergency Medical Services) said it appeared he had died from a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.”

Kemp said the witness stated there were only three men in the vehicle, including himself, Miller and James. 

Kemp said law enforcement planned to charge Miller with capital murder. 

Miller has family in the Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg and Lauderdale County, Kemp said, and authorities in those areas have been notified.

Authorities warn that Miller is considered armed and dangerous. If anyone sees Miller they should call the police immediately.