PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A federal grand jury charged a Brandywine man on Friday with 27 counts for his involvement in three shootings, stalking his ex-girlfriend and distributing revenge porn.
Officials said that Nahvarj Mills, 31, started dating his ex-girlfriend in December 2022. The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) said he physically abused her multiple times. She ended their relationship in the summer of 2023.
The USAO said that angry about the breakup, Mills would show up at her workplace and her home uninvited. He also distributed sexually explicit photos of her – also known as “revenge porn.”
On Nov. 23, 2023, months after the breakup, she received text messages stating, in part, “Got no job, got no kids, got no family. I have nothing to do. But what I do have, is the money to keep bothering you.”
On New Year’s Eve, she tried to meet up with Mills to make amends. Those efforts ended when he pulled out a gun and pointed it at her head, the USAO said.
On Jan. 2, 2024, the victim reported Mills to the Metropolitan Police Department and filed for a Civil Protection Order (CPO). Her mother served him with a Temporary Protection Order via text.
In response, he sent her mother sexually explicit photos and videos of his ex-girlfriend. He also wrote, “I can easily pull this .40 trigger,” followed by photos of a gun and ammunition.
Around the same time, Mills allegedly created a fake Instagram account with his ex-girlfriend’s name. She received several messages from the account threatening to send out more photos and videos to people who knew her.
On Jan. 6, the USAO said Ring doorbell footage captured a man believed to be Mills outside of her home. He spread typed-out paragraphs containing threatening messages, along with explicit images.
She found more photos on her lawn a few days later.
A D.C. Superior Court Judge granted the CPO, ordering Mills to stay away from the victim, her home, her workplace, her car and her family.
The next day, however, the victim saw Mills spread more photos outside of her home.
Later that day, Mills allegedly visited another person’s home and did the same. He reportedly sent unwanted and threatening texts and made unwanted calls to the victim as well. Mills has been charged with cyberstalking in that case.
Mill’s efforts escalated further in late January.
The USAO said three separate shootings targeted his ex-girlfriend’s bedroom on Jan. 21, 22 and 23. The third shooting happened after Mills called her and threatened to kill her.
On Jan. 26, Mills returned to her home, where police arrested him and charged him with violating the protection order. The court again ordered him to stay away, but he continued to try and contact the victim.
On Feb. 7, Mills was arrested and has been detained ever since.
The 27-count indictment returned by the grand jury on Oct. 4 includes the following:
- Cyberstalking in violation of a protective order;
- Cyberstalking;
- Interstate stalking in violation of a protection order;
- Interstate stalking in violation of a protection order – emotional distress, use of a dangerous weapon;
- Two counts of interstate stalking in violation of a protection order – bodily injury, emotional distress, use of a dangerous weapon;
- Interstate violation of a protection order;
- Three counts of interstate violation of a protection, use of a dangerous weapon;
- Three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon;
- Possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence;
- Interstate communications with intent to extort;
- Assault with intent to kill while armed;
- Three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon;
- Three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence;
- Four counts of first-degree unlawful publication.
