Why JP Miller's Best Man Released a 400-Word Public Statement

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Sep 16, 2026 · 18m

Sam Rickman played bass in the Solid Rock worship band. After Mica Miller died, he sat in his car at the first Justice for Mica rally, unable to get out. Then he joined the protesters. JP Miller sued him. The jury handed Rickman $3,400 and JP $100. JP abandoned his appeal one week before his own federal arraignment. Rickman did not issue a statement claiming he was never really inside the room. He picked a side and absorbed the cost.

Mark Kaufman took a different path. JP's best man, co-owner of a Myrtle Beach piano bar, and recipient of power of attorney over JP's entertainment company…