A 27-count superseding indictment was handed down by a U.S. District Court grand jury, charging 31-year-old Nahvarj Mills of Brandywine, MD, with a series of grave offenses including stalking, dissemination of non-consensual pornography, and various firearms charges. The indictment was announced yesterday by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves; FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist; and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), as stated in a Department of Justice release.
The charges against Mills include cyberstalking, violation of protective orders, and firearms misuses — Mills has been observed in illegal possession of a firearm by a felon, possessing a firearm during a commission of a crime of violence, and assault with intent to kill while armed. The disturbed sequence of events reportedly began after Mills’ ex-girlfriend ended their relationship in the summer of 2023, leading to threats, harassment, and the distribution of sexually explicit images of the victim without consent — the situation escalated to physical violence with three separate shootings targeting the victim's bedroom, according to court documents.
Details of the case reveal a campaign of harassment and intimidation by Mills against the victim, starting with repeated phone calls and uninvited appearances at the victim's workplace and residence. In especially ominous messages obtained by the authorities, Mills sent, “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.” This harassment culminated in a series of violent acts including brandishing a weapon against the victim and shootings directed at the victim’s home, according to Department of Justice release.
Mills was arrested on January 26, under the charge of violating a protection order, following his attempt to contact the victim after explicitly being ordered by a D.C. Superior Court Judge to refrain from doing so. Despite these orders, the harassment continued until Mills' eventual arrest on February 7, when a warrant was issued. He has been detained since the arrest, and on July 18, Mills was transferred to federal custody following a seven-count indictment, as the Department of Justice outlined.
The case is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington D.C., with the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and the Metropolitan Police Department taking part in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathleen Houck, Marco Crocetti, and Caroline Burrell are handling the prosecution of this case.
