US EditionPharmacy Student Allegedly Shot, Killed by Friend
Jamica Simone Mills faces charges after a marijuana-induced paranoid episode led to the fatal shooting of her friend Ariel Spillner, a pharmacy student one year from graduation.
- On Nov. 4, Jamica Simone Mills was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon after Ariel Spillner, 26, was found fatally shot at Mills' North Side residence near 39th Street and Lancaster Avenue.
- Prosecutors say Mills and Spillner smoked marijuana and both became paranoid after returning from a store, and Mills told investigators she feared Spillner would stab her with scissors meant for grooming a dog despite no threats or scissors seen.
- Investigators recovered a Ruger LCP.380 caliber handgun and two spent.380 caliber casings matched to the weapon, with purchase paperwork found in Mills' name.
- A judge set Mills' cash bond at $150,000 and she is due for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 17 at Milwaukee County court, with a dangerous-weapon modifier that could add five years to a possible 60-year sentence.
- A GoFundMe nearly $12,500 and Spillner's family opposes a plea deal, planning a funeral on Monday, with Concordia offering counseling and the Medical Examiner's report pending.
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Milwaukee woman charged in shooting death of Concordia University student
MILWAUKEE— A Milwaukee woman is charged with first-degree reckless homicide after prosecutors say she shot and killed her friend during a night at her north-side home. According to a criminal complaint, 32-year-old Jamica Mills is accused of killing 26-year-old Ariel Spillner on November 4th inside a residence near 39th Street and Lancaster Avenue. Police arrived around 9:40 p.m. and found Spillner unresponsive with a gunshot wound to her left s…
Woman charged with killing pharmacy student after smoking marijuana
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old pharmacy student. Jamica Mills, 31, was charged Saturday with one count of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, according to a criminal complaint. Jamica Mills is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of her friend, Ariel Spillner. (Milwaukee County Jail) Prosecutors say Mills claims to have accidentally shot and killed …
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