CHRISTIANNA JEAN MILLER, a veterinary technician, arrested for ruthlessly abandoning one cat and two dogs who were sadly found deceased

- Florida, USA -

⚠️WARNING⚠️The article contains pictures some of you may find distressing⚠️

During a livestream broadcast on Facebook, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey announced the arrest of 23-year-old CHRISTIANNA JEAN MILLER (pictured).

On April 15, 2025, a pest control worker, whom I will refer to as Mr. W., was at Marina Isle Apartment Complex at 225 Ligustrum Lane Building D in Merritt Island, to spray the apartments for insects.

According to the affidavit, when Mr. W. entered Apartment 202, he was immediately overwhelmed by “the smell and strong distinct odor of decomposition” emanating from the apartment.

After opening a bedroom, Mr. W. heard hundreds of flies and discovered the decomposed remains of a cat and two dogs.

Mr. W. thankfully alerted the sheriff’s office and an investigation led to MILLER.

Sheriff Ivey identified the cat as Noki and the dogs as Opal and Rudy.

When MILLER was interviewed by investigators, she claimed that “she had paid a pet-sitter to go and take care of them”, said Sheriff Ivey.

MILLER told investigators she had found someone on social media that she paid for taking care of Noki, Opal and Rudy. However, according to Sheriff Ivey, MILLER could not remember the name of the sitter and was unable to provide evidence of payments.

It emerged that Noki, Opal, and Rudy were abandoned in December 2024, before being found dead in April 2025, and that food was left on top of a shelf out of reach!

MILLER, whom Sheriff Ivey rightfully called “despicable, cruel and evil” was arrested on July 30, 2025, and charged with three felony counts of cruelty to animals, three misdemeanor counts of unlawful confinement without sufficient food, water, or exercise, and three misdemeanor counts of abandonment of animals.

Bond was set at $28,500 which MILLER was able to post and was released on July 31, 2025.

Additionally, Sheriff Ivey revealed that MILLER is also linked to a prior dog death in Volusia County and explained the dog was found “completely emaciated and died as a result.”

The sheriff said: “Guess what? They didn’t do anything up in Volusia, but that ain’t gonna happen here in Brevard. We are gonna put her butt in the Brevard County Jail and that’s where she’s gonna sit at.” He went on to say: “I wish I did not have to feed her, the law makes me do the right thing.”

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MILLER’s mugshot shared from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office

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