A South Carolina woman faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon nearly two years after a man’s body was discovered alongside Highway 321 in Gaston County.
During a court session on Tuesday, prosecutors revealed that Shirley Dukes allegedly forced Glen Miller to live in a tent behind her apartment and threatened him with a hammer. In February 2024, Miller’s body was reportedly found wrapped in tape and dumped onto rocks by the highway, according to a report by WSOC.
Authorities discovered videos on Dukes’ phone that documented the abuse Miller suffered.
Prosecutor Sean Baetjer stated, “(Dukes) made him apologize for being disgusting and ungrateful to her.”
Baetjer explained that Dukes had “essentially taken control of Miller’s life.”
While Dukes deleted the most incriminating video, investigators managed to retrieve footage showing Miller cleaning Dukes’ bathroom floor as she stood over him menacingly with a hammer.
“She was telling him he better to do a good job, or she would hit him with the hammer again,” the Baetjar said.
He was seen in the video with a gash on his head — an injury he had when his body was found. He was also wearing the same clothes as in the video.
She also called several people on the day the videos were recorded, including a man whose fingerprints were found on the tape that wrapped Miller’s body. He has been charged with concealing a dead body.
Dukes denied the accusations in court, saying “It’s not true.”
Prosecutors suspect Dukes killed Miller, but they only had enough evidence to charge her with assault.
