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Methodist church pastor accused of dealing meth skips court hearing, faces new arrest

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Snejana Farberov
Published Feb. 26, 2024, 2:59 p.m. ET

A Methodist Connecticut pastor accused of dealing crystal meth out of his church’s parsonage was a no-show at his arraignment last week, leading a judge to re-issue a warrant for his arrest.

Herbert Miller, 63, the now-former reverend of Woodbury United Methodist Church, was photographed entering Waterbury Superior Court on Friday, but apparently he never made to the hearing.

Miller’s name was called several times before the judge presiding over the case ordered the clergyman to be re-arrested, reported NBC Connecticut.

Rev. Herbert Irving Miller, 63, enters Waterbury Conn. Superior Courthouse Friday Feb. 23, 2024 for an arraignment in connection and alleged to charges of selling crystal meth and distribution. Miller was the pastor of Woodbury Methodist Woodbury, Conn. United Methodist Church.
Methodist pastor Herbert Miller, 63, was seen entering Waterbury Superior Court on Friday, before skipping his arraignment. Douglas Healey
Mugshot of Herbert Miller
Miller was arrested in early February for allegedly selling crystal methamphetamine. Connecticut State Police

“I’m going to issue a re-arrest,” the judge said. “This is a very serious charge.”

Miller’s new bond was set at $100,000.

As of Monday afternoon, the disgraced pastor’s whereabouts remained unknown.

In the wake of Miller’s initial arrest earlier this month, the New York Annual Conference of Methodist Churches released a statement saying that the 63-year-old was no longer a pastor in Woodbury.

Woodbury United Methodist Church
Miller had served as the reverend of Woodbury United Methodist Church in Connecticut since July. Google Maps

“Within 24 hours of the news of the charges leveled, NYAC Resident Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton met with church leadership and later Herb Miller to address the allegations and ensure the safety of the local church and community,” the statement read. “Under the advice and direction of the bishop, Mr. Miller surrendered his credentials and is no longer an Elder in the United Methodist Church.”

Miller was busted on Feb. 9 by Connecticut State Police acting on a tip about the clergyman’s alleged side hustle calling to mind the plot of “Breaking Bad.”

Miller was pulled over ostensibly for driving with a suspended registration for failing to maintain insurance requirements in Woodbury.

Undated photo of Herbert Miller
The 63-year-old was stopped by state troopers for a driving violation. Woodbury United Methodist Church

Inside his car, state troopers allegedly found crystal methamphetamine in both rock form and in liquid form in a hypodermic needle.

The pastor allegedly had been selling illicit drugs from his parsonage. He was hired as reverend of Woodbury United Methodist Church in July.

Miller was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance, use of drug paraphernalia, among other counts.