Nahvarj Mills, a 31-year-old resident of Brandywine, Maryland, has been found guilty on 24 counts related to cyberstalking, disseminating sexually explicit photos, and multiple shootings involving two victims. The verdict was delivered by a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Court documents and trial evidence revealed that Mills had dated both victims at different times during 2022 and 2023. After each relationship ended, Mills engaged in stalking behavior between November 2023 and January 2024. He sent threatening text messages, made numerous phone calls, and appeared unannounced at their homes and workplaces.
Mills also spread sexually explicit images of the victims on their lawns. This behavior was repeated at one victim's home multiple times, where neighbors could see the images. Additionally, he created a fake Instagram account impersonating one victim to distribute her explicit images to others via Instagram. Mills later involved a friend to shoot at one victim's home on several occasions.
The jury convicted Mills on charges including cyberstalking, unlawful publication, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington D.C.’s Criminal Investigation Unit, the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and the Metropolitan Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathleen Houck, Marco Crocetti, and Caroline Burrell led the prosecution team with support from Special Agent in Charge Matthew Fox-Moles; Paralegal Specialists Melissa Macechko, Elizabeth Rives, and Tiffany Jones; Victim-Witness Advocates Yvonne Bryant, Rogers Dickerson, and Tonya Jones; and Supervisory Litigation Technology Specialist Leif Hickling.