New charge added for tongueless teen accused of sexual assault

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Authorities have added another charge against 16-year-old Antoine Miller, increasing his bond by $100,000. Miller was initially charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He was given a $500,000 bond for two of those charges. He is now also charged with assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct, and was given an additional bond of $100,000. Miller was arrested after a woman claimed she bit his tongue off because he attacked her in her home last month. According to the report, the woman told police she heard a knock at her door at 6:30 a.m. but when she answered it, no one was there. There was a second knock at her door, she told officers, and again no one was there. Then her doorbell rang and when she opened the door, a black man holding a knife was standing on her porch. The woman told police she screamed and tried to run back in the house, but Miller forced his way inside her home, tackled her, and punched her several times, the report states. “Stop fighting and I won’t hurt you,” Miller reportedly told the woman before carrying her over his shoulder to the bedroom, the report states. Miller tried to remove the woman’s shorts but she reportedly kicked him in the groin. Miller then forced himself on top of her and tried to kiss her, forcing his tongue in her mouth, the report states. The victim retaliated, and “bit his tongue as hard as she could until she heard it snap,” she told police. That led to Miller moving away, screaming, she added. The woman said Miller’s tongue was still in her mouth, so she ran from her home and threw it on the kitchen floor. She made it to her car and drove until she found an open store so that she could call police. Based on the description the victim gave and Miller’s mother’s call to 911 because her son did not have a tongue, police were able to locate Miller at the Waffle House on Northwoods Boulevard. He was taken to Trident Medical Center for treatment. His tongue was found in the victim’s home and put in a bag of ice for the hospital staff. Police also found the knife allegedly used in the attack. Miller is set to have another hearing in March. Photo courtesy of WCIV