Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Jevan Antonio Miller, a 28-year-old Jamaican citizen residing in Thomasville, Georgia, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to entice a minor for sexual activity and interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The sentencing was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “It is one of my office’s top priorities to aggressively prosecute sexual predators, like this defendant, who prey upon our children. Our outstanding state and federal law enforcement partners are unified in their commitment to stopping these sick individuals, and my office will continue to deliver successful prosecutions and lengthy prison sentences to keep our kids safe.”
According to court documents, between April 10 and April 12, 2025, detectives from the Tallahassee Police Department and Leon County Sheriff’s Office worked with Homeland Security Investigations on an undercover operation aimed at identifying individuals using the Internet for child exploitation in Leon County. During this operation, investigators identified Miller as an adult male soliciting sex from someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl through an online website. Miller traveled from Thomasville, Georgia, to Tallahassee where he was arrested by law enforcement officers. Authorities also found that Miller had overstayed his student visa since it expired in 2022.
Homeland Security Investigations Tallahassee Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Ingegno said: “This predator traveled across state lines with the sole intent to sexually exploit a child he believed was just 15 years old. Our amazing joint law enforcement team hatched a plan to intercept and arrest this deviant before he could carry out his vile plans. His actions of using the internet to prey on vulnerable minors for illicit sexual conduct is reprehensible and will not be tolerated.”
After serving his prison sentence, Miller will be subject to five years of supervised release; violations during this period could result in additional incarceration. He must also register as a sex offender.
The investigation involved cooperation between local police departments and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security division. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006—to combat child sexual exploitation through coordination among federal, state, and local agencies focused on apprehending offenders who use the Internet for such crimes (www.projectsafechildhood.gov).
The case is also associated with Operation Take Back America—an effort led by the Department of Justice targeting illegal immigration issues as well as transnational criminal organizations involved in violent crime or trafficking activities.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida serves under direction of the Attorney General as one of 94 offices nationwide responsible for prosecuting federal crimes within its jurisdiction. Public court documents can be accessed via the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website; more information about the office can be found at https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.
