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Prosecutors Urge Continued Custody of 19-Year-Old Charged with Brandishing Gun at Nashville Protest

Prosecutors cite social media posts suggesting potential mass violence under a 2023 conservatorship order prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

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Elijah Millar, 19, arrested by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

Overview

  • Millar was arrested June 14 at a 'No Kings' protest near Nashville’s Bicentennial Mall after witnesses saw him donning black and brandishing a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol.
  • He was federally charged June 20 with unlawful firearm possession and faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
  • On June 23, federal prosecutors asked a judge to order Millar’s continued pretrial detention.
  • A 2023 court-appointed conservatorship in Rutherford County barred him from receiving or possessing firearms over concerns about his safety and welfare.
  • The FBI’s Nashville Field Office, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department and Murfreesboro Police Department are jointly investigating the case.