Estill County man gets 6-year sentence for felony theft

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – An Estill County man was sentenced to six years in prison for theft.

The Office of the Attorney General announced Tuesday 30-year-old Michael D. Miller, of Irvine, was sentenced last week for theft by deception of $5,000 or more and a second-degree persistent felony offender charge.

Prosecutors say Miller used his victim’s credit card to buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise for himself rather than purchase items agreed upon between him and the victim for a house-remodeling project.

An Estill County grand jury indicted Miller in 2017. He made the personal purchases between March and May of 2017.

Miller was charged with three felony convictions on theft, burglary and forgery in 2016. He received prison sentences of five years and two years for those crimes, but was released on shock probation.