A New Britain man charged in the murder of his 33-year-old wife had made prior threats, deleted text messages indicating that he planned the murder and told a friend he “snapped” and didn’t know what happened after that, according to court documents.
Patrick Miles, 36, of New Britain has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Yasheeka Miles. Police arrested him days after they say he shot and killed her and fled with their 2-year-old daughter, sparking an Amber Alert.
The investigation began with a 911 just before 10 p.m. Friday, April 7 from someone who said it sounded like someone being thrown around at a neighbor’s apartment.
When police responded to 48 North Mountain Road, they found Yasheeka Miles bleeding profusely. She’d been shot in the head and police found two shell casings on the floor next to her.
They then realized that Patrick Miles and the couple’s 2-year-old daughter were gone.
Police later found the little girl in Brooklyn, New York with one of Patrick Miles’ family members, but there was still no sign of her father until authorities located him days later in West Springfield, Massachusetts, police said.
As police investigated the death, the medical examiner ruled Yasheeka’s death a homicide.
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During the course of the investigation, police spoke with people who knew the victim and learned that she was no longer living with Patrick Miles but planned to go to a club that night and had gone to his home to retrieve some items. Then, court documents say, they got into a fight and Patrick Miles is accused of shooting his wife.
One of Yasheeka’s family members would tell investigators that Patrick Miles had had been abusive and threatened to kill his wife the month before, but it was not reported to police, according to court records .
Court documents also state that police found a conversation on Yasheeka Miles’ cellphone in which she was talking about ending the relationship with Patrick and he had deleted text messages indicated that he planned the killing several days before it happened.
Before the located Patrick Miles, police spoke with one of his “known associates,” who told them he had a conversation with Miles about the fact that he was considered a potential suspect and he asked Miles what happened.
“I don’t want to tell you. I don’t know. I snapped. I don’t know what happened after that. I took the sucka (sic) way out,” he said, according to court documents, then added that he was probably never going to see his daughter again.
When police located Patrick Miles, they found him with two cell phones and said he was removing the battery and swapping the SIM card from one to another to avoid being located.
His bond was set at $2.5 million and he is due back in court on May 30.
