All Charges Held In Wayne Wawa Killing Case

WAYNE, PA — All charged filed against the man accused of gunning down his ex-wife, killing her, inside a Wayne Wawa in late March were held for court Thursday.

Brian Kennedy, 34, of Devon, had his preliminary hearing Thursday in a Delaware County court.

Kennedy — charged with first- and third-degree murder, homicide, and related crimes — had all charged held over for court.

Court documents show Kennedy's formal arraignment is slated for May 23.

Kennedy is accused of using an AR-15-style rifle to shot Stephanie Miller, 37, in the head and torso at about 8:20 p.m. on March 28 at a Wawa located at Old Sugartown and Morris roads in the Wayne section of Radnor Township.

Authorities said Kennedy bought the rifle about two weeks before the shooting.

Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun Copeland said Kennedy and Miller had planned a meeting at the Wawa to exchange custody of their 6-year-old son.

However, around 8:20 p.m., Kennedy showed up not with their son, but with a rifle, Copeland said.
Miller died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso. Authorities arrested Kennedy about two hours later in Thornbury Park, Radnor Police said.

Court records show Kennedy previously pleaded guilty to a 2016 harassment charge in Delaware County for which he was fined $100. The victim at one point had a protection from abuse order against Kennedy, but that order had expired in September 2018, the District Attorney said.

According to NBC, Miller's boyfriend Michael D'Arco spent thousands in legal bills before the protection from abuse order expired.

"That is why it was not renewed," he told the outlet. "Because Stephanie had been a victim of a judicial system that she got caught up in with no advocates. No help."

D'Arco told NBC10 he was planning to propose to Miller. He told the outlet Miller was "a selfless person that was the happiest soul that you could imagine.