Devon Man's Wawa Murder Hearing Postponed

DEVON, PA — The criminal case against a Devon man accused of murdering his ex in a Wayne Wawa has been postponed, according to records.

Brian Kennedy, 34, of Devon, was set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing Thursday, April 18.

However, court documents show his hearing was continued. He will now appear in court on May 16, per court records.

He is facing first- and third-degree murder, homicide, and related charges.

Kennedy is accused of killing Stephanie Miller, 37, at a Wawa located at Old Sugartown and Morris roads in the Wayne section of Radnor Township.

Authorities say Kennedy gunned miller down at about 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. Kennedy allegedly used an AR-15-style rifle he bought 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.