ROCKINGHAM — An Anson County man is facing charges after being served with warrants that have been outstanding for more than a year.
One warrant alleges that Larry Gene Miller, now 62, of Lilesville, stole three vehicles — a 2001 Kia Sportage, a 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier and a 1994 GMC Sonoma — all owned by the reported victim on Oct. 22, 2024.
Miller is also accused of selling the vehicles to a Richmond County scrap metal yard for a total of $782.70 on the day of the reported theft.
(NOTE: The offense date for allegedly selling the vehicles is listed as Oct. 22, 2023 and appears to be a typo.)
One warrant was issued Nov. 14, 2024 charging Miller with three counts of possession of stolen goods or property and three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.
Another warrant, issued Feb. 2, 2025, charging Miller with three counts of larceny of a motor vehicle.
Court records show the warrants were served on Oct. 1, 2026.
Miller is being held in the Richmond County Jail on a combined $10,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 15.
He is also being held on a $5,000 secured bond on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender from Anson County.
According to that warrant, issued Jan. 14, a deputy with the Anson County Sheriff’s Office attempted to locate Miller in November of 2025 to update his registration status and found the defendant no longer lived at that address.
His court date for that charge is Oct. 20.
Records with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction show Miller was convicted in 2014 of taking indecent liberties with a child in Richmond County.
The N.C. Sex Offender Registry shows Miller was 49 at the time of the incident and the victim was 10.
Prior to that, Miller had a conviction record dating back to the late ‘70s:
1978 - felony breaking and entering
1979 - felony breaking and entering, larceny over $200
1987 - driving while impaired
1990 - resisting an officer, damage to property
1992 - trespassing, resisting an officer
1995 - felony breaking and entering, misdemeanor breaking and entering
2000 - receiving stolen goods
2001 - being a habitual felon, larceny after breaking and entering, driving while impaired
2009 - breaking and entering vehicles
2011 - misdemeanor breaking and entering, resisting an officer, speeding to elude arrest
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
