Tony Douglas Millers pleads guilty to stalking at Amamoor, Qld

A former labourer and call centre worker with a history of violence carried out a campaign of abuse and threats against a Mary Valley woman, causing her to live in fear.

A Gympie court has heard a Mary Valley woman was left in fear of her ex-partner after he sent more than 200 abusive and threatening messages towards her over a two-week period.

Tony Douglas Millers, 53 and a father of two, pleaded guilty in Gympie District Court on Tuesday, March 12, to stalking a woman in breach of a domestic violence order between September 9, 2023, and September 21, 2023, at Amamoor.

Crown prosecutor Rhys Byrne said Millers left 25 voicemail messages, and sent 40 text messages and 173 emails to the woman during this time.

The court heard these messages were abusive and made threats, ultimately “causing her fear”.

The full extent of his stalking was only revealed during the police investigation, as the woman had taken steps to block Millers’ contact.

Defence barrister Phillip Hardcastle said his client had worked in a number of jobs over the years including as a fruit picker, labourer, various timber and forestry jobs, and in a call centre.

“Jealousy” was behind Millers’ behaviour but he now understood he needed to “clear himself of (that relationship),” Mr Hardcastle said.

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Tony Douglas Millers was sentenced to 12 months’ jail with immediate parole, although judge Gary Long told the 53-year-old it could be some time before his application for release was heard.

The court heard his stalking came in the wake of a criminal history involving the same woman.

These offences included hitting her with a water bottle and pushing her to the floor.

He had also faced court for wilful damage after he poured milk on a mattress and left it to sour and ruin the mattress.

Millers was on parole when he stalked the woman and had been in custody for five-and-a-half months.

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Judge Gary Long sentenced him to 12 months’ jail, with none of that time in pre-sentence custody declared.

He was given a parole release date of Tuesday, March 12, although Judge Long said “it may be some time before the application is heard” and he was released.

Judge Long said he would remain “restrained in the future as the existing domestic violence order remained in place between Millers and his victim.