Former Doctor Charged With Manslaughter for Allegedly Assisting Suicide in New York Motel

Published on February 7, 2024

A former Arizona doctor has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after being accused of assisting an individual’s death by suicide in a New York motel last fall. Stephen P. Miller, of Tucson, Arizona, was arraigned in Ulster County Court on Friday, Feb. 2, on charges of second-degree manslaughter, and first and second-degree assault, according to a statement from the Kingston Police Department. He pleaded not guilty to the charges during an initial court hearing on Friday, according to the New York Times. The 85-year-old was remanded to Ulster County Jail but released on $1 million bond, according to reports. Police said they initially responded to a report of an unconscious and unresponsive person at a motel in Kingston, which is roughly 100 miles north of New York City, shortly before noon on Nov. 9, 2023....

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