UPDATE July 9, 2026 -  Mikayla Kayelyn Miller was convicted of disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing an officer July 8, 2026, sentenced to two years of probation, ordered to undergo an alcohol assessment and pay $369 in restitution and fined $443. A felony battery to an elder person - intend bodily harm charge was dismissed.

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A local woman is accused of hurting a senior citizen who attempted to prevent her from driving an ATV drunk in the town of Martell.

Mikayla Kayelyn Miller, 29, Goodhue, Minn., posted a $5,000 signature bond Aug. 28 on felony battery to an elder person – intend bodily harm, disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing an officer charges in Pierce County Circuit Court. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of six years in prison and/or fines up to $10,000.

According to the complaint:

Pierce County deputies responded at 7:01 p.m. Aug. 27 to a call of a possible intoxicated person driving an ATV on 535^th Street in the town of Martell. A 74-year-old woman said her neighbor, identified as Miller, was drunk and driving an ATV. She also accused Miller of putting her hands on her when she tried to take the keys from Miller to prevent her from driving.

Deputies weren’t able to immediately locate the ATV; the victim showed police her right arm, which had a blue and purple bruise and blood leaking from it below the elbow. The back of her left elbow also had a cut with blood coming from it. She told officers she’d put her hand on Miller’s shoulder and told her not to drive because she was drunk, but Miller grabbed her and then left on the ATV. She said Miller had called her earlier to come pick her up, but when she got there, Miller was already gone. She thought Miller had probably headed toward Red Barn Bar & Grill (at highways 29 and 63).

Deputies went to Red Barn, where they learned Miller had just left. While driving on 490^th Street toward Miller’s residence, the officer saw an ATV parked in the ditch with no one around. It was registered to Miller’s boyfriend, who lives with Miller. He tried to call Miller, but the call went to voicemail. Her boyfriend answered his phone and said he didn’t know where she was but that he had left the house. Officers informed him his ATV would be towed.

Police attempted to find Miller in the cornfield near the ATV without success. They drove to her residence on 535^th Street and saw her inside the house, stumbling in the kitchen. When police knocked on the door, she retreated into a back hallway and disappeared from view even though police announced themselves several times. While standing on the home’s porch, officers saw an open flame on the stove inside, along with smoke coming from a pan sitting on the burner. Officers made the decision to enter the home due to the safety concern posed by the unattended open flame and visible smoke, the fact that no one was answering the door, the fact that Miller was highly intoxicated, and probable cause for her arrest on criminal charges.

When they entered the home, they smelled a strong burning odor and heard crackling sounds coming from the stove. They located Miller in a locked bathroom and forced their way by kicking it. They found Miller seating on the toilet; she smelled strongly of alcohol and had red, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and trouble maintain a coherent thought. Wearing only a robe, she told police she was “trying to be pee” and refused to put on additional clothing. She tried to shut the door and had to be taken into custody though she was resisting. She continued to actively resist by giving up control of her legs and planting her feet into the ground. She screamed obscenities and made several comments about her father being a cop in Goodhue County. She refused to enter the squad voluntarily and officers had to use physical force to get her inside. She attempted to kick officers and failed the booking process at the Pierce County Jail.  

Miller is scheduled to attend a status conference at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19.