Oklahoma police chief found dead at Pensacola Beach hotel, officer arrested

Colin Warren-Hicks | Pensacola News Journal

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man with homicide after an Oklahoma police chief was found dead at a hotel on Pensacola Beach Sunday night.

Michael Patrick Nealey, 49, was arrested Monday morning and charged with homicide in the death of Lucky Miller, according to ECSO spokeswoman Sgt. Melony Peterson.

The government website for the city of Mannford in Oklahoma lists Miller as its chief of police.

ECSO deputies were called around 9:50 p.m. Sunday to the Hilton hotel on Pensacola Beach where they found Miller deceased, Peterson said.

Miller and Nealey were both law enforcement officers.

"We were told they came here together and were in town for a conference," Peterson said. "But we don't know yet which conference they were going to. We're still figuring that out."

Nealey was booked into the Escambia County Jail on Monday morning without bond, according to county records.

This story will be updated as new information emerges.

Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.