Thursday, August 24, 2006

Shreveport Business Man Arrested Accused of Assaulting KSLA News Employees

Source: KSLA.com Two KSLA News 12 employees become a news story - while covering a news story Wednesday night.

Thomas Milam, owner of Milam Kars, a Bossier City car dealership, is caught on camera assaulting a News 12 photographer and verbally assaulting a News 12 reporter.

Sara gouedy was in Benton Wednesday night at the Bossier Parish courthouse covering Milam's aggravated assault trial.

Milam was acquitted on those charges Wednesday, but on his way out of the courthouse, it was what he said and did to a News 12 crew that landed him in jail again.

For his actions - Benton Police chief Charles Pilkinton says Milam is charged with simple assault, simple battery and property damage.