Sammy Mills was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after assaulting two victims & causing severe head injuries 
DATE/TIME: August 11, 2021/ 1:25 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 245(a)(1), Assault with a Deadly Weapon
LOCATION: 1000 Block of W. Broadway Street Needles, CA
SUSPECT: Sammy Mills, 40 years old, resident of Needles
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, deputies from the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department were conducting welfare checks on local homeless people. One of the homeless was suffering from a severe head wound. A short time later, another homeless man was found a few blocks away with a severe head injury. Through an investigation, it was determined Sammy Mills used a bat and a stick to assault both victims. The victims were transported to the Colorado River Medical Center for their injuries sustained from the attack.
Mills was located hours later in a residence, subsequently arrested for PC 245(a)(1), Assault with a Deadly Weapon and booked at the Needles jail on $50,000 bail pending a court hearing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Deputy M. McKay of the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information online at www.wetip.com
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Refer: Deputy M. McKay
Station: Colorado River Station
Phone No. (760) 326-9200
Case No. 212100777
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
1111 Bailey Ave
Needles, CA 92363
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1