Man Accused of Hurting Child

LONGVIEW – A Longview man is in jail after being accused of injuring a child and his mother-in-law. Being held on Bonds totaling $7,500 is Branden Dale Mills, 39. The Longview News Journal reports he was arrested after sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance call on Big Woods Road. He is said to have pushed the woman against the house, injuring her shoulder and forearm. When he tried to leave, the 4 year old girl screamed “you’re hurting me” because he squeezed her so tight in his arms. Mills is charged with assault causes bodily injury family violence and injury to a child.