Louisiana Woman Comes To Aid Of Officer

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith

Published February 21, 2017 at 9:16 AM CST

RUSHED TO HELP — A Louisiana woman is being hailed as a hero after police say she saw an officer struggling with a suspect, and jumped on the man's back, helping the officer subdue him. According to CBS NEWS, 56-year-old Vickie Williams-Tillman was driving to a store Sunday when she spotted Baton Rouge Police Officer Billy Amie struggling and felt she needed to help. Police said the assailant become aggressive when the officer tried to handcuff him and Williams-Tillman jumped on the man's back to allow the officer to subdue the assailant.

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Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.

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