Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A former employee of Mt. San Antonio College has been named as the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in a likely deliberate act.
James Milliken, 38, was placed in custody. He was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Milliken allegedly struck and killed Raphael Barragan near a building on the Mt. SAC campus, 1100 South Grand Ave., around 7:30 a.m. December 1. First responders found a victim suffering from trauma. He died at the scene. Milliken was detained, taken to a hospital, and later admitted, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Milliken was a part-time driver with the campus’ ACCESS program from October 2016 until his resignation in September 2021, according to Mt. SAC President William Scroggins. A Facebook account belonging to James Milliken reveals a lengthy post in which he unloads anger at what he describes being degraded, discarded during his time as a Mt. SAC employee. “From the very beginning I was treated with disrespect. The first incident was something most Psychologists call a microaggression; however these humiliations and deep-cutting comments said by many individuals in the workplace are only said to or about African American employees,” Milliken said in his Facebook post. Milliken alleges an untold number of employees labeled him with the “N word.” Milliken named Barragan as one of his aggressors. “Dealing with this person who not only threaten me on multiple occasion [Sic]. But also convinced others to take part in the harassment and take up a threatening posture against me. Milliken also said employees allegedly blamed him that personal items were no longer acceptable due to a bottle of lotion he placed on his desk, which caused a ban on such items, Milliken posted. Milliken was also furious about how he was treated for growing out his hair. Some employees allegedly called him a thug. “Losing Ralph has been heartbreaking for our campus community. The circumstances of his passing are additionally painful,” Scroggins said in a written statement. Milliken was scheduled for a December 1 appearance in Pomona Superior Court. He is being held in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. |
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