![]() ![]() The attack occurred within a few minutes after the victim was transported to and brought into the housing unit.Ĭounty Public Defender Molly O'Neal, whose office represents people held at the jails, said it is "reprehensible" that no correctional officers at the facility tried to stop the attack. The district attorney's office said evidence shows all the defendants personally participated in the attack, which was motivated because the victim cooperated with law enforcement on a pending criminal case. "Violence is no more acceptable behind bars than it is outside them." "The jail is not a law-free zone where anything goes," DA Jeff Rosen said in a statement on Tuesday. The attack, which lasted a total of five minutes and 37 seconds, was captured on video surveillance. One of the suspects allegedly poured floor cleaner on his bloody face. The victim was dragged into a space that was near the guards' window, where he was punched further. and was set upon by several other inmates who proceeded to punch and kick him. The attack occurred in an open dormitory style jail unit limited to gang members.Īccording to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, the 40-year-old victim entered the dorm at around 7:30 p.m. The attack took place in a dorm room the inmates shared at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on November 30, 2020. His attackers left him broken bones and poured floor cleaner on his face, prosecutors say. Dozens of gang members have been charged over allegedly beating a fellow inmate for nearly six minutes after they discovered he was working with law enforcement.Ī grand jury has indicted 31 gang members housed in the Santa Clara County Jail, California, following an attack which left the victim naked and covered in blood. ![]()
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