On the indicated date and time I Deputy Garcia #618055 was assigned to staff station 620 at North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) when I heard a loud thud which is consistent with that of fighting. I saw Inmate Lopes, Juan #3456712 (later identified as suspect/victim 1 (S/V)) and Inmate Henry, Chuck #2345678 (late identified as suspect/victim 2 (S/V)) on the ground by the day room punching each other on their face and torso. I put a radio broadcast of a minor 415 inmates in dorm 623 with my county issued radio (minor 415 is a common radio code in our facility which indicates a fight is in progress or just occurred). I also requested additional personnel, Sergeant and Senior to my location. I ordered S/V1 Lopes and S/V2 Henry to stop fighting and they complied. Under the supervision of Sergeant Smith #126458, Deputy Jones #220456 and I entered dorm 623 and searched for S/V1 Lopes and S/V2 Henry. I handcuffed and escorted S/V1 Lopes to the 625 dayroom pending a batter investigation. Deputy Jones handcuffed S/V2 Henry and escorted him to the 620 dayroom pending a battery investigation. …show more content…
S/V2 Henry suddenly punched S/V1 Lopes’s mouth with his right fist. S/V1 Lopes sustained a one inch laceration to the left side of his