The Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — A brawl involving dozens of inmates broke out at a Los Angeles County jail Sunday afternoon, according to a Sheriff’s Department statement released Sunday night.
Shortly after 1:30 p.m., fighting erupted at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. In all, 63 inmates were involved in the fracas, which was contained to a dormitory area at the facility, Capt. Mike Parker said in a press release.
Jail personnel and a special anti-riot team of sheriff’s deputies responded to the fighting. When the inmates ignored orders to stop, the deputies threw “clear out” gas and “sting balls,” which deploy rubber pellets, into the area, Parker said. Calm was restored after about 10 minutes, according to the press release.
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