Darrell Samuels News Today

Violence is a way of life. San quentin, the oldest prison in california, has one of the longest histories of violence. Theres fistfights going on, theres guys getting beat up pretty good. Whether its an inmate fresh off the street i refuse to get disrespected by anybody. A gang dropout in protective custody. It happened a couple of days ago so or an officer trying to maintain order. He was going for the jugular but he just missed. Theyve all fallen victim to violent attacks. In the three months ...

In ad seg, darrell samuels and michael edwards are being held for the fistfight they had on the basketball court. >> drop it! >> officer deed is the investigator who will talk with the inmates and determine who started the fight. >> we have certain behavior patterns that inmates must abide by according to the title 15, which is given by the director. and when they violate this, i have to write a written violation report 115, once its written, the inmate is logged, inmate is served and heard by t...

>> do you want to have an investigative employee, want anybody investigating, want to make any statements? >> no, just the employee working that day. >> hell be at the hearing then. >> see what he saw. >> do you have any questions? >> no. >> all right. >> thank you. >> hey, jamie. what happened was, man, i went on to see edwards, right? >> up at the hospital. >> at the hospital, yeah. doesnt look too good. worse for wear, yeah, he got facial lacerations. the only person he wanted at the hearing ...

I went upstairs, investigated five guys up there now. >> talked to 27? >> yeah, talked to 27. >> what did he say? >> he said he didnt see anything at all, however ive got about three individuals that said edwards swung on samuels first. >> thats right here, too, he was the aggressor. >> he was the aggressor. >> samuels is probably the one charged with great bodily injury because he -- the injury that edwards suffered, he got knocked out. >> although the evidence leads to self-defense, samuels co...

Going to get the log, see who was out there that day, ask them the questions you want me to ask them. was it self-defense, did he swing on you first, is that what you want me to ask them? >> that it was self-defense, he swung on me first. >> he swung on you first. >> the whole yard seen it. >> i will give you a copy of the i.e. report once its typed. >> all right. >> all right? >> all right. >> see you in a little bit. what im going to do right now, right, i have to get the yard list from the of...

All of the years of dedicated service. because he takes his job as seriously as you take yours he realizes as you do that we are responsible for the health and we welfare of these guys. >> youre as strong as your weakest linkme. we all work together as onement i couldnt do it without thooz gu these guys right here. >>. [ applause ] [ laughter ] samuels moved to the resepgts sentser and is awaiting another penitentiary in coming weeks. he will then serve out the remaining of his sentence. >> he...

Way. >> i know. >> the investigation into the fight on the basketball court concludes, and darrell samuels is given the verdict. >> you change your own destiny, so youve got to stay out of trouble. eb and tablet? do you want $4.95 commissions for stocks, $0.50 options contracts? $1.50 futures contracts? what about a dedicated service team of trading specialists? did you say yes? good, then its time for power e*trade. the platform, price and service that gives you the edge you need. looks like we...

>> he might tell you some stuff. >> tell me something? >> oh, yeah. >> samuels is up there being charged with battery on an inmate, right? and he wanted me to ask you what did you see? >> i didnt see nothing. i was on -- all i seen when i looked to the side, all i heard was officer get down and the dude was already on the ground. >> you didnt see anything at all? >> i didnt see nothing at all. >> all right. remember that fight on the yard last friday? >> what about it? >> inmate samuels upstairs...

>> all right, willie. >> due process. a man, he has that right. he has witnesses to be called right here. he has the right to tell his side of the story and present witnesses like we would do in court. same thing. going up to the hospital. second floor. >> before officer deed meets with samuels witnesses, he visits edwards whos still recovering from the incident in the infirmary. >> edwards, im officer deed and this is officer from carson hospital and i have a 115 for you for the fight you had o...

As one, which makes a strong unit. i couldnt do this without these guys right here, especially with lieutenant fuller and sergeant lee. [ applause ] >> oh. >> hes still not getting more hours. >> the fight investigation in ad seg found both samuels and edwards guilty of mutual combat. samuels has moved to the reception center and is awaiting transfer to another penitentiary in the coming weeks. there he will serve out the six months remaining on his sentence. >> that was on the yard. they were p...