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>> with gonzalez already outnumbered four to one, members of the sert team escorting hidalgo and guerrero are called back to assist. >> go, go, go. >> im not stupid, you know, they laid it down real quick, threw the shank away from me. i just chilled out real quick. >> he threw the knife on the ground, not at the officer. it was very clearly, you know, gently thrown to the ground and then he laid down on the floor and we secured him. >> luckily nobody was hurt in the process. what does scare us ...

I got females. got like money. >> hidalgos underarms display the initials of his gang, tango arejones. and on his abdomen is the image of a glock 40 millimeter handgun which he says is the favorite weapon of drug dealers. >> on the scale. i dont trust no one. when youre selling drugs you cant even trust nobody. even though when you do know the ones that are snitching on you. >> although hidalgo is proud of his extensive body art, hes starting to worry about how a judge and jury will react to it....

Hes been in jail, hidalgo has only seen himself get into deeper trouble. but hes maintained strong support from his family, and today his mother and grandmother have arrived to visit him. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> i visit him as much as i could, maybe every week, every two weeks, and it takes maybe four to five hours to even see him because he is one of the inmates that has to be walked with security next to him. hes not in population. hes always in lockdown. >> hidalgo also gets financ...

>> my mom, she only speaks spanish, so when we come here to visit him, we talk to him in both of our languages, but shes always there for him. she loves him very much. >> hidalgo? >> hi, mijo. >> hi. [ speaking spanish ] >> i want a picture. >> crystals baby. we went yesterday. >> shes already 15? rudy! >> hidalgos mother worries about the extended time her son might have to serve. hes recently added five new felony charges to the 16 that brought him here. >> hes always getting into trouble main...

Brought him here. >> hes always getting into trouble mainly because he gets mad and frustrated just being locked up. it worries me because it seems like charges are never going to stop. >> hidalgo now has a trial date for his most serious charge, aggravated robbery. he recently turned down a plea bargain for 25 years but losing in court could result in a much longer sentence. >> i mean im just praying that everythings going to be okay. >> if i beat that one charge, ive still got to wait for the ...

Choke hold with his right and was banging on his head with his left. >> officer lighty came to his partners defense. >> i came in, i grabbed guerrero by the arms, and i pulled him and tried to pull him off. but i sat there for a few minutes, you know, wrestling with him a little bit. >> the corporal was trying to restrain me. im with the other lawman trying to get him off my cellie, my home boy, blood everywhere. >> officers inside the housing unit security control room witnessed the fight and a...

It say san antonio. playboy. im a player so thats why i got that. i got females. got like money. >> hidalgos underarms display the initials of his gang, tango arejones. and on his abdomen is the image of a glock 40 millimeter handgun which he says is the favorite weapon of drug dealers. >> crack cocaine, an ounce, on the scale. i dont trust no one. especially when youre selling drugs you cant even trust nobody. even though when you do know the ones that are snitching on you. >> although hidalgo ...

>> yeah. >> jose hidalgo is getting ready for a big day. >> hidalgo. >> for the nearly three years hes been in jail, hidalgo has only seen himself get into deeper trouble. but hes maintained strong support from his family, and today his mother and grandmother have arrived to visit him. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> i visit him as much as i could, maybe every week, every two weeks, and it takes maybe four to five hours to even see him because he is one of the inmates that has to be walked wi...

>> and about the time the door opened i dont remember who was on which bunk, but hidalgo and guerrero both stood up and came towards the door and stood side by side creating a barrier. >> he wanted to search the cell and we didnt try to let him in. >> so we were like, hey, we want to come in and do a cell inspection, search for contraband. and they were like, no, you cant come in here. >> theyre like get against the wall. i said, no. i said for what? he said to shake you down. i said youre not g...

Think of different games they can play with the officers. because theyre trying to create a reputation for themselves that theyre not to be messed with. >> im easy to get along with, but once somebody disrespects me or something, we going -- we going to take care of business. >> jose hidalgo is a member of what officials describe as the fastest growing and most notorious gang in the jail. the tango orejones. but hidalgo describes the gang as more of a fellowship. >> theyre supposed to make sure ...