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Deputies swarm the unit. the action is caught on a body camera. >> i had a taser out ready, in case he did not comply. deputy took the suspect to the floor. hes complying at this time. hill is removed from the unit and escorted to the jails medical clinic. >> this stuff is burning. >> i know, were going to clean you up. >> whats your name, sir? >> hill. danell hill. >> after medical staff provides treatment for his burns, hes taken to a local hospital for observation. soto injured his thumb and ...

Named the murderer, even if he knew who it was. >> you defend yourself, but as long as youre not bringing other people down. i didnt want to be put in that position. >> even if it meant the rest of your life in prison? >> i mean, im still trying to fight that. i hope it doesnt mean that, but -- >> back at sotos cell, corporal browns search turns up no contraband, but soto may still have problems to come. its still too soon to know if hell be criminally charged for attacking hill in full view of ...

Sentence, 50 years to life. gang members accused of violent crimes like dean are segregated in their own housing units. but theyre not segregated from each other. >> you could have a pod that could have a handful of bloods, handful of crips, handful of serenos. youll see some beefs they have in the street bleed over into here, literally, fights will happen. >> ohelio, a member of the serenos agrees. >> its tough. they put the most violent people that you take out of society and put them in a pod...

After surenos gang member row giglio solo threw coffee in the face of danell hill, the staff decided to update their intelligence files on him. when that comes to gang members, that involves documenting tattoos. >> most are proud of their tattoos, it means something to them and their fellow gang members pch. >> it could representative anything, which sub set they belong to, to past criminal acts. >> he told us he was a southside sureno. and then he size the ss for southside, im guessing. but tha...

Blind siding them, throw coffee in their face, nothing is a fair fight. >> coming up, rog eelo soto and danell hill speak out about the attack.

In his housing unit, pouring hot coffee into a large cup. he takes a sip of the coffee and approaches a group of inmates, including danell hill, a member of the bloods, soto suddenly throws the coffee in hills face and pursues him with a barrage of punches. hill recovers enough from the surprise attack to back away, but soto is soon on him again. with hot coffee in his eyes and burns on his torso, hill tries to fight back, only to slip on spilled coffee. in these maximum security housing units, ...

>> no, i wasnt surprised. most gang members are proud of them. a lot of them will say, yeah, and some will grin and say no. >> when you take him downstairs, i want to toss his cell. >> while deputies photograph his tattoos, corporal brown searches his sell for gang correspondence, weapons or other contraband. >> when they searched his cell last time, they found a homemade weapon in a doritos bag, underneath his desk. >> soto is serving 50 years to life in prison for the murder of a rival gang me...

No, as in i dont know him. >> following rules laid out by the surenos regarding media, soto agreed to speak with us, only in the presence of a senior gang member, who would monitor the gang member to make sure he wouldnt reveal any confidential information about the surenos. >> can you tell me why youd walk up to a complete stranger and throw hot coffee on his face and beat him up? >> no, cant talk about that. >> why the hot coffee? >> i think were still on the same subject. i dont think i -- >>...

Hills face and unleashing a barrage of punches. he had difficulty defending himself. deputies responded within 90 seconds, but the damage was done. >> break it up! >> this eye is swollen. this eye got a lot of coffee in it, and i got some second-degree burns on my neck and my chest area. its part of the lifestyle. its normal. i usually heal pretty fast. so, yeah, just a minor setback for a major comeback. >> 13 days earlier, hill was released from prison, where he was serving time for burglary. ...

A couple days, im pretty sure. a few days. >> the district attorney could decide to file criminal charges against soto, with or without hills cooperation. jail officials have also given him 25 days in disciplinary detention where he will spend up to 23 hours per day, locked in a single man cell and lose most privileges. this is the sixth time so theto been in detention during his time here. >> two for battery, two for ag battery, one for advancing aggressively towards a deputy. i think that one ...