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Can he see out of it. its the eye hes having loss of vision in is the one were concerned about. can you see light? you can see a finger. >> yeah. >> hes going to need some close follow-up with the eye doctors to make sure his eyes heal appropriately and we give him the best chance to have full function down the road. >> this doesnt hurt? >> its just a burn. >> he says he will not press charges against soto. >> i tail that will follow you, pressing charges can get you in trouble. its just the w...

>> some here believe that includes soto himself. surveillance cameras capture him, in his house ing unit, pouring hot coffee in a large cup. he takes a sip of the coffee and approaches a group of inmates, including denel hill, a member of a different gang, the bloods. soto 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, hill tries to fight back. only ...

>> i was with him in the pod for a couple of 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 from disciplinary detention, where hell spend up to 23 hours per day locked in the single mans cell and lose most privileges. this is the sixth time soto has been in detention, during the 16 months hes been here. >> two for battery, two for ab battery and one for, i ...

After soto threw coffee in the face of hill, the staff decided to update their intelligence files on him. when it comes to gang members, that usually involves documenting tattoos. >> most of the gang members are proud of their tattoos. they mean something to them and their fellow gang members. >> they can represent anything, from which subset of the gang one belongs to do past criminal acts. today, deputies will have a closer look at sotos ink. >> told us he was a south side soreno. and then has...

Parties. >> but you dont know him. >> i was with him in the pod for 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 6th time soto has been in detention given the 16 months hes been here. >> two for battery, two for ag...

I mean, i lost all that. >> soto did not testify in his trial. and like other gang members says he wouldnt have named the murderer even if he knew who it was. >> you defend yourself. as long as youre 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 problem...

Fight, a team of deputies swarms the unit. the action is caught on a body camera, worn by sergeant link. >> break it up. >> i had a taser out ready in case he did not comply. deputy took the suspect to the floor. he is complying at this time. >> hill is removed from the unit and escorted by sergeant link and sheriff deputies to the jails medical clinic. >> were going to clean you up. >> what is your name, sir? >> darnell hill. >> after medical staff provide initial treatment for his burns, hill ...

Were not overly concerned about it. it is the eye hes having loss of vision in were more concerned about. >> can you see light? >> looks like two of you. >> you can see a finger? >> yes. >> hell need close follow-up with the eye doctors to make sure his eye heals appropriately and we give him the best chances to have full function down the road. >> this doesnt even hurt? >> no. >> just a burn. >> despite his injuries, hill says he will not press charges against soto. >> cant tell. pressing charg...

Gang call the spanish disciples provided protection for him in school. he became a member himself, and discovered that his disability provided no exemption from gang violence. >> i got stabbed five times to my head with a screwdriver. this was sustained from that too. wounds in the back of my head. i got stabbed 12 times in my back, punctured a lung. and that was from a rival gang member. i got a big chunk missing out of my stomach. part of my stomach, part of my large intestine. getting stabbed...

Provisions of a new state sentencing law. he doesnt believe his disciplinary record in jail should affect the outcome. >> fighting doesnt mean im going to kill somebody. there is a big difference between one or the other. >> coming up, i see you got some ink on your stomach. can i see it? >> deputies take a hard look at soto. and -- >> you got this thing in here that youre not going to snitch on nobody. >> pastor tina hits a nerve with marquell. hashtag "no sleep." i got it. hashtag "mouthbreath...