Sandlin told Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey that he was afraid for his safety after he claimed that another rioter was beaten by guards. He alleged Ryan Samsel, another person arrested in connection to the riot, “was severely beaten by correctional officers, [is now] blind in one eye, has a skull fracture and detached retina.” The judge did not issue a direct response, but he scheduled a further hearing set for Thursday. “I have seen Ryan. He has two black eyes to this day, two weeks later. All the skin is ripped off both wrists, which shows the zip ties and how tight they were,” Samsel’s lawyer, Steven Metcalf, said. “Other inmates said his face looked like a tomato that was stomped on.”