Texas man gets 4 years for helping orchestrate fights among developmentally disabled at school
By APThursday, September 17, 2009
Texas ‘fight club’ defendant sentenced to 4 years
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas man who helped orchestrate fights among developmentally disabled residents at a state-run school has been sentenced to four years in prison.
A jury Thursday also sentenced 23-year-old D’Angelo Riley to eight years probation for his role in what police called a “fight club” at the Corpus Christi State School.
Riley pleaded guilty in July to three counts of injury to a disabled person.
Almost 20 videos of fights at the school dating to 2007 were discovered in March on a phone found at a clothing store. It was later given to police.
The videos showed night staff instigating fights at a dorm, even kicking residents and telling them what to do.
Prosecutors call Riley a “ringleader” and say he provided play-by-play commentary to the recorded fights.
