Texas State School 'Fight Club' Instigator Heads to Prison

The families of mentally disabled residents of a Texas state school applauded the four year prison sentence given to one of the men involved in producing "fight club" videos at the Corpus Christi State school.

D'Angelo Riley, 23 pled guilty to three counts of causing injury to mentally disabled residents. After deliberating for about four hours yesterday, the jury sentenced Riley to prison and eight years of probation.

"That's excellent, I'm glad," exclaimed Michelle Crayton upon learning of the verdict. Crayton's brother George Brazil was a Corpus Christi State school resident seen in the videos being made to fight. "He should have gotten more time but I'm satisfied," Crayton said.

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Riley and five other former employees were charged in the case. Along with Riley, two others have been sentenced for causing injury to disabled persons. Vincent Johnson, 22, received a two years suspended jail sentence while Jesse Salazar, 25, was sentenced to three years in jail.

The case against Timothy Dixon, 30, the suspected ring-leader of the group, has been delayed. In July, Judge Sandra Watts would not allow the video to be used against Dixon on the grounds the cell phone containing the video showing the fights was stolen property and that State prosecutors had not proven Dixon intentionally abandoned the phone. Prosecutors appealed the judge's decision to the Texas Court of Appeals and are still awaiting a decision.

Two other defendants – Guadalupe De Larosa, 22, and Stephanie Garza, 22, are awaiting trial. Garza was granted immunity by the district attorney in exchange for her testimony in the pending cases.