A conversation between two inmates in a New Mexico prison quickly takes an aggressive turn. The two men get into an all-out brawl on the top floor of their pod.
In the video, the inmate in the blue jumpsuit is Jake Patterson. Patterson was sentenced to life in prison in May for shooting James and Denise Closs in their Wisconsin home and kidnapping their daughter, Jayme, holding her captive for months. She was just 13 years old at the time.
Back in August, Patterson told prison staff the fight broke out after the inmate asked him about his case. The inmate then told Patterson to leave the pod because of what he'd done.
The conversation set Patterson off and, in the video, you can see he throws the first punch. The men start to wrestle each other and a few more punches are thrown.
As the men are fighting, a prison sergeant fires off a bean bag shotgun to stop the brawl. You can see on the right side of the screen the sergeant sticks his arm through a window to take the shot.
Neither inmate was hit but both men immediately stopped fighting. Patterson was placed in restrictive housing.
This article was originally written by Francesca Washington for KRQE News 13.
