A violent fight broke out inside the Thurston County jail last weekend, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

One inmate allegedly put another in a chokehold and refused to let go, causing corrections deputies to jump in to stop the altercation. The inmate fought back against the guards.

“A five-minute fight ensued between corrections deputies and the aggressor inmate, where the inmate grabbed and twisted the knee of a deputy under their body weight and refused to let go,” the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a post for social media.

Additionally, a sergeant chipped a tooth during the struggle.

“The aggressor inmate sustained injuries from the fight, including a black eye,” the sheriff’s office continued.

The inmate who started the fight was originally booked for

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