Jury Convicts Defendant in Texas 'Fight Club' Case
• AP
A former state employee responsible for some of Texas' most vulnerable residents was convicted of injuring them during orchestrated fights at a state facility for the developmentally disabled.
Jesse Salazar, 25, was one of six former employees at the Corpus Christi State School charged in an abuse scandal that police described as a "fight club."
The jury found Salazar guilty of intentionally causing injury to a disabled person, a third-degree felony. The trial immediately moved into the penalty phase. Prosecutors asked for the maximum of 10 years in prison, while Salazar requested probation. The jury did not reach a decision on the sentence before the end of the day and was to resume deliberations Friday.
