Texas Fight Club Busted In State School For Mentally Disabled

Warrants have been issued for six employees of a state school for the mentally disabled in Corpus Christi, Texas for organizing after-hours fights between mental patients and then videotaping them creating movies that land somewhere between Fight Club and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. The warrants were issued for Jesse Salazar, 25; Guadalupe Delarosa, 21; Vince Johnson, 22; Dangelo Riley, 22; Timothy Dixon, 30; and Stephanie Garza, 21. Garza, is the only one not being charged with injury to a disabled person, a third-degree felony. “She stood by while the others did it,” Corpus Christi police Capt. Tim Wilson told the press, so she is charged with failing to inform anyone that the brawls occurred.

Eleven employees, four of whom left their jobs before this came to light, were visible on the confiscated cell phone videos that were first turned in to a security officer at the hospital. After observing several videos on the phone, the officer handed it over to a forensics unit who found more videos on the phone’s memory. All in all, 20 videos were found dating back to 2007. They don’t show anyone getting hurt or upset, but employees are heard laughing and cheering on their severely mentally disabled patients, encouraging them to wrestle and push one another. 

(CNN) -- A Texas agency is installing videocameras and hiring security officers at a state school for mentally handicapped adults after allegations emerged that workers there staged "fight club" battles among residents.

Admissions to the Corpus Christi State School in Corpus Christi, Texas have been suspended.

The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services also announced Tuesday that it is suspending admissions to the Corpus Christi State School in Corpus Christi.

A cell phone containing videos of the alleged abuse at the school was turned over to police last week, and authorities are expecting to file arrest warrants this week, Corpus Christi Police Capt. Tim Wilson said Tuesday.

The incidents are believed to have taken place in a school dormitory, Wilson said, adding, "this has been going on for some time." Watch how the 'fight club' scandal unfolded »

Mental institution staff suspended for setting up fight club for residents

Seven staff have been suspended from a mental institution for staging a fight club between residents.

Disabled men were forced to shove and punch each other as employees of the Texas state-run home watched.

Police, who have seen phone videos of the fights at Corpus Christi, are about to bring charges.