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  "description": "Three former jail inmates have filed suit against Riverside's jails over fights that broke out between them and their cellmates. Two of the combatants have set aside their differences to jointly sue the Riverside Sheriff's Department.",
  "path": "/riv-jail-attack-case-moved-to-federal-court/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-12-28T14:55:59.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Three former jail inmates have filed suit against Riverside's jails over fights that broke out between them and their cellmates.\n\nTwo of the combatants have set aside their differences to jointly sue the Riverside Sheriff's Department.\n\nThe Sheriff's Department does not comment on pending litigation.\n\nLA Dow and Tyler Spears were in a fight on April 21, 2023, when they both were housed at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, their joint complaint says. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation designated them as enemies, and they were transferred to different prisons. On July 29, 2024, their complaint says, Dow was transferred to county jail to face charges for the attack. Spears refused to testify at the Nov. 1, 2024 preliminary hearing, and the Riverside District Attorney dropped the assault charge. Dow plead guilty to having a weapon. The DA's Office issued a separation order, the complaint said.\n\nOn Nov. 13, 2024, Dow and a sheriff's deputy got into an argument, the complaint said. An hour later, a different deputy walked Spears to Dow's holding tank. The first deputy opened the door, ordered Spears inside, and closed the door behind him. Spears and Dow fought while the deputies stood by, the complaint said. Spears was taken out of the holding cell after the fight ended, according to the complaint. The deputies are not named in the complaint.\n\nA separate case filed in federal court Dec. 23 alleged the Riverside County Sheriff's Department was negligent when it paired two cellmates.\n\nKerry Parker Jr. claims he was attacked by his cellmate, Nicazeo Adger, at Murrieta's Cois M. Byrd Detention Center. Parker says his placement in a cell with Adger on Nov. 23, 2024, violated safety procedures.\n\nAdger's beating fractured Parker's face, caused him to lose his vision, and caused Parker to require a titanium plate, Parker's complaint says.\n\n\"Prior to the assault, Defendants knew or should have known that housing a Level 4 inmate with Plaintiff created a substantial risk of serious harm. Despite this knowledge, Defendants failed to follow established classification and safety procedures, failed to supervise and monitor inmates appropriately, and failed to protect Plaintiff from known dangers,\" the complaints says.\n\nThe lawsuit further claims that the Riverside Sheriff's Department did not preserve records of the attack despite being requested to do so.\n\nThe suit does not say what Parker was in jail for. Riverside's court records showed he was convicted on four counts of robbery in 1997. He appeared at a resentencing hearing at Riverside's Hall of Justice Nov. 22, 2024, the day prior to him being placed in the cell with Adger. He was resentenced April 29.\n\nBoth suits are brought by Royal Bond of Bond Law in Menifee. Parker's case is also brought by Leah Kisner of San Diego.",
  "title": "Riv. jail attack case moved to federal court",
  "updatedAt": "2025-12-28T14:55:59.085Z"
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