but then he became involved in a conflict that left inmate giovanni harris covered in blood. >> according to the witnesses, inmate thompson knocked harris to the ground and continued to strike him when he was on the ground. >> thompson was given days in administrative segregation, but now he faces more time in jail because harris has decided to file a criminal assault charge against him. >> it just sounds like ought to do it. take you serious. i could have died in here or something. >> right now we're going to get inmate thompson. these are outside charges. so i'm going to pull him into the office and read him his rights and then get his side of the story. >> what am i getting? another charge? >> we'll talk about it in a second. you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. you understand these rights? just need you to sign right here for me. you're still saying it's a fight, it was a fight? >> yeah, i didn't use no weapons or nothing. >> i'm not saying anything about weapons. >> he swung at me. i just defended myself. i knew all this was