first punch, but staff say he instigated a fight with ben thompson. >> you're gonna see inmate keith reevesht here come in and sit down at this table with his tray right here. and here comes inmate benjamin thompson. comes around and sits at the opposite seat. then that's when inmate reeves tries to take something off his tray. and there he points in his face, and then that's when the fight starts. >> narrator: if reeves can convince disciplinary officer hale that he did not instigate the fight, he could return to his dorm. if not, he could face up to 60 days in segregation. >> i mean, now is the time to explain your situation, and i'm gonna tell you, don't lie to me, because i've already watched the tape, and i know what happened, okay? go ahead. >> we just started fighting. i feel like if i wanted to really fight him like that i'd have -- you know what i'm saying? -- caught him off the have fought where i wouldn't have to deal with y'all right now. >> when i watched the video, it showed me that you were trying to take his food from his tray. >> i was gonna move his tray out of my way 'cau

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