(La Porte, IN) - Five men are charged in the brutal attack of a fellow La Porte County Jail inmate.

 

Julius Bowen and Wayne Witt are each charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 5 felony battery.

 

Barron Moore, LaKeith Winters and Breshawn Young are all charged with aiding, inducing or causing battery, also a Level 5 felony.

 

According to court documents, the investigation shows Bowen was the first of a “flood of inmates” to enter the cell of the victim, LaShawn Kuykendall.

 

The victim told investigators he was thrown to the ground, punched, stomped and kicked while held to the ground and lost consciousness, according to court documents.

 

According to court documents, Kuykendall was still being hit when he regained consciousness.

 

The injuries suffered by the victim included a nasal fracture along with hemorrhages that included one to the left eye socket.  

 

Each of the suspects could face an up to six year sentence.

 

A motive for the attack was not disclosed.