CLAVERACK — The Livingston Bureau of Criminal Investigation was contacted by staff at the Brookwood Secure Center for Youth, located at 419 County Route 29, on Oct. 6 regarding a reported assault involving two suspects and two victims within the facility.
An investigation determined that an 18-year-old assaulted a 19-year-old by cutting the individual in the face with an unknown sharp instrument.
During the same incident, Jahlil Califf, 20, was also observed cutting an 18-year-old with a blade.
On Oct. 7, both the 18-year-old and Califf were arrested.
The 18-year-old was charged with assault in the first degree, a class B felony; promoting prison contraband in the first degree, a class D felony; and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (previous conviction), a class D felony.
Califf was charged with assault in the second degree, a class D felony; promoting prison contraband in the first degree, a class D felony; and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (previous conviction), a class D felony.
Both individuals were arraigned in the Town of Claverack Court and remanded without bail to the Columbia County Jail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
