Charges were filed today against five of eight suspects identified by police in connection with a physical altercation in Palm Springs.
Three Hemet residents — 18-year-old Erik Carranza, 20-year-old Amari Haynes and 22-year-old Jabarrielijah Elliott — as well as 18-year-old San Jacinto resident Kimora Browne and 19-year-old Bermuda Dunes resident Teiyanie Burns each pleaded not guilty to two counts of battery causing serious bodily
injury at an arraignment Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records.
The five defendants are due back in court for a felony settlement conference on Oct. 11.
Members of the Palm Springs Police Department received 911 calls at about 2:10 p.m. Saturday about a fight in the 5600 block of East Ramon Road, according to a department statement. Multiple injuries were reported.
Police said witnesses reported seeing people from two vehicles involved in the fight.
People in the vehicles were seen by witnesses assaulting various victims, knocking them unconscious and taking their property, police said.