Shocking moment female security guard at Washington youth detention center accused of goading juvenile inmates to fight LAUGHS and mimics their punches – as one child nearly dies during brawl

A female school security guard in Washington state – who was arrested for allegedly “turning a blind eye” as two teenage inmates attacked each other – was actually the one who started the fight, it has been revealed.

Michelle Goodman, 30, of Green Hill School, a detention center for juveniles and young adults located in Lewis County, was accused of inciting the juvenile inmates to fight during the January incident, according to Fox 13 Seattle.

The prisoner, who survived the near-fatal attack, was seriously injured.

A former nurse at the school told investigators that if a psychiatrist had not intervened to move the inmate after the fight, “(he) would have been killed if he had stayed in that wing.”

The state facility was notified of the violent act by someone from the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office, who was informed of the struggle and injuries suffered by one of the young inmates.

Detectives reported they believed Goodman “facilitated” the attack.

The state facility has come under scrutiny in recent years for a host of problems

One of the teenagers in the attack survived but was injured during the violent fight

On March 11, the school guard was arrested by police Chehalis Police. She faces one count each of prison riot, abuse of office and fourth-degree conspiracy to commit assault.

She was released from the Lewis County Jail on $20,000 bail after Judge J. Andrew Toynbee granted her unsecured bail due to her lack of criminal history, according to The Chronicle.

“I recognize that these are very serious charges, but due to these factors, unsecured is more appropriate,” the judge said.

On January 16, more than two weeks after the incident occurred, the Ministry of Children, Youth and Families learned what had happened, despite bruising on the young person by a doctor more than a week earlier.

But a spokesperson for the DCYF told Fox 13 that they did not engage authorities because they claimed this did not rise to the level of a law enforcement referral.

A former Green Hill School nurse who worked with the teenage inmate who was attacked described the injuries — yellowing bruises — the boy suffered as obvious.

He further told investigators that if a psychiatrist had not intervened to move the inmate after the fight, “(he) would have been killed if he had stayed in that wing.”

The assessment stemmed from a medical checkup the boy underwent more than a week before DCYF employees told FOX 13 they were aware of the incident, the news station said.

The staff member who spoke to the detective about the inmates’ injuries revealed that there is “a culture where they (staff) are discouraged from reporting incidents.”

Fox13 said the agency provided a boilerplate comment saying they were mathe extensive efforts to increase security at the facility.

“We have and will continue to cooperate with local law enforcement,” a spokesperson said.

A year ago, there was a police raid on the state facility, linked to crimes that took place behind bars and were never reported to police or prosecutors.

Goodman is expected for a scheduled hearing on April 18 at 11:15 a.m. in Lewis County Superior Court with Judge Lawlor, a Superious County Superior Court clerk told DailyMail.com.

Her confirmation hearing is May 30 and her jury trial is the week of June 3.