Baton Rouge Banks Town Mafia member stabbed in the EBRP prison.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man who police say is a member of the “Banks Town Mafia” gang was rushed to a hospital after being stabbed by a rival gang member inside the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, a source familiar with the incident told WAFB-TV.

Paramedics were called to the prison late Thursday afternoon after the stabbing was reported. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Department confirmed the stabbing but declined to identify the victim.

Two WAFB-TV sources identified the victim as 25-year-old Charleston Street.

Street was arrested along with seven other men earlier this week in a major case involving drugs and guns. He also goes by the name “China Black,” police said.

Sources say Street was stabbed by a member of a rival gang known as the “Gorilla Boys.”

Investigators say the inmate was “attacked and cut” by a fellow inmate identified as Reco Hayes.

Street suffered cuts to his stomach, chest and legs. Street’s injuries are not considered to be life-threatening, authorities said.

Detectives say the stabbing was done using homemade sharp instruments known as “shanks.”

Detectives attempted to interview the victim, who was uncooperative and didn’t want to make a statement about the incident, investigators said.

The suspect, Reco Hayes, is currently incarcerated for two counts of second-murder from a case being investigated by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Following the stabbing, Hayes was placed on lockdown and charges were added for attempt second-degree murder, investigators said.

The victim, Street, was arrested earlier this week on charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. A news release also stated that Street was allegedly part of a criminal street gang. While that is not a formal criminal charge, a judge can use alleged gang activity to increase a person’s sentencing time if they are found guilty on other charges.

The arrests of the eight men followed a month-long investigation that involved the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the DEA.

Authorities said all men were part of a “violent group operating in Baton Rouge known as the “Banks Town Mafia.” “Through the course of this investigation, numerous locations were identified as being utilized by the group to distribute/store narcotics, illicit proceeds, and illegal firearms,” authorities said.

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