2 arrested, 1 hospitalized in S. Tahoe fight

A house party Thursday night in South Tahoe ended with a fight a couple miles away that sent one person to the hospital and two people to jail.

Police were called to the house on Juniper Street before midnight June 27 because of loud music. On the second visit a citation was issued. (Police are still trying to identify the owner of the house.) The third visit was because of a report of a battery, which no one wanted charges filed on.

About 12:30am Friday police responded to a fight on James and 12th streets where a carload of men got out to beat up another group of men, according to police.

Lt. Brian Williams told Lake Tahoe News some of the participants of the fight were at the party. But what triggered the fight is still unknown.

Manny Ayala and Valente Uribe, both 18-year-olds from South Lake Tahoe, were arrested on three felonies – assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious bodily injury and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Two people were injured, though neither of their names is being released. Both are adult males from South Lake Tahoe. One was knocked unconscious and taken by Calstar to Renown Medical Center in Reno. The other was the person who called the cops about the fight; he refused medical treatment.

Williams said so far there is no gang connection. The investigation is ongoing.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report