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' while two teen inmates attacked each other - was actually the one who initiated the fight, it has been revealed.

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

The inmate, who survived the near-fatal attack, was left badly injured.  

A former nurse at the school told investigators that if a psychiatrist had not stepped in to move the inmate following the fight, '(he) would have been killed if he remained in that wing.'

The state-run facility was alerted to the violent act by someone from the Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, who was told about the fight, and the injuries one of the young inmates suffered. 

Detectives reported that they believed Goodman 'facilitated' the attack. 

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

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

 'I do acknowledge that these are very serious charges, but because of those factors, unsecured is more appropriate,' the judge said. 

On January 16, more than two weeks after the incident occurred, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, learned about what had occurred, despite bruising on the juvenile by a doctor more than a week prior.

But, a spokesperson with the DCYF told Fox 13 that they did not call in the authorities because they claimed it did not rise to the level of law enforcement referral.

A former nurse at the Green Hill School, who worked with the teen inmate that was attacked called the injuries - yellow-discolored bruising- the boy sustained as obvious. 

He further told investigators that had a psychiatrist not stepped in to move the inmate following the fight, '(he) would have been killed if he remained in that wing.'

The assessment came from a medical check-up the boy had undergone more than a week before DCYF staff told FOX 13 they were aware of the incident, as per the news outlet.

The employee who spoke to the detective about the the inmates injuries revealed t 'a culture where they (staff) are discouraged from reporting incidents.'

Fox13 said the agency gave a standard comment stating that they have made wide-ranging efforts to increase safety at the facility.

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

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

Goodman is expected for a scheduled hearing on April 18 at 11.15 at the Lewis County Superior Court with Judge Lawlor, a clerk from the Superious County Superior Court told DailyMail.com.

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