ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – Fifteen men held in the Kane County jail face charges for their involvement in the facility’s biggest fight yet, Kane County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Pat Gengler said Friday.

About 33 of the 63 detainees in one of the cellblocks were involved in the altercation, which began about 11 a.m. Sunday in the common area, he said.

“This is the biggest one we’ve had here in this facility,” Gengler said.

The Kane County Adult Justice Center opened along Route 38 in St. Charles Township in 2008.

In these situations, Gengler said, it is “very difficult” for authorities to learn exactly what happened.

“Most of the time when we have something like this we don’t get a lot of cooperation in the investigation,” he said.

The officer assigned to the cellblock called for assistance, Gengler said, noting the officers were able to gain control within minutes. At the former jail along Fabyan Parkway, a fight could go on for five to 10 minutes before an officer even became aware of it, he said.

No officers were injured in the fistfight, and only a few of the inmates suffered small scratches and bruises, Gengler said.

No weapons were found in a search of the facility, he said.

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office authorized charges against 15 of the inmates.

The following were charged with felony aggravated battery: Jorge Chavez, 19, of Chicago; Victor Rivera, 23, of Elgin; Armando Delgado, 19, of Aurora; Robert Ramos, 30, of Aurora; Joshua Matias, 18, of Aurora; Jose Bonilla, 47, of Aurora; Tranon Meeks, 27, of Aurora; Chad Conway, 37, of Rockton; Martin Munoz-Perez, 25, of Chicago; Noel Deluna, 21, of Aurora; and Kevin Parks, 22, of Aurora.

The following were charged with resisting a correctional officer, a misdemeanor: Miguel Covarrubias, 24, of Elgin; Kenneth Newsome, 19, of Montgomery; Ramon Ayala, 28, of Chicago; and Jamarcus Reynolds, 19, of Aurora.