5:33 a.m.: The standoff between factions at the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians escalated late Monday night when power and water was cut off to the occupied tribal office and the building was hit with pepper spray.The actions, reported to Madera County law enforcement authorities about 10 p.m. were an apparent retaliation to the takeover of the office Monday morning, when members of a rival leadership group cut locks and entered the building.
Windows were shattered to air out the building from the pepper spray, said Erica Stuart of the Madera County Sheriff's Department, which is monitoring the situation. Two women reportedly suffered minor cuts from broken glass but didn't go to a hospital, she said.
INDIAN GETS STABBED DURING TAKEOVER !
A smoldering log from a burn pile outside the building was thrown into the building and was then thrown back outside, but Stuart said there was no resulting fire.
No arrests were made in connection with Monday night's events and the Sheriff's Department has no suspects, Stuart said.
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