A Texas Juvenile Justice Department employee is accused of slamming a 16-year-old’s head into a brick pillar and knocking him unconscious – all while the teen was handcuffed.

An officer with TJJD’s Office of Inspector General arrested 24-year-old Edinburg resident Luis Alexander Jesus and 28-year-old McAllen resident Christopher Cuadra on Wednesday.

Both men served as youth development coaches at Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg.

The current status of their employment isn’t immediately clear and a spokesperson with the agency is working to figure it out.

Jesus was charged with three counts of official oppression and one count of tampering with a government record, while Cuadra was charged with one count of official oppression and one count of tampering with a government record.

The charges stem from an alleged June 18 attack on a 16-year-old.

An affidavit said an investigator obtained and reviewed security camera video and body camera footage that showed Jesus slamming the teen’s head into a brick pillar and knocking the teen unconscious.

Authorities allege that Jesus then turned off his body camera and proceeded to drag the teen to the Regulation and Safety Unit, causing multiple cuts, bruising and abrasions.

“The Defendant and Youth Development Coach … Christopher Cuadra attempted to escort the victim who was unable to walk on his own, and dropped the victim numerous times and occasionally dragged the victim on their way to the Regulation and Safety Unit, causing multiple cuts, bruising, swelling, and abrasions to the right hand,” the affidavit stated.

Jesus then spat on the 16-year-old, according to authorities.

“While the Defendant’s assigned Body Worn Camera was still turned off, the Defendant spat on the victim moments before he was escorted into the Regulation and Safety Unit,” the affidavit stated.

An audit trail of the body camera showed he manually turned it off directly after slamming the teen’s head into the brick pillar, according to the affidavit.

Throughout the entire ordeal, the teen was handcuffed with his hands and arms behind his back.

The affidavit notes that another TJJD employee witnessed the alleged assault.

The Texas Special Prosecution Unit is pursuing Class A misdemeanor charges against Cuadra. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $4,000.

Authorities are also pursuing the Class A misdemeanor charges for the official oppression charge against Jesus.

However, they are pursuing the tampering with a government record charge as a 3rd degree felony, which, if convicted, is punishable by up to 10 years but no less than two years in prison with a fine of up to $10,000.

Cuadra remains held at the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center on a total of $20,000 in bonds while Jesus remains held on $60,000, jail records indicate.

Editor’s note: This story and its headline were updated with the final version.