The fight followed another scuffle involving 339 inmates at four dorms at the jail's north facility, Hocking said. Five inmates were taken to a hospital for moderate injuries.

"We don't know what provoked the fights," Hocking said.

Both facilities, about 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, were locked down, and inmates were confined to their dormitories and rooms except to shower and eat.

The jail complex was the site of a series of fights between blacks and Hispanics that occurred earlier this year. One inmate was killed in a Feb. 4 battle. Another collapsed and died after a fight in a cell at the downtown Men's Central Jail.

"This sort of behavior won't be tolerated," Gross said.

The chief said the suspect, who was being arrested after firing a weapon, was not seriously hurt.

Mark A. Jones was in an elevator and was being taken to the police department lockup when he and the two officers exchanged words, authorities said.

One handcuff was removed from Jones' wrist, a scuffle ensued and the two officers repeatedly struck him, said Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca.

Police reports and the camera images showed that "the manner and number of times that Mr. Jones was struck was not appropriate," Gorcyca said.

A sergeant who overheard talk about the altercation reviewed the camera images and alerted superiors, Gorcyca said.

He said the officers, Joe Brinson and Ed Lasseigne, were expected to surrender for arraignment soon. The charge against them carries up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.

Brinson, 42, has been on the police force for nine years and Lasseigne, 35, for 10 years, and had no disciplinary history, Gross said.

The officers' lawyer, Arthur J. Weiss, said the two would not comment.

Jones remained jailed Thursday on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

A telephone message was left Thursday for his lawyer.

Pontiac is about 20 miles northwest of Detroit and has 112 police officers.