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Six Suspects Charged in Viral Downtown Cincinnati Brawl Due in Court Thursday Morning
Black community leaders and officials demand charges against the white man seen initiating the fight that led to six injuries and seven arrests during a Cincinnati music festival brawl.
- Today, six individuals linked to a widely publicized fight in downtown Cincinnati appeared in court to face felonious assault and aggravated riot charges related to the incident near 4th and Elm Streets.
- The charges follow a grand jury indictment last week after the brawl, which occurred last month during a music festival and left six injured.
- One suspect, Montanez Merriweather, faces additional federal charges for illegally possessing a gun as a convicted felon and was arrested weeks before the fight.
- Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney called for arresting an unidentified white man seen slapping a black man on video, which sparked local leaders' debate over charges.
- Mayor Pureval urged swift charging decisions and public briefings to address this case while focusing on broader public safety concerns like gun violence.
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Fury over Cincinnati street brawl as lawmakers demand white man who ‘started melee’ is prosecuted and make claims of racial ‘bias’ – CLG News
Fury over Cincinnati street brawl as lawmakers demand white man who ‘started melee’ is prosecuted and make claims of racial ‘bias’ | 12 Aug 2025 | Lawmakers in Cincinnati are calling for a white man seen on video slapping a black man before a now viral brawl erupted to face prosecution. The violent melee that unfolded two weekends ago in the downtown area of the Democrat led city has so far led to the arrest of six individuals. On Monday night, …
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