BREAKING UPDATE: 3 of 5 suspects in brutal Cincinnati beating arrested, 1 released on $400 bail
Merriweather is already out of jail on $400 bail, and was indicted on July 10 for other serious charges.
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Merriweather is already out of jail on $400 bail, and was indicted on July 10 for other serious charges.
Three of the five suspects sought and charged by police were arrested in connection to the brutal beating that took place in Cincinnati on Friday. The beating was caught on camera and left two people seriously injured. One of the two suspects arrested is already out after posting $400, which represents 10% of a $4,000 bond.
34-year-old Montianez Merriweather and 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon were arrested and identified as two of the five suspects in the case on Tuesday. Police said they were detained on felonious assault and aggravated riot charges, per The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Merriweather has also been indicted for other serious charges in separate cases where he was found to be possessing stolen firearms, carrying concealed weapons, and improperly handling the weapons under disability in a vehicle. He was released on bail.
Police sources told Fox News on Wednesday that a third suspect, Jermaine Matthews, has been arrested and charged with aggravated riot and assault.
The brawl took place on Friday evening and Saturday morning on Fourth and Elm Street in Cincinnati. Multiple videos went viral on social media of the fight taking place, where a white man and woman were beaten by a crowd of minority individuals.
Footage from the incident showed a man getting knocked down by the mob and then repeatedly hit and kicked while still on the ground. His face was bloodied when the woman tried to intervene, but then she was also beaten and then sucker punched, and getting knocked unconscious.
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