Thugs on parole, probation thrown behind bars after allegedly repeating same crimes that got them in trouble previously



A pair of males who had been on parole and probation are behind bars after allegedly committing the same crimes that got them in trouble with law enforcement previously.

First up is 21-year-old Anthony Cheeks, who was charged with robbing passengers on a Chicago train line — after he had completed parole for robbing a passenger on that same train line, CWB Chicago reported.

'You know, I shoot m***********s!'

The outlet said Cheeks was accused of robbing a 38-year-old man's backpack on a Red Line train Sept. 5.

Then, just six days later, Cheeks and accomplices approached a 47-year-old man aboard a Red Line train at the 47th Street station, CWB Chicago noted, citing prosecutors.

Cheeks allegedly demanded the victim’s bottle of Tito’s vodka, and when the victim refused, Cheeks allegedly put his hand in his pants to suggest he had a gun, the outlet said.

“You know, I shoot m***********s!” he allegedly warned before taking the vodka bottle and punching the victim in the face, chest, and head, CWB Chicago reported.

Transit video cameras recorded both incidents, and both victims identified Cheeks in a photo lineup, the outlet said.

As it happens, court records show Cheeks got a four-year prison sentence in 2024 for mugging a 66-year-old man the year prior — again, aboard a Red Line train — and Cheeks recently completed parole in that case, CWB Chicago said.

But Judge Antara Rivera ordered Cheeks detained on robbery and aggravated battery charges for last month's incidents, the outlet noted. Cook County Jail records indicate Cheeks was booked on Sept. 16, and he remained behind bars Friday on no bond; his next court date is listed in jail records as Tuesday.

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Next up is 22-year-old Kyir Walker, who's accused of taking a phone at gunpoint and then transferring nearly $1,200 to himself — while on probation for stealing phones and transferring money to himself, CWB Chicago reported in a separate story.

Prosecutors said Walker and an accomplice took victims’ phones and banking apps to drain their accounts outside the Nike Store in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue in 2024, the outlet said.

In one case, a 20-year-old lost $500 through his Chase app, CWB Chicago reported, adding that in another case, a 37-year-old lost $2,000 through Bank of America after Walker allegedly grabbed the victim's phone under the pretense of a donation request. That victim later received taunting text messages from the offenders, prosecutors said, according to the outlet.

Both victims identified Walker in photo lineups, CWB Chicago said, and officers took Walker into custody last year after recognizing him while working a Cubs game.

Judge Shelley Sutker-Dermer last November sentenced Walker to a two-year “second chance probation” after he pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from person, the outlet said, adding that Walker was required to complete 40 hours of community service and earn his GED; if successful, his convictions would be wiped from his record.

But prosecutors said Walker around 4 a.m. May 11 of this year approached a 23-year-old man from Crown Point, Indiana, in the 600 block of North Clark and allegedly displayed a gun, ordered the victim to unlock his phone, and used it to Zelle $1,190 to an account identified as “BBOYS," CWB Chicago said.

Once again, the victim later picked Walker out of a photo lineup, the outlet said, citing police reports. Officers took Walker into custody near Wrigley Field on the evening of Oct. 2 when they recognized that he was wanted in connection with the May armed robbery, CWB Chicago added. Judge John Hock ordered Walker detained on Oct. 3.

Walker remained Friday in Cook County on no bond; his next court date is Oct. 17, jail records indicate.

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Cops make progress after mob of violent, hammer-wielding thugs pull off brazen smash-and-grab robbery in broad daylight



Readers of Blaze News may recall a violent robbery caught on surveillance video a month ago in San Jose, California, during which a mob of hammer-wielding, hooded individuals smashed and grabbed their way through a jewelry store in broad daylight.

The robbery at Kim Hung Jewelry in the 1900 block of Aborn Road took place on the afternoon of Sept. 5, police said.

A niece of the 88-year-old assault victim told KNTV she is 'very, very happy' about the arrests — although her uncle won't be returning to the store for the foreseeable future as the robbery remains a 'mental crisis for him.'

The preliminary investigation revealed that a driver rammed a vehicle through the store's front entrance, after which more than 10 suspects — one of whom brandished a firearm at one adult male victim inside the business — poured inside, police said.

As the suspects stole thousands of dollars worth of items from the store, police said a second elderly adult male victim was violently assaulted. The suspects fled the scene in multiple vehicles, police said. The elderly adult male victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police added.

KNTV-TV's video report about the robbery said the assaulted 88-year-old man who was running the business also suffered a stroke.

However, detectives soon identified seven suspects: Angel Herrera, 21; Toddisha Mayfield, 31; Zakhari Blue-Gordon, 23; Tom Donegan, 19; Jacques Samuel, 18; Cisco Lutu, 18; and Amari Green, 21, police said.

Detectives obtained arrest warrants for all suspects and search warrants for their associated residences, police said.

Dublin Police arrested Samuel on Sept. 22, and he was taken to the San Francisco County Jail, police said.

On Sept. 30, Herrera was arrested in Pacifica, Mayfield was arrested in San Leandro, Blue-Gordon was arrested in San Jose, and Donegan was arrested in Manteca, police said, adding that Lutu and Green were arrested in Antioch on Oct. 2.

Mayfield, Blue-Gordon, Donegan, Lutu, and Green were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for robbery police said, adding that Samuel will be extradited there at a later date.

Police added that evidence of the crime was found during the execution of search warrants; detectives discovered a firearm, loaded magazine, and multiple rounds of ammunition, as well as large quantities of suspected cocaine.

Image source: San Jose (Calif.) Police

A niece of the 88-year-old assault victim told KNTV she is "very, very happy" about the arrests — although her uncle won't be returning to the store for the foreseeable future as the robbery remains a "mental crisis for him."

Those with information about this case or similar cases can contact Detective Hernandez #4392 of the San Jose Police Department Robbery Unit via email: 4392@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4166, police said.

In addition, anonymous crime tips can be submitted using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at 408-947-STOP, or on www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org, police said, adding that tipsters are eligible for cash rewards from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program if their tips lead to arrests.

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Nearly 25 thugs smash up jewelry store with crowbars, pickaxes, steal $1 million in merch — but tech helps police battle back



Nearly 25 masked, hooded individuals were caught on video descending upon a jewelry store in broad daylight this week in San Ramon, California, and stealing an estimated $1 million in merchandise, KGO-TV reported.

Police said the suspects — armed with crowbars and pickaxes and at least three guns — smashed display cases and grabbed whatever they could get their hands on during Monday afternoon's heist at Heller Jewelers, the station said.

'This is not their first time doing something like this.'

"When they went in, they basically took over the store," Lt. Mike Pistello of the San Ramon Police Department told KGO. "Basically taking whatever jewelry was available."

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Cellphone video captured the suspects locked inside the store at one point. Police say at least one suspect fired multiple rounds to break open the glass door and escape. The door was part of a security upgrade installed after a previous robbery in 2023, requiring a security guard to press a button to let people out.

"What ended up happening was, once the suspects went in, the door locked behind them," Pistello noted to KGO.

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The suspects arrived in six vehicles, parking in the valet area just 100 feet from the store entrance, the station said.

A drone funded by a 2023 grant to fight organized retail theft captured video of the suspects fleeing the store and entering their vehicles, KGO noted.

Police told the station that drone video along with video from surveillance cameras and bystanders as well as help from nearby agencies led to the arrest of seven suspects.

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Three adults and one juvenile were taken into custody in Oakland with assistance from Oakland police. Three other adults were arrested at the Dublin BART station by Alameda County sheriff's deputies.

The suspects range in age from 17 to 31 and are all from Oakland. Police believe they are connected to similar crimes across the Bay Area. ...

Two firearms and some jewelry were recovered, including items that may have been dropped or discarded during the escape. Police say several of the vehicles used in the robbery were reported stolen.

"This is not their first time doing something like this," Pistello noted to the station.

KGO said detectives are trying to identify and arrest the remaining suspects. Pistello added to the station that while the investigation could take months, he expressed confidence that the department would ultimately solve multiple cases tied to the group.

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Crooks try getaway after daytime smash-and-grab heist of Rolex watches in downtown Chicago — but time runs out on them



Six men have been arrested and charged in connection with a daytime smash-and-grab heist of Rolex watches in downtown Chicago amid President Donald Trump's plan to send in the National Guard to help lower the city's crime rate.

CWBChicago reported that the robbery took place Friday at a Rolex store on the city's Magnificent Mile. The men approached display windows and used hammers to smash their way in to steal the watches. The thieves were able to steal five Rolexes valued at $170,500 before running to a getaway car.

'Organized retail thieves need to understand we take these crimes extremely seriously and will prosecute offenders to the fullest extent of the law.'

But Chicago police responded to the scene and tracked down the suspects with a police helicopter. The suspects fled toward the south side and crashed into a parked car after exiting an expressway. Despite the robbers running away on foot after the crash, police were able to apprehend the men and recover four of the five watches.

Victory Banks, 33; Will Brown, 21; Aldonte Goodman, 22; Anthony Hampton, 24; Dalvin Johnson, 31; and Armon Williams, 18, were charged with theft by unauthorized control of property exceeding $100,000 and $500,000, criminal damage to property between $500 and $10,000, and burglary. All of the charges are felonies.

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Banks was not listed in the Cook County jail population when Blaze News checked Monday. But Williams, Goodman, Brown, Hampton, and Johnson were still listed. The hearings for Williams, Goodman, and Brown are set for Thursday; the hearing for Johnson is set for Tuesday, and the hearing for Hampton was set for Monday.

CWBChicago said court records show Johnson already was on pretrial release for another burglary case at the time of the smash-and-grab.

"Organized retail thieves need to understand we take these crimes extremely seriously and will prosecute offenders to the fullest extent of the law," Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke said in a statement. "These are far from victimless crimes, and I applaud the Chicago Police Department for their swift work bringing these offenders to justice."

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez (D) has suggested the National Guard protect the tourist areas of the city so Chicago police "don't have to babysit the Bean or Buckingham Fountain for eight hours a day. Our officers can return to their districts [and] answer the thousands of 911 calls logged but never answered."

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High-end stores on the Magnificent Mile have experienced daytime smash-and-grab robberies even with pedestrians and police officers nearby. While not as high during the Labor Day weekend, a total of 21 people were shot, with seven of them killed this weekend.

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No perp walks, no peace



Mexico. Washington, D.C. Minneapolis. Three places, one message: what our enemies believe and how we must respond if we don’t want to become their chattel.

Start with Mexico. President Claudia Sheinbaum openly prefers her own citizens — the so-called salt-of-the-earth workers — to remain north of the Rio Grande rather than return home. Mexico is so badly broken that demanding the right to export its people into a country that increasingly resents the burden has become a viable political position.

The angry young men Trump just won over demand accountability. Without it, no economic boom, no culture war victory, no campaign slogan will hold them.

Now move to Washington, D.C. How broken do you have to be to protest against safer streets? President Donald Trump has vowed to bring order to the nation’s capital, yet Democrats bristle at the one federal action they’ve apparently never wanted to seize for themselves. For decades they told us D.C. deserved statehood. Now that Trump is taking responsibility for law and order, suddenly they retreat.

The irony runs deeper. Mexico refuses to take back its “working class,” while Democrats refuse to federalize D.C. policing. The one time they might welcome federal control, they balk — because Trump is the guy enforcing it.

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith even admitted she doesn’t understand what “chain of command” means. This is the same woman who served as the department’s chief equity officer before becoming chief. If she can’t figure out who’s in charge, how can anyone else? This is what happens when the left prizes ideology over competence. Throw away your Bibles and your Constitution, kids — we’re going for a ride!

Next stop: Minneapolis. Mayoral candidate Omar Fateh campaigns openly for a Marxist revolution, joining voices like New York’s Zohran Mamdani. They no longer bother to hide their intent. They say the quiet part loud: They want a world where you live under chains.

A decade ago, such a platform would have been a political death wish. Suggesting Democrats were headed down that road would have branded you a “conspiracy theorist.” Today, Democrats think they can win elections on it.

So here’s the pattern: Mexico won’t take back its own “industrious” citizens. Washington, D.C., Democrats prefer their largely black constituency to live under siege by criminals rather than accept Trump’s help. And in Minneapolis, a leading candidate runs on a platform of putting Somalia first.

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We tell ourselves we can laugh this off as fringe madness — as long as it’s not in our back yard. But that’s denial. The threat is real, and it’s aimed at our children, if we last that long. This is invasion by increments: more foreigners, more crime, more leaders pretending they don’t know what a chain of command is. Like drums in the deep, the orcs are coming.

What should we do? Whether foreign enemies or domestic ones, whether illegal aliens or corrupt bureaucrats, the answer is the same.

Arrests.

The angry young men Trump just won over demand accountability. Without it, no economic boom, no culture war victory, no campaign slogan will hold them. Fail here and Republicans risk losing the House, neutering Trump’s presidency, and unleashing the very invasion already being planned.

Those who shrug at the chain of command will happily discard the Declaration of Independence next. They will crush the laws of nature and nature’s God. They will trample the Creator’s endowments under a mob now warming up and waiting in the wings.

There must be consequences. There must be arrests.

2 female suspects jailed over Cincinnati mob attack get big breaks from judge



Two females who've been in jail over their alleged roles in last month's Cincinnati mob attack got big breaks Thursday on their respective bonds.

Dekyra Vernon, 24, has been behind bars since July 29 — three days after the beatdown caught on video in which several men were pummeled in the street, and a woman known as Holly was punched in the face by a male and knocked flat on her back, seemingly out cold.

'This is Holly. She wanted to have a nice evening out with friends. Instead, she got this.'

It appears Vernon allegedly is the individual seen on video punching Holly from behind prior to the male punching Holly in the face. WXIX-TV, citing criminal complaints, reported that Vernon "struck [the] victim in the face with a closed fist prior to the victim becoming unconscious from the attack."

Cellphone video (1:34 mark) shows Holly, who's wearing a blue dress, apparently trying to intervene on behalf of a beaten-up man, but instead another female punches her from behind — and seconds later, a male punches her in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street.

Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio shared on X grisly images of Holly's face after the beatdown.

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"This is Holly," Moreno wrote in his post, which has been viewed nearly 4 million times as of Thursday afternoon. "She wanted to have a nice evening out with friends. Instead, she got this."

Aisha Devaughn, 25, has been in jail since last Wednesday. WXIX in a separate story indicated that sources said Devaughn is the "woman seen in the viral video wearing a white bodysuit, stomping and kicking a victim on the ground."

WXIX embedded two screenshots from that video — which you can view here — in its story, and the clip allegedly shows Devaughn in action.

Around the 9-second mark, a woman dressed in a short, white bodysuit comes into frame and delivers at least three stomps upon a male victim lying in the street. But around the 17-second mark, someone pulls the woman away — and what appears to be a wig is ripped from the top of her head.

At the 1:27 mark, the woman in the white bodysuit reappears — with the wig back on — and she's seen apparently making physical contact with Holly just after another female punches Holly from behind — and just before a male punches Holly in the face, knocking her flat on her back.

Vernon and Devaughn — along with four male suspects — were indicted on eight charges each last week in connection with the mob attack: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot. They all face nearly 30 years in jail if convicted on all charges.

But on Thursday morning, the bonds for Vernon and Devaughn were significantly lowered after they went before Judge Alan Triggs, WCPO-TV reported.

Vernon had been held on a $200,000 secure bond, but the station said Triggs lowered it to $25,000 — and she only needs to cough up 10% of that, or $2,500. Fox News said cheers were heard in the gallery after Vernon's bond was lowered. Hamilton County court records show Vernon has no prior criminal convictions in the county, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Devaughn had been held on a $300,000 secure bond, but WCPO said Triggs also lowered it to $25,000, of which — as in Vernon's case — she only needs to pay 10%, or $2,500. Fox News added that Devaughn's attorney cited her lack of prior felonies.

Blaze News on Thursday reached out to Prosecutor Kip Guinan for comment regarding the lowered bonds for Vernon and Devaughn; the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office replied to Blaze News that it's not commenting on the case outside the courtroom as it "remains under investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department."

Mob-attack suspect Patrick Rosemond — who was arrested Aug. 4 in Fulton County, Georgia, and is "accused of hitting the victim named Holly," WLWT-TV reported — was not in court Thursday as prosecutors said the 38-year-old was being extradited from Georgia and wasn't ready to appear on the day's docket, WCPO said.

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Patrick Rosemond. Image source: Fulton County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office

Mob-attack suspects Dominique Kittle, 37, Jermaine Matthews, 39, and Montianez Merriweather, 34, did appear in court Thursday morning, but WCPO said the judge didn't lower their bonds.

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(L to R) Dominique Kittle, Jermaine Matthews, Montianez Merriweather. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff

WLWT-TV reported that the prosecutor's office said Kittle "approached the victim ... struck him from behind, [and] attempted to take a wallet from him. When he was unable to do that, he started to walk away, and then turned around and knocked the prosecuting witness out." Kittle's bond was set at $150,000, the station said.

Police said Matthews is seen on video “punching and stomping on [a] victim with his hands and feet attempting to cause serious physical harm,” WXIX-TV reported, citing a criminal complaint. Matthews also is accused of dragging an unconscious person into the middle of the street and punching and assaulting a victim, the station said. Matthews' bond was set at $270,000, after which he bonded out of jail, WXIX said.

Matthews’ attorney said during Thursday's hearing that his client was "slapped" by a white male, Fox News reported.

Matthews apparently is no stranger to law enforcement. Here's what WXIX said about him in a separate story:

Matthews is a convicted felon who pleaded guilty in 2009 to two counts of cocaine possession and a single count of cocaine trafficking, court records show.

He was sentenced to three years in prison.

During each of his two separate arrests in those cases — in December 2008 and February 2009 — police said Matthews tried to swallow a bag of crack cocaine but spit it out after being shocked with a Taser stun gun.

Merriweather was "identified on video punching [the] victim while co-defendants are stomping the victim in the head," WXIX reported, citing criminal complaints.

Merriweather also has been in trouble with the law before.

In fact, Merriweather was indicted July 10 on four felony charges after investigators said he was found in possession of a stolen firearm, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Court records indicate he was charged with carrying concealed weapons, receiving stolen property, improper handling of firearms in a vehicle, and weapons under disability, the paper noted. The weapons under disability charge stems from a 2009 felony conviction for aggravated robbery, the Enquirer added, citing documents.

But after his July 10 indictment, Merriweather was released upon posting 10% of a $4,000 bond, the paper said.

"He never should have been out," Ken Kober, Cincinnati police union president, told the Enquirer.

Merriweather's bond in connection with his mob attack charges was set at $500,000, the Enquirer reported.

What's more, a federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Merriweather for illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

A seventh mob-attack suspect — 32-year-old Gregory Wright — didn't appear in court Thursday, WCPO reported, adding that Wright is accused of stealing a necklace off the neck of an alleged assault victim.

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Gregory Wright. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff

Unlike the other six suspects, Wright was charged with aggravated riot and aggravated robbery, WXIX-TV reported. Jail records indicate his bond is $100,000.

All seven of the suspects have pleaded not guilty, Fox News said.

Guinan said in court Thursday there are more videos from city cameras that show new angles of the mob attack that haven't yet been made public, Fox News added. Guinan also said alleged racial slurs spoken toward perpetrators were said nearly two minutes after the attack began, the cable network added.

Cincinnati black leaders want charges brought against a white male who was seen on video slapping the face of a black male just before the July 26 beatdown began.

Fox News said police chief Teresa Theetge last week noted that the white male in question is "represented by counsel" and that his counsel said "they did not want the police talking to his client. So therefore, we have not had a conversation with him yet."

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7th Cincinnati mob attack suspect arrested; black leaders want charges against white male who slapped black male's face



A seventh Cincinnati mob attack suspect has been arrested — and black leaders want charges brought against a white male who was seen on video slapping the face of a black male just before the July 26 beatdown began.

Gregory Wright, 32, was taken into custody Monday and booked into the Hamilton County jail by 4:30 p.m. on charges of aggravated riot and aggravated robbery, WXIX-TV reported, adding that he pleaded not guilty at his Tuesday arraignment.

'You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit in the wind, you don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger, and you don't slap a black man in the face.'

Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Tyrone Yates set Wright's bond at $100,000, the station said, adding that he will be on lockdown at home with an electronic monitoring device on his ankle if he bonds out of jail.

A criminal complaint indicates that police said Wright "did by force rip the necklace off the victim while he was being assaulted by four or more co-defendants attempting to cause serious physical harm," WXIX reported.

Wright then put the necklace in his pocket and took video of "the rest of the events," the station said, citing a police flyer asking for information about the suspect, now identified as Wright.

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WXIX, citing court records, reported that Wright is a convicted heroin trafficker who, for most of his adult life, has been in and out of state prison and Hamilton County's jail.

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Cincinnati police alleged in court filings in late 2013 and early 2014 that he sold heroin to a confidential informant on four occasions, including near the Cincinnati Zoo Academy.

They wrote in one of his many criminal complaints that he ran from officers on Nov. 1, 2013, in the area of Parkwood Avenue in Avondale and threw a plastic baggie holding individual prepared baggies of heroin.

When police caught up with him later that day on Vine Street, he had $662 on him and an additional baggie of heroin in his vehicle, the court filing states.

Several charges against him have been dropped amid plea deals with prosecutors or dismissed altogether at their request, the court filings show.

Those include possession of fentanyl, obstructing official business, trafficking in heroin, and possession of drugs.

WXIX also said Wright has been convicted of possession of drugs, illegally having a gun — he is unable to possess one due to his previous felony conviction — and carrying concealed weapons.

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In the 2021 gun case, he was accused of running when police responded to a fight on Crown Point Drive in Sharonville.

Then, he violated the conditions of his probation by failing to report to his probation officer later that year, court records continue.

He failed to comply with his electronic monitoring court order, accumulating multiple curfew violations between Aug. 24, 2021, and June 28, 2022, plus the battery was dead on his ankle bracelet, the probation violation order states.

As Blaze News previously reported, six Cincinnati mob attack suspects were indicted Friday and hit with additional charges — and could get decades behind bars. At the time, the six were the only suspects police had charged in connection with the mob attack, but authorities also noted that more arrests and charges could be forthcoming.

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WLWT-TV said the following five suspects have appeared in court: 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon, 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather, 25-year-old Aisha Devaughn, and 37-year-old Dominique Kittle. A sixth suspect, 38-year-old Patrick Rosemond, was arrested last Monday in Georgia.

All six suspects were indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot, WLWT said, adding that each suspect faces up to 29.5 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges.

You can view cellphone videos of the mob attack here, here, here, here, and here.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati's black leaders are saying the case's prosecution so far has been unfair to the black community — and they're demanding charges against a white male seen on video slapping the face of a black male just prior to the mob attack breaking out.

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"What incited and who incited the rioting? If the riot is because of a slap, who incited the rioting?" Rev. Damon Lynch said to a crowd Monday at New Prospect Baptist Church in the Roselawn neighborhood, WXIX reported in a separate story.

After Lynch, who is black, played video of the face slap, he told the crowd, "And [mean]while the only people charged — again I'll say it — are the ones who look like me," the station said.

Ohio state Rep. Cecil Thomas (D) of Cincinnati added that "we have been asking why that individual, who slapped the black person, that ignited what has been identified as aggravated rioting, wasn't under arrest," WXIX noted.

Senior Pastor Tracie Hunter of Western Hills Brethren in Christ — who's also an attorney and a former Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge — said the case's investigation has been unjust, with unequal prosecution between white and black suspects, the station said.

"Six black people have been indicted ... but the white individual that appeared to incite the fight or riot and the other white individuals involved have not been charged at all," Hunter said, according to WXIX.

Hunter added that the white man "clearly intended to commit violence when he slapped the black man and set off the chain of events," the station reported.

WXIX said it reached out to Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge for comment and is waiting to hear back; in addition, the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office declined to comment to the station.

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval on Tuesday said, "If you slap someone, if you engage in that kind of violence, you should be held accountable. I'm not going to tell the investigators what to do; that's not my role,” WXIX said in a yet another story.

The mayor added that "until everyone is held accountable, we haven't served justice," the station said.

Pureval during an Aug. 1 news conference about the mob attack said the male seen on video issuing the slap prior to the beatdown is being "actively investigated."

BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock — who's been commenting consistently on the mob beatdown since it all unfolded late last month — on Tuesday blasted Cincinnati's black leaders for their collective stance.

"If anybody watched this video, if anybody sees men and women kicking a man while he's down, if anybody sees a picture of a woman beaten, knocked out, and says, 'Hey, I'm going to organize a press conference at a church in Cincinnati,' and black leaders are going to complain, 'Hey, why isn't this white man that's getting kicked in the head, why hasn't he been charged?' that's a group of people in need of some humility," Whitlock said.

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One of the clips Whitlock aired shows Rev. Lynch altering the lyrics of a Jim Croce song for his own purposes as he spoke to the crowd at church: "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit in the wind, you don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger, and you don't slap a black man in the face."

Whitlock responded to Lynch's words by saying, "Why is he racializing this? It's disrespectful to slap anyone, regardless of color, in the face. Is he saying ... if a black person slaps a black person in the face, it's OK? If a black gang member shoots a black man in the face, it's OK? If a black gang member accidentally shoots some young black child, it's OK? But everybody knows that you don't slap a black man in the face, I guess, unless you're black. He's in a church talking about common street thugs — and I'll include the white guy in that, because he ... seemed to be trying to fight with someone. ... [The reverend is] justifying to the people in that audience and other black people in Cincinnati that if you get slapped in the face by a white person, a gang of you all should jump on that man and beat up the woman. This is inside of a church! This is insanity; this is lack of humility."

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All 6 Cincinnati mob attack suspects indicted, hit with more charges — and could get decades behind bars



All six Cincinnati mob attack suspects were indicted Friday and hit with additional charges, WLWT-TV reported.

The station said all six suspects were indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot.

'We are extremely concerned that video footage appears to have been used to bring potential participants in the brawl to face consequences and not the individual who appears to have been the verbal and physical initiator of the incident.'

WLWT said each suspect faces up to 29.5 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges.

"What I saw on video is not the Cincinnati I know and love," Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said when announcing the indictments, the station reported. "These charges hold those involved in the attack accountable."

WLWT said the following five suspects have appeared in court: 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon, 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather, 25-year-old Aisha Devaughn, and 37-year-old Dominique Kittle.

Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested Monday in Georgia and was set for extradition back to Cincinnati.

Rosemond is the male "accused of hitting the victim named Holly," WLWT said in a previous story. Holly is the woman who was punched in the face by a male during the mob beatdown — and appeared to be knocked out as a result.

Cellphone video of the mob attack (1:34 mark) shows Holly, who's wearing a blue dress, apparently trying to intervene on behalf of a beaten-up man, but instead, another female punches her in the back of the head — and seconds later, a male punches her in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street.

Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio last week shared grisly images of Holly's face that appeared to have been taken soon after the attack and showed her with a horrific black eye and massive bruising.

"This is Holly," Moreno wrote on X. "She wanted to have a nice evening out with friends. Instead, she got this."

Vivek Ramaswamy — who's running for Ohio governor — shared a disturbing close-up image of Holly's face after she hit the ground; her eyes are wide open, and her body is motionless. Video shows a few people soon trying to help her up.

Holly later recorded a tearful video in which she thanked those who've supported her.

She also spoke at a Wednesday news conference:

You can view cellphone videos of the mob attack here, here, here, here, and here.

Police on Friday also released bodycam video showing the aftermath of the mob attack.

The NAACP released a statement Friday morning saying the organization is "disheartened by the violence," WLWT reported.

"It appears that a lot of bad decisions were made by various people, and as such, we ask that a thorough investigation by local law enforcement officials be permitted to be fully conducted to allow all persons involved to be given their day in court," the NAACP added, according to the station. "However, we are extremely concerned that video footage appears to have been used to bring potential participants in the brawl to face consequences and not the individual who appears to have been the verbal and physical initiator of the incident."

The NAACP's statement also notes that "the community needs to have an answer regarding the lack of charges."

Blaze News on Friday reached out to police and asked if they anticipate any more charges, particularly in regard to the individual the NAACP presumably referenced — a male seen on video issuing a face slap prior to the mob attack. Indeed, Mayor Aftab Pureval last Friday said that male is being "actively investigated."

But police had no specifics, telling Blaze News only that it's "still an open and active investigation."

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'Just a waiting game': AG Paxton tells Glenn Beck what fate awaits absentee Texas Democrats



Texas House Democrats fled to Illinois and other blue states on Sunday in an effort to thwart the people's will and to block the passage of a redistricting plan that would help the GOP gain five more congressional pickup opportunities ahead of the midterm elections.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) gave the "derelict Democrat House members" an ultimatum: Return to Texas and show up at work by 3:00 p.m. on Monday or face possible removal.

The absentee legislators, evidently keen to test their luck, refused to show up.

Attorney General Ken Paxton told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck on Tuesday that the Texas Democrats are playing a "waiting game" that they will ultimately lose.

"I honestly would have locked them up when they were in the House. [The] Texas House speaker could have shut the doors and kept everybody in," said Paxton. "We did that back in 2003, and once the doors are locked, you can't get out, and you can spend the night there, and you vote."

Paxton noted that by failing to lock the lawmakers in for the vote on the redistricting plan, "they've let the cat out of the bag. The cat's gone. So now you need to arrest them, which you're not going to get help from jurisdictions like Illinois, Boston, or New York."

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Texas House Democrats abandoning their posts on Sunday. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

After Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced Monday afternoon that a "quorum is not present," the Texas House passed a motion to issue arrest warrants for the Democrats who abandoned their posts.

Abbott subsequently announced that he had ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans."

Paxton suggested that while it is unlikely the absentee legislators will be arrested out of state, they'll inevitably "have to come back. They have jobs; they have families. They're not going to live in Illinois. It's cold up there. And New York's cold. Boston's cold. So they come back and we vote."

'Governor Abbott is not going to back down.'

While some Texas Democrats could face felony charges for allegedly soliciting funds to break quorum and evade the associated $500-per-day fine — Abbott ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate the delinquent Democrats for "potential" violations of Texas law, including bribery — the civil arrests awaiting the absentee legislators will not lead to jail time.

"It's not a prison sentence," Paxton told Beck. "I mean, unless you consider being on the Texas House floor, which I often did, a prison sentence. But the doors are shut, and you're stuck with all those people."

Beck pressed Paxton about the governor's threat of removal, whereby a district court could apparently determine that a legislator has forfeited office due to abandonment, then remove the legislator from office, thereby creating a vacancy.

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Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The Texas attorney general, whose 2021 opinion was the cited basis of Abbott's plan, noted that removals would change the threshold of present bodies necessary for a quorum, possibly speeding things along, and that Abbott might be able to appoint replacements for the removed legislators, "at least until there's a special election."

As with the arrests, the removal plan does not appear to be a particularly swift remedy.

"It's definitely not a fast process, although we're trying to figure out a way to fast-track it so that we can get an answer sooner rather than later," said Paxton. "Otherwise, it's just a waiting game."

"In the end, we know how it's going to turn out," added Paxton, "because Governor Abbott is not going to back down, and he'll just keep calling them back until they show up."

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