White male who got charged after slapping black male in face, getting severely beaten in Cincinnati mob attack enters plea

A white male who slapped a black male in the face and then got severely beaten in Cincinnati's infamous mob attack late last month was charged with disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.

The arraignment for Alex Tchervinski took place Tuesday, WLWT-TV reported.

'He was not only brutally beaten and robbed during the assault; he's now being prosecuted when he was attempting to defend himself and his friends.'

Tchervinski, 45, didn't appear in Hamilton County Municipal Court, but his attorney Douglas Brannon entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Brannon said his client acted in self-defense, WLWT noted.

A cellphone video shows a white male and several black males squaring off before the mob attack begins. The video shows light physical contact between the white male and two black males, while others of both races appear to try to break things up. Then amid verbal sparring, the white male lightly slaps the face of a black male — and then the mob attack commences.

The above video and a second clip show the mob repeatedly stomping, kicking, and punching the white male while he's lying in the street.

Tchervinski has been identified as one of the six victims in the mob attack.

WLWT said it remains unclear whether the slap led to Tchervinski's misdemeanor charge.

"I am not aware of what basis they made the disorderly conduct charge," Brannon said, according to the station. "It's not been explained to me by any prosecutor or any filing made by the prosecutor. So I'm very interested to learn from them why they felt it necessary to bring this charge under these circumstances."

Brannon also said Tchervinski was acting in self-defense and should not be charged, according to WLWT. "Alex himself sustained over 28 blows to his head, face area. He was brutally beaten in this instance. I think he is being victimized now for a second time. He was not only brutally beaten and robbed during the assault; he's now being prosecuted when he was attempting to defend himself and his friends."

However, leaders in the black community — including state Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) — have been saying a disorderly conduct charge isn't enough, the station reported.

"An assault is an assault. When you put your hands on someone and use force, you have assaulted that individual, and that was an assault," Thomas told WLWT. "Disorderly conduct is a slap in my face."

Both sides are agreeing on one thing, however — that city leaders aren't being transparent, the station said.

Case in point: The city solicitor prosecuting Tchervinski's case is trying to seal the citation, WLWT reported.

"I can't explain why the city brings a charge and wants to try and conceal it at the same time," Brannon noted, according to the station. "I think this is something that needs to be aired to the public. The public needs to see what's going on and how wrong this prosecution is."

In addition, not all videos of the incident have been made public, WLWT reported.

"It's mind-boggling for us to have to get drips of this as we go along. The city should be just as transparent as everybody else involved," Thomas added to the station. "We need to move from this, and the only way we can is we need to allow the people to understand exactly what happened here, and then we begin a process of healing. We can't do that with this drip faucet of information coming out."

Prior to the charge against Tchervinski, seven others — all of them black — were charged in connection with the mob attack. Six of of the seven have been indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot. Those six face nearly 30 years in jail if convicted on all charges.

A black male seen on a third cellphone video standing next to the face-slap victim appears to be the first individual to physically retaliate against the white male. As it happens, police are looking for another mob attack suspect, and the image cops released of this suspect appears to match the appearance of the male seen retaliating on video.

Chief Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Kip Guinan addressed the face slap, saying that it came after someone else was already beaten, not before, WXIX reported. Guinan also acknowledged that racial slurs are audible on some of the videos of the mob attack — however, he said the slurs were uttered "a minute and 47 seconds into the brutal beatdown," the station reported.

"Were there words said? Yes. Were they inappropriate? Absolutely," Guinan also noted, WXIX reported, before adding that "these poor people were being assaulted, stomped WWE-style, elbow-drops onto pavement. One woman was knocked out to the point her head hit the pavement. We could be here on a homicide."

That woman — who has come to be known as Holly — is seen on cellphone video (1:34 mark) 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 days after the mob attack.

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

The male accused of punching Holly has been identified as 38-year-old Patrick Rosemond. Prosecutors said that in addition to knocking out and nearly killing Holly, Rosemond “assaulted each and every single victim in brutal and vicious fashion," WXIX-TV reported earlier this month.

Patrick Rosemond. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff

Rosemond is seen on video dancing, high-fiving spectators, and taunting victims following the “violent attack,” the prosecution added, according to WXIX. The prosecution added that Rosemond also has prior convictions — including 10 misdemeanors and three felonies, the station said. His bond was set at $500,000.

One of the more vocal advocates for the arrested black suspects has been Pastor Damon Lynch, and he recently stated that Holly wouldn't have gotten punched had the slap not occurred, WXIX noted in another recent story.

“We do not feel the violence was proportionate to the slap. We are not saying that,” Lynch stated, according to the station. “We’re saying if [the white man] had not slapped this black man in the face, Holly would not have gotten punched out, and the night would have ended.”

BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock has been commenting on the mob beatdown since it all unfolded late last month, and one of his recent video takes included Lynch altering the lyrics of a Jim Croce song for his own purposes as he spoke to a crowd at a 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 didn't take kindly to Lynch's words.

"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?" Whitlock stated. "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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Lawyer for white male who slapped black male then got beaten up in Cincinnati mob attack blasts charge against client

The attorney for the white male seen on video slapping the face of a black male, then getting beaten up in last month's Cincinnati mob attack, blasted the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge against his client.

'Overruling law enforcement and prosecutors for cheap political points is a disgraceful stain on our city, and those responsible should be utterly ashamed of themselves.'

The above video and a second clip show the mob repeatedly stomping, kicking, and punching the white male while he's lying in the street.

Doug Brannon — attorney for 45-year-old Alexander Tchervinski — told WXIX-TV that his client "is continuing to suffer from his injuries. He was brutally beaten in the attack, like many others were, and he's continuing his medical treatment."

Tchervinski told WXIX anchor Tricia Macke that he was hit in the head 28 times and robbed.

WLWT-TV reported that its sources confirmed that the white male seen on video slapping the black male is Tchervinski.

But Brannon emphasized to WXIX that the charge against his client is "victim-blaming" and that studies of multiple videos of the mob attack show Tchervinski was protecting himself and others.

"It's very clear in all of the videos — except those edited for political purposes — that Alex was, in fact, acting in self-defense of himself and his friends,” Brannon noted to WXIX.

White male who slapped black male's face prior to Cincinnati mob attack — and got thrashed in beatdown — has been charged

The white male seen on video slapping a black male's face just moments before last month's Cincinnati mob attack has been charged, WLWT-TV reported.

Police said the 45-year-old white male was ordered to appear next Tuesday in Hamilton County Municipal Court, the station said.

'We still question the fairness in charging based on the information we have seen and the conversations we have had.'

While police didn't release the suspect's name, noting he's a mob attack victim and that Marsy’s Law prevents authorities from releasing his identity, WLWT said it spoke with the suspect on the phone Tuesday night.

The station said Alex Tchervinski confirmed he's facing the misdemeanor charge. WLWT said he's been charged with disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.

The above video and a second clip show the mob repeatedly stomping, kicking, and punching the white male while he's lying in the street.

The station said its sources confirmed that the white male seen on video slapping the black male is Tchervinski.

In addition, a black male seen on a third cellphone video standing next to the face-slap victim appears to be the first individual to physically retaliate against the white male. As it happens, police are looking for another mob attack suspect, and the image cops released of this suspect appears to match the appearance of the male seen retaliating on video.

Cincinnati's black leaders had been demanding charges against the white male who issued the slap.

"What incited and who incited the rioting? If the riot is because of a slap, who incited the rioting?" Rev. Damon Lynch said recently to a crowd at New Prospect Baptist Church, WXIX-TV reported.

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

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."

WLWT said Ken Kober, president of the Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police, is unhappy about the decision to charge Tchervinski: "The city administration is eroding the very fabric of the justice system with orders to prosecute those without probable cause. Cops are being used as political pawns. It's disgusting."

But WLWT said David Whitehead, president of the Cincinnati NAACP, released a statement which reads, in part: "We still question the fairness in charging based on the information we have seen and the conversations we have had. Street altercations typically result in disorderly conduct charges and ... defendants [are] being charged beyond that."

Prior to the charge against the white male, seven others — all of them black — have been charged in connection with the mob attack. Six of of the seven have been indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot. Those six face nearly 30 years in jail if convicted on all charges.

The two female suspects last week got big breaks from a judge who reduced their bonds of several hundred thousand dollars each down to $25,000 each, of which they owed just 10%. Fox News said the two females were released from jail Friday.

(L to R) Dekyra Vernon, Aisha Devaughn. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff

The seventh suspect — 32-year-old Gregory Wright — was indicted Friday for aggravated riot and aggravated robbery, WXIX reported in another story, citing court records. Wright pleaded not guilty at his initial arraignment, the station said.

Police said in a criminal complaint that 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 said, adding that a police flyer indicated Wright put the necklace in his pocket and then took video of the rest of the mob attack. Wright remained behind bars Wednesday morning, jail records show.

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Cincinnati police looking for another mob attack suspect; videos appear to show him punching white male just after slap

Cincinnati police are looking for another mob attack suspect — and videos appear to depict him as the first individual to go after the white male who slapped a black male in the face immediately before the beatdown late last month.

Police provided an image of the suspect in question and said in their X post that "Central Business Section is investigating a Felonious Assault offense that occurred on 4th Street and Elm on July 26, 2025. If you have any information, please contact Det. Blank at 513-352-5442."

'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.'

The suspect in question is seen in the photo wearing a dark bucket-style hat with white lettering on the front, a white short-sleeved shirt with black lettering and multicolored designs, black shorts, and red and white sneakers.

One cellphone video appears to show a rear view of the suspect standing just to the right of the black male whose face was slapped by the white male. Just after the slap, the still-unknown suspect — whose shirt seems to read "Loyalty Is Rare" among other words on the back — appears to punch at the white male, after which others join in and also go after the white male.

A second cellphone video shows the same thing as the previous video, except it was recorded from the front. However, from the front angle, the suspect's apparent retaliation against the white male seems rather minimal; his thrown punch and shove don't appear to do any damage, and he's quickly pulled away. However, others who join in appear to be more successful in their physical attacks.

A third cellphone video — which is the main clip of the attack — appears to show the suspect following two attackers who go after the white male and knock him down in the street; soon he's thoroughly beaten up with punches and stomps. However, in the third clip the suspect in question doesn't appear to get physical with anybody, including the white male he appeared to go after following the earlier slap.

Cincinnati police on Tuesday didn't immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment about the suspect — specifically if police view him as helping to fuel the mob attack, or if other videos show him doing other things. Police on Tuesday also didn't immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment regarding if the white male who delivered the slap will be charged.

Cincinnati's black leaders have said the case's prosecution so far has been unfair to the black community — and they've demanded charges against the white male seen on video slapping the face of a black male just prior to the mob attack breaking out.

"What incited and who incited the rioting? If the riot is because of a slap, who incited the rioting?" Rev. Damon Lynch said recently to a crowd at New Prospect Baptist Church, WXIX-TV reported.

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval around the same time 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 separate story.

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

Chief Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Kip Guinan also addressed the face slap, saying that it came after someone else was already beaten, not before, WXIX reported in another story. Guinan also acknowledged that racial slurs are audible on some of the videos of the mob attack — however, he said the slurs were uttered "a minute and 47 seconds into the brutal beatdown," the station reported.

So far, seven suspects have been charged in connection with the mob attack. Six of them — four males and two females — have been indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot. Those six face nearly 30 years in jail if convicted on all charges.

The two female suspects got big breaks last week from a judge who reduced their bonds of several hundred thousand dollars each down to $25,000 each, of which they owed just 10%. Fox News said the two females were released from jail Friday.

(L to R) Dekyra Vernon, Aisha Devaughn. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff, composite

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Male accused of punching woman in face, knocking her out during Cincinnati mob attack finally appears in court

The male accused of punching a woman in her face and knocking her out during last month's mob attack in Cincinnati has been extradited from Georgia and faced an Ohio judge Friday morning, WXIX-TV reported.

Patrick Rosemond, 38, had been in Fulton County, Georgia, where he was arrested Aug. 4 and was brought back overnight to Hamilton County, Ohio, prior to his 9 a.m. court appearance, the station said.

Rosemond is seen on video dancing, high-fiving spectators, and taunting victims following the 'violent attack,' the prosecution added, according to WXIX.

Cincinnati police and prosecutors say Rosemond is the male who punched and knocked out the woman known as Holly during the mob attack, WXIX reported.

Cellphone video (1:34 mark) shows Holly, who is 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 days after the beatdown.

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

Vivek Ramaswamy — who is 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 has spoken out several times since the mob attack.

During Friday's hearing, Hamilton County prosecutors asked the judge to set a high bond for Rosemond, WXIX reported.

The prosecution said that in addition to nearly killing Holly, Rosemond “assaulted each and every single victim in brutal and vicious fashion," the station noted.

Rosemond is seen on video dancing, high-fiving spectators, and taunting victims following the “violent attack,” the prosecution added, according to WXIX.

What's more, the prosecution said Rosemond has prior convictions — including 10 misdemeanors and three felonies — and is a flight risk given that he “fled the jurisdiction” to Atlanta, the station said.

Rosemond’s defense countered that going to Atlanta was pre-planned and was not a flight attempt, WXIX said.

The judge sided with the prosecution and issued Rosemond a $500,000 bond, the station said, adding that if Rosemond posts bond, he'll be required to wear an electronic monitoring device.

Rosemond and five other suspects were indicted last Friday on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot in connection with the mob attack. Each of the six suspects faces up to 29.5 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges.

A seventh mob attack suspect was arrested earlier this week on different charges — aggravated riot and aggravated robbery — after allegedly stealing a necklace off the neck of an assault victim.

Chief Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Kip Guinan also addressed other heated issues related to the mob attack.

First, a white male was seen on video slapping a black male in the face, after which the mob attack commenced. However, Guinan said that slap came after someone else was already beaten, not before, WXIX said.

Second, Guinan acknowledged that racial slurs are audible on some of the videos of the mob attack — however, he said the slurs were uttered "a minute and 47 seconds into the brutal beatdown," the station reported.

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

Black leaders in Cincinnati have said the case's prosecution so far has been unfair to the black community — and have demanded charges against the white male seen issuing the slap.

"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.

BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock — who has been commenting consistently on the mob beatdown since it all unfolded late last month — blasted Cincinnati's black leaders for their 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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Homer Simpson would be proud of this defense

Five of the seven suspects in the now-infamous Cincinnati beatdown case appeared in court Thursday for arraignments and bail hearings. It was a routine appearance — until one defense attorney made what may be the most unintentionally revealing courtroom statement of the year. Maybe even the decade.

“Vernon’s attorney, Clyde Bennett, argued that the case against his client had been inflamed due to race and politics, but in reality it was just a fight fueled by alcohol.”

The sooner we remind people that they are moral agents — capable of making choices and accountable for them — the sooner we’ll see fewer ‘Cincinnati beatdowns’ in the news.

Let that sink in for a moment. According to Bennett, it would be unfair to frame the case as racial or political. No — don’t get it twisted — it was just about drunken violence. Ah, yes, much better.

The irony is thick enough to spread on toast.

For two decades, Americans have been told everything is about race and politics. We’ve lived under a constant drumbeat of racialized news coverage. We don’t have to reach back to Trayvon Martin or Michael Brown — George Floyd in 2020 will do. Cities burned for months while the national media insisted the destruction was “mostly peaceful.”

Back then, pointing out the deadly fentanyl in Floyd’s system, the crime he’d just committed, or broader issues like high crime rates in certain neighborhoods or the role of fatherlessness in cycles of violence was “racist.” Facts didn’t matter. Only the race narrative did.

Sick of the double standard

The narrative claimed that violence disproportionately involved black men, which supposedly proved “systemic racism.” Why? Because in the Marxist worldview, crime stems from the environment — people are violent because the “system” forces them to be. If you took the same statistics and said, “Yes, something is going wrong with crime, violence, and broken families — let’s talk about it,” you were branded a racist.

It’s always been a one-way street. Race gets invoked when it advances a left-wing narrative of grievance and dependency. When it doesn’t fit, race suddenly disappears from the discussion and you’re told to drop the subject.

Americans are sick of this double standard. Racism is wrong for everyone.

The statistics show something is deeply wrong, and ignoring it won’t fix anything. But the left’s “solutions” aren’t solutions — they’re programs to stoke grievance, increase dependency, and keep personal responsibility out of the conversation. It is always someone else’s fault, and that fault is usually “whiteness.”

Which brings us back to Thursday’s courtroom gem. Bennett’s “blame it on the alcohol” defense isn’t just legally flimsy — it’s philosophically bankrupt. Being drunk while committing a crime is not a defense. You can’t rob a store, beat someone up, or kill a man and then shrug because you had one too many.

That’s not how the law works. That’s not how life works.

Choices have consequences

The bigger problem is that this mindset — “I had no choice, the system made me do it, those people made me do it, the booze made me do it” — has become the default for too many Americans. It strips people of agency and moral responsibility. It says, “I don’t make choices. Things just happen to me.” That’s a recipe for failure.

We need to bring back the idea that character matters. If someone can control his anger and walk away from a fight, that shows good character. If he can’t, we don’t help him by letting him blame booze, “the system,” or “the man.”

At some point, everyone needs to learn that choices have consequences.

We’ve gone from laughing at “blame it on the alcohol” to taking it seriously as social theory. That’s not progress. It’s regression — into a world where no one is accountable for anything. In this world, you can declare yourself a victim and opt out of morality.

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The incentive to claim oppression is huge. If you’re white, the easiest way is to identify as an “oppressed” sexual minority. This isn’t just about sex — it’s about securing a lifetime exemption from blame.

The Cincinnati case is ugly. And yet a defense attorney stood in court and suggested that drunken mob violence is better than racial politics. That’s how far we’ve drifted from personal responsibility.

If we want to cut crime and restore order, we must stop rewarding this thinking. We must revive the idea that personal responsibility isn’t outdated. We must stop letting people hide behind whatever excuse is in fashion — race, politics, poverty, wealth, or booze.

Thirty years ago, “I wasn’t asleep; I was drunk!” was a Homer Simpson joke. Today, it could be a legitimate legal defense in certain left-wing circles.

The sooner we remind people that they are moral agents — capable of making choices and accountable for them — the sooner we’ll see fewer “Cincinnati beatdowns” in the news. Until then, leftists, having injected race into every conversation, should take responsibility for what they created.

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.

"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.

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.

(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.

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.

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.

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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6th Cincinnati mob attack suspect arrested; sources say she's seen on video stomping victim

A sixth Cincinnati mob attack suspect has been arrested, WXIX-TV reported.

Aisha Devaughn, 25, was charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, the station said, citing Cincinnati police.

Police said its Fugitive Apprehension Unit took Devaughn into custody around 9 a.m. Wednesday, WXIX added. She remained behind bars Wednesday evening, jail records show.

The station noted 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 the video — which you can view here — in its story. The clip allegedly shows Devaughn in action.

Around the 9-second mark, a woman dressed in a short, white bodysuit comes into frame, and she 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 the mob attack victim we've come to know as Holly. The physical contact comes just after another female punches Holly in the back of the head — and just before a male punches Holly in the face, knocking her flat on her back.

Holly told WXIX the following after Devaughn's arrest: "I am so thankful our police and everyone out there who are helping to save other lives by arresting these felons. Who knows how many other people they've been doing this to and attacking our innocent, for God knows how long, that no one even knows about. I feel blessed. Our loved ones are now a little safer."

Holly also spoke at a Wednesday news conference:

With Devaughn's arrest, all six of the so-far charged suspects in connection with the mob attack have been taken into custody.

Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested Monday in Fulton County, Georgia, and has been charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, Cincinnati police told WLWT-TV. The station said Rosemond is the male "accused of hitting the victim named Holly."

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

The fourth suspect — Dominique Kittle, 37 — was arrested Friday night and charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, WLWT said in a separate story.

Dominique Kittle. Image source: Fulton County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office

WLWT reported that during Saturday's hearing, 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.

The other three arrested suspects are 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon, and 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather.

(L to R) Jermaine Matthews, Dekyra Vernon, Montianez Merriweather. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office, composite

Matthews turned himself in last Tuesday on one count each of aggravated riot and assault, WXIX reported, adding that Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Michael Peck set his bond at $100,000 during his Wednesday arraignment. The station said Matthews returned to court Thursday on two new counts of felonious assault and one for misdemeanor assault, after which Peck set new bonds that increased the total amount to $270,000 — and WXIX said Matthews bonded out of jail.

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

Merriweather also has been in trouble with the law before.

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.

Vernon was charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot in connection with the mob attack. She is alleged to have "struck [the] victim in the face with a closed fist prior to the victim becoming unconscious from the attack," WXIX reported, citing criminal complaints. Vernon's bond was set at $200,000, and she remained behind bars Tuesday, according to jail records.

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

The next court date for Kittle, Matthews, Vernon, and Merriweather is scheduled for Friday.

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