HOURS. THE SIX SUSPECT CHARGED IN THE DOWNTOWN BEATDOWN, APPEARING IN FRONT OF A JUDGE TODAY. AISHA DEVAUGHN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT. PROSECUTORS SAY SHE COMMITTED SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF VIOLENCE, KNOCKING ONE WOMAN UNCONSCIOUS AND REPEATEDLY KICKING AND STOMPING ON ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS ON THE GROUND. AND ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, THIS IS NOT HER FIRST RUN-IN WITH THE LAW. JUDGE, THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF VIOLENCE. I KNOW THE COURT IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. LOOKING AT HER RECORD, IT DOES APPEAR THAT SHE HAS TWO FELONY CONVICTIONS FOR THEFT. WELL, DEVAUGHN IS BEING HELD ON A $300,000 BOND, AND THE WAIT CONTINUES FOR THE CITY TO RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BRAWL. BUT WE ARE LEARNING THIS. CINCINNATI POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IDENTIFYING ANOTHER SUSPECT. THIS IS RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN FIGHT. THEY SAY HE WASN’T INVOLVED IN THE VIOLENCE, BUT ROBBED ONE OF THE VICTIMS. CINCINNATI POLICE SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE SUSPECT TAKING A GOLD CHAIN OFF ONE OF THE VICTIMS WHILE HE WAS BEING BEATEN ON THE GROUND. POLICE SAY HE THEN PULLED OUT HIS PHONE AND STARTED RECORDING THE FIGHT. ANYONE WITH INFOR
Suspect accused of stealing chain during downtown Cincinnati brawl arrested
Updated: 7:35 PM EDT Aug 11, 2025
A seventh person is facing charges and has been arrested after a violent brawl in downtown Cincinnati late last month.The incident unfolded on West Fourth and Elm streets early on July 26. Cincinnati police say the incident began as a verbal altercation that quickly turned physical.Six people were charged for their alleged roles in the violence, and now, a seventh person is charged with robbery in connection with the brawl.Cincinnati police said surveillance video shows the suspect taking a gold chain off one of the victims while he was being beaten on the ground. Police said the suspect then pulled out his phone and began recording the fight.That suspect, 32-year-old Gregory Wright, was arrested Monday. He is facing charges of aggravated riot and aggravated robbery, according to Hamilton County court documents.Five suspects tied to the brawl have appeared in court so far: 25-year-old Aisha Devaughn, 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon and 37-year-old Dominique Kittle.A sixth suspect, Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia.
CINCINNATI —
A seventh person is facing charges and has been arrested after a violent brawl in downtown Cincinnati late last month.
The incident unfolded on West Fourth and Elm streets early on July 26. Cincinnati police say the incident began as a verbal altercation that quickly turned physical.
Six people were charged for their alleged roles in the violence, and now, a seventh person is charged with robbery in connection with the brawl.
Cincinnati police said surveillance video shows the suspect taking a gold chain off one of the victims while he was being beaten on the ground. Police said the suspect then pulled out his phone and began recording the fight.
That suspect, 32-year-old Gregory Wright, was arrested Monday. He is facing charges of aggravated riot and aggravated robbery, according to Hamilton County court documents.
Five suspects tied to the brawl have appeared in court so far: 25-year-old Aisha Devaughn, 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon and 37-year-old Dominique Kittle.
A sixth suspect, Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia.