Suspect in Cincinnati brawl arrested, charged with aggravated riot, assault

CINCINNATI – A third person has been arrested in connection with a brutal beatdown in Cincinnati that left two people seriously injured this past weekend, police sources confirmed to Fox News. Sources also said that the individual was booked overnight.

Jermaine Matthews has been arrested and charged with aggravated riot and assault. Sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that authorities are taking the investigation into the viral beating in Cincinnati. Now, just days after the beatdown, three people have been arrested in connection with the crime.

The arrest comes a day after 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather and 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon were arrested on charges of felonious assault, aggravated riot and assault.

All three suspects appeared in court on Wednesday morning for bond hearings.

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The judge held Merriweather on a $500,000 bond; Matthews on a $100,000 bond; and Vernon on a $200,000 bond.

Detectives told the judge during the bond hearing that they are working to determine what led up to the “extremely violent” incident that happened, which includes reviewing multiple videos.

“Ultimately, we do have on video Mr. Merriweather walking up to a co-defendant. He whispers something to him, then walks back behind the victim,” the detective said. “We have Mr. Merriweather coming up behind the victim, striking him in the side of the face from behind.”

The judge asked the detective if he would call this a surprise attack.

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“This is kind of like an ambush, almost like it was setup in a certain way,” the detective told the judge, adding that the footage came from a camera mounted on a nearby building.

He continued, alleging that Merriweather and a co-defendant, later identified as Matthews, were seen chasing the victims as they were trying to retreat, and once the victims were on the ground, they began to punch and kick them.

“Mr. Merriwether goes after another gentleman behind another car and then he walks off to the side and goes to the sidewalk,” the detective said. “So as to Mr. Merriweather’s involvement in this, we believe that he…