Five plead guilty to charges in brutal Cincinnati beatdown that went viral last summer

Five radical person pleaded blameworthy successful transportation with the brutal beatdown successful downtown Cincinnati that went viral past year. 

On Monday, 4 of the 5 individuals pleaded blameworthy to felony charges stemming from the fight, with a 5th idiosyncratic pleading blameworthy to misdemeanor charges, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. 

The charges stem from a convulsive combat that broke retired connected the country of Fourth and Elm streets successful downtown Cincinnati astir 3 a.m. connected July 26, 2025. 

Defense attorneys for those charged person insisted the combat was sparked aft 1 of the victims allegedly directed a radical slur astatine a subordinate of the group.

BRUTAL DOWNTOWN BRAWL LEAVES VICTIMS BLOODIED AS CINCINNATI POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION

Jermaine Mathews is brought earlier Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Alan Triggs for his arraignment successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Aug. 14, 2025. The charges subordinate to a downtown beating connected July 26, 2025. (Matthew Symons/Fox News Digital)

Video footage of the altercation subsequently went viral, with clips showing the infinitesimal a pistillate was thrown to the crushed and knocked unconscious garnering millions of views passim societal media. 

A antheral was besides seen being knocked to the crushed and struck much than 2 twelve times successful the head. 

Montianez Merriwether is brought earlier Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Alan Triggs for his arraignment successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Aug. 14, 2025. The charges subordinate to a downtown beating connected July 26, 2025. (Matthew Symons/Fox News Digital)

Those who pleaded blameworthy to felony charges see Jermaine Mathews, 39; Montianez Merriweather, 35; Gregory Wright, 33; and Aisha Devaughn, 26, the Enquirer reported.

VIDEO OF RACIAL SLUR YELLED DURING THE BRUTAL CINCINNATI BEATDOWN EMERGES 

Aisha Devaughn is brought earlier Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Alan Triggs for her arraignment successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Aug. 14, 2025. The charges subordinate to a downtown beating connected July 26, 2025. (Matthew Symons/Fox News Digital)

Mathews reportedly faces the longest situation word of up to 4.5 years down bars aft helium pleaded blameworthy to aggravated rioting and attempted felonious assault. His defence lawyer has antecedently said the radical slurs were directed astatine Mathews. 

Surveillance footage shows Mathews approaching a antheral and punching him successful the head. Minutes later, aft the antheral appears to slap Mathews successful the face, helium is seen throwing the unfortunate to the crushed earlier punching and kicking him.  

Merriweather and Devaughn pleaded blameworthy to aggravated battle and aggravated rioting, according to the outlet. They each look up to 3 years successful prison.

ALLEGED CINCINNATI ATTACKERS WALK FREE AFTER BOND CUTS, POLICE HUNT EIGHTH SUSPECT

Gregory Wright, 32, appears successful tribunal successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Aug. 12, 2025. He is charged with aggravated rioting and aggravated robbery for allegedly targeting a antheral during a brawl and taking a concatenation from a victim's neck. (David Ferrara/USA Today Network)

Wright, who was accused of ripping a concatenation from a victim’s cervix aft Mathews flung the antheral to the ground, reportedly pleaded blameworthy to felony theft and misdemeanor rioting, with the astir superior complaint carrying a maximum condemnation of 18 months successful prison. 

Dekyra Vernon, 25, besides reportedly pleaded blameworthy to misdemeanor battle and disorderly behaviour charges stemming from the fight. 

WATCH: Viral Cincinnati beatdown witnesser describes the country of the brutal fight

Charges against 2 different defendants successful the lawsuit — Patrick Rosemond, 39, and Dominique Kittle, 38 — stay pending, according to the Enquirer.

JD VANCE CONDEMNS 'DISGUSTING' CINCINNATI ATTACK, POINTS TO POLICE HIRING CRISIS IN BLUE CITIES

DeKyra Vernon is brought earlier Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Alan Triggs for her arraignment successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Aug. 14, 2025. The charges subordinate to a downtown beating connected July 26, 2025. (Matthew Symons/Fox News Digital)

In March, an Ohio justice reportedly dismissed a disorderly behaviour complaint against a White antheral who authorities antecedently said was 1 of the victims. 

The beatdown ignited allegations that the incidental was racially motivated, with governmental leaders including Vice President JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy antecedently speaking retired against the video aft it went viral.

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Those who pleaded blameworthy are acceptable to beryllium sentenced connected May 19 and June 11. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to the attorneys for the defendants and the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office for comment.