Video that appears to be early in the confrontation shows a white man and a Black man square off, and then back down. But then the white man slaps the Black man, triggering the melee.
It’s not clear whether that man is the one charged in the incident.
Cincinnati City Council member Scotty Johnson, a former Cincinnati Police officer, said earlier this month he had heard from hundreds of constituents wondering about the lack of charges for the man they see as the instigator.
“Only those investigators in the police department can answer that,” he says. “It’s kind of baffling, but that’s where the answers lie: with them.”
Six of the seven people previously charged face felonious assault and aggravated rioting charges. If convicted, each could face up to around 29 years in prison. The seventh person arrested was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated rioting, WVXU news partner WCPO reports.
Video of the fight circulated widely on social media, prompting comment from VP Vance and Senator Moreno, as well as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to send Ohio Highway Patrol to help CPD.
I did some searching online and I think this is the story:
Man, also identified as a victim, charged in downtown Cincinnati fight
Guilty pleas as downtown Cincinnati brawl trial set to begin
Victim speaks out after downtown Cincinnati brawl, more than $400K raised to help recovery
a heroic level of a reply. You sourced that like you were writing an academic paper