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New York Post
08-08-2025
- New York Post
Single mom battered by Cincinnati mob slams ‘insulting' police chief for calling the beatdown an ‘incident'
The single mom viciously pummeled in a violent Cincinnati street brawl last month slammed the city's top cop for calling the beatdown an 'incident' – and she claimed neither the police chief nor the mayor have apologized for the violence that unfolded on their watch. The woman, publicly referred to as Holly, said it's 'insulting' that embattled Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge characterized the July 26 melee as an 'incident' during a press conference two days later. 'It definitely didn't seem like an incident, it seemed like a beatdown attack,' Holly told Fox News' Laura Ingram during an appearance on 'The Ingram Angle' Thursday night. Advertisement Holly, a female victim who was attacked in Cincinnati, speaks out to Laura Ingraham Fox News 'I look at it as attempted murder, there's no other way to describe it. I think an incident is insulting to be honest and I have yet to receive a phone call from her or the mayor just apologizing for what happened and for letting these thugs and criminals run the streets when they should have been in jail to begin with.' The violent attack left Holly with a gruesome black eye, busted lip, bruises covering her face and neck. She is now suffering from brain trauma and a concussion, in addition to severe bruising throughout her face and body. Advertisement Viral footage of the street brawl showed a group of mostly black men surrounding Holly and an unidentified man, both of whom are white. The two victims were punched and stomped on as they cowered on the ground. Holly was later sucker-punched and knocked-out cold, with blood pouring from her mouth as she lay defenseless in the city street after trying to intervene in the rumble. Montianez Merriweather, 34, Jermaine Matthews, 39, Aisha Devaughn, 25, Dominique Kittle, 37, and bystander Dekyra Vernon, 24 – believed to be the woman who clobbered Holly in the back of the head before a man slugged her directly in the face – are among the alleged sluggers arrested. They are all charged with felonious assault, assault and aggravated riot. Advertisement The single mother claims she has yet to receive a call from the Cincinnati Police Chief or Mayor following the brawl. X Another person has been charged with the brutal ambush and is being tracked down by a fugitive task force. Authorities said they will not release their identities until they are captured. While a motive for the attack remains unclear, a new video surfaced last weekend showing the victims hurling racial slurs at their attackers moments before the barbaric beatdown erupted. The family of Merriweather also claims he was called racial slurs and spat on in the lead up to the brawl – and claimed that the street rampage has only garnered so much attention and outrage because the victim is a white woman. Advertisement 'If it was an African American woman who got knocked out … we wouldn't have been going through all this,' said an unidentified loved one of Merriweather, whom cops accused of coordinating the 'ambush' attack, to WLWT last week. Race has been a focus of the vicious street fight, with the five arrested individuals — all black — being accused of racism against the white victims.
New York Post
03-08-2025
- New York Post
Single mom knocked out cold in Cincinnati mob attack breaks silence
The single mom viciously pummeled by a group of thugs in Cincinnati last month has broken her silence since the melee to thank supporters, saying they 'brought back faith in humanity.' 'I want to say thank you to everyone for all of the love and support. It's definitely what's keeping me going. And you have just brought back faith in humanity,' said the local woman — identified only as Holly — through tears on social media. Holly, who was brutally attacked by a gang of thugs in a caught-on-camera incident last month, has broken her silence. 'It's been very, very hard, and I'm still recovering. I still have a very bad brain trauma,' Holly said, her right eye still blackened and her face covered in yellow bruising from the attack. Viral video of the street brawl showed a group of mostly black men surrounding Holly and an unidentified man, both of whom are white. Holly was knocked unconscious as a mob descended on her. One of the alleged assailants, Montianez Merriweather, 34, has claimed he was called racial slurs and spat on in the lead-up to the beatdown. The two victims were punched and stomped on as they cowered on the ground, with blood pouring from Holly's mouth. Merriweather, Jermaine Matthews, 39, and bystander Dekyra Vernon, 24 — believed to be the woman who sucker-punched Holly in the back of the head before a man slugged her directly in the face — were among the alleged assailants arrested and charged with felonious assault, assault and aggravated riot. 'She just interjected herself into a brawl on the street,' Cincinnati Police Detective Barney Blank said of the female suspect Vernon, reported. Family members of the alleged assailants have since attempted to make the street rampage into a racial issue, claiming the only reason it drew so much attention and outrage was because of the skin color of those involved. 'If it was an African American woman who got knocked out … we wouldn't have been going through all this,' said an unidentified loved one of Merriweather, whom cops accused of coordinating the 'ambush' attack, to WLWT outside the local courthouse. Holly, who suffered brain trauma in addition to severe facial bruising, said her recovery has been 'very, very hard,' and tearfully thanked those who have contributed to her GiveSendGo fundraiser, which so far has raised more than $170,000. 'God bless you all. Thank you,' she said.
New York Post
02-08-2025
- New York Post
Fourth slugger busted in Cincinnati brawl as new video shows moments before melee
A fourth person has been busted in connection with the vicious brawl in Cincinnati that left two people seriously injured, as new video shows the victims lobbing racial slurs at their attackers moments before the beatdown. Dominique Kittle, 37, was arrested around 6:20 p.m. Friday, nearly a week after he allegedly pummeled a Russian woman and an unidentified man, police announced. Kittle was charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot. His bond was set at $150,000. Advertisement 4 Dominique Kittle was arrested in connection to the Cincinnati brawl. FOX19 His fellow alleged sluggers Jermaine Matthews, 39; Montianez Merriweather, 34; and Dekyra Vernon, 24, were put behind bars earlier this week. Two others have been charged with the brutal beatdown and are being tracked down by a fugitive task force. Authorities said they will not release their identities until they are captured. Advertisement The group is accused of coordinating an 'ambush' on six victims, even as one of their victims lay defenseless on the city street — igniting racial tensions and widespread concern. 'What we all witnessed in the viral video early Saturday morning was not only disturbing, but outright cruel. It was an act of violence that shook us all,' Police Chief Teresa Theetge said at a news conference. 4 Four people have been arrested, and two others are still being sought. instagram/513wade Kittle's arrest came down the same day another video surfaced of the moments before the beatdown began — and shows one of the men who police labeled a victim hurling racial slurs. Advertisement 'Get him! Get that little n—-r!' the man said in the video obtained by The Enquirer. Two black men appear to talk to the man in an attempt to calm him down before the chaos erupted, according to the video provided by attorney Brandon Fox, who is representing Matthews. 4 One woman was knocked out during the melee. X The family of Merriweather also claims he was called racial slurs and spat on in the lead up to the brawl. Advertisement Police say Merriweather approached Matthews, whispered to him and then the pair slugged the man in the face. Fox, however, claims the men don't know one another and that Merriweather had been fighting another individual. 'It was not a Black, racist mob attacking people,' Fox told the outlet. 'These were separate fights that were triggered by racial slurs that ultimately poured gasoline on the fire.' 4 One victim, 'Holly,' suffered severe injuries and returned to her home in Russia. @berniemorenoforohio Race has been a focus of the vicious street fight, with the four arrested individuals — all black — being accused of racism against the white victims. One of the badly beaten victims was a woman named Holly, who fled back to her home in Russia after she was left with a gruesome black eye, busted lip, and bruises covering her face and neck during the melee. The viral footage showed what appeared to be Holly getting sucker-punched and knocked out cold, with blood pouring from her mouth as she lay defenseless on the ground after trying to intervene in the rumble. Cops have vowed to release more footage of the brawl, promising it 'tells a little more of the story.'
Black America Web
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Inside Our ‘Women To Know: Modern Mavericks' Panel With LaToya Hobbs, Murjoni Merriweather, And Jewel Ham
HelloBeautiful x MadameNoire's 2025 Women To Know event, held in New York City, brought together the Black women artists featured on this year's list: LaToya Hobbs, Murjoni Merriweather, and Jewel Ham. In a panel moderated by MadameNoire managing editor, Danica Daniel, the women spoke in-depth about their work as Black women artists, what inspires their art, what fuels their creativity, occupying space within the art world, and more. The event was a moment to celebrate these talented Black women creating art on their own terms and using their work as a vehicle to highlight their respective communities who act as their muses, while also inspiring the next generation of fearless creatives. Source: Andre 'DreVinci' Jones / Andre 'DreVinci' Jones When asked by Daniel what fuels their creativity and how they define themselves as an artist, Merriweather and Hobbs responded with the common theme of community. 'The thing that fuels my creativity is my own self-love,' Merriweather began. 'I feel like when I started I was making it for us, and then eventually I started wanting to make more work that represented my own healing journey. I learned a lot more about myself through creating new work. My community and the people I surround myself with [has also been fuel] it's been like Red Bull to my heart.' Hobbs added her own perspective, stating, 'I'm inspired by my life in general. My own life experiences. I really try to channel and champion the stories of people in my community.' '[I'm] very much inspired by what I like to call everyday heroes because they have extraordinary stories, extraordinary lives. I think there's so much power in the everyday and so many people have phenomenal stories that maybe just don't have like a million followers,' she said. Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful x MadameNoire Fellow artist Ham also let attendees in on she chooses which stories to tell through her art. 'I always want to stick with the story that feels like home to me,' she said. 'That feels like something that I've experienced or people in my community that are close to me, we've shared an experience.' 'A lot of my sketches and things, they start with a lot of writing, a lot of just what I want the viewer to experience when they're looking at the works. It feels comfortable to me and that's where I'm able to use my voice the most,' Ham added. Source: Women To Know Covers | iOne Editorial | 2025-04-23 / Ione Digital – cs To close out the insightful event and conversation, the ladies were asked the advice they would give their younger selves. 'I would tell my younger self not to be concerned about what people think about you because that's something that I used to do. I used to dim myself. Don't try to dim your light to make other people feel comfortable,' Hobbs shared. Merriweather added that she would tell her younger self to 'make the work that I wanna make, do what I wanna do…find my tribe and people who love me for who I am.' Source: Women To Know Covers | iOne Editorial | 2025-04-23 / Ione Digital – cs 'Keep at it baby! If you don't wanna go, you don't gotta go,' Ham exclaimed. We thank these incredible women for sharing their art with us and can't wait to see what they do next. SEE ALSO Inside Our 'Women To Know: Modern Mavericks' Panel With LaToya Hobbs, Murjoni Merriweather, And Jewel Ham was originally published on
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Notre Dame wide receiver changes schools again
Former Notre Dame wide receiver Tobias Merriweather has left Cal and will sign with Utah. Merriweather has 26 career catches for 450 yards and four touchdowns with Cal and Notre Dame. He spent two seasons with the Fighting Irish. Advertisement The junior from Camas, Washington, will now be a member of the Utes. Merriweather's most productive season at Notre Dame was 2023, when he had 14 catches for 284 yards, two touchdowns, and a long of 75 yards. He had 20.3 yards per catch that year. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions. Follow Tim on X: @tehealey This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Former Notre Dame wide receiver Tobias Merriweather settles on Utah
