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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Outraged CEO shows Daily Mail the hellish truth about downtown Cincinnati in wake of man-on-woman brawl that shocked America
An entrepreneur who is fleeing downtown Cincinnati in the wake of an appalling mass brawl showed Daily Mail the abject squalor that has driven him out. Victor Louis, founder and CEO of local firm One Logistics Network, took the Mail on a grim tour of the beleaguered city on Monday. He said Cincinnati's woke leaders were entirely to blame for its demise. The city has been thrust into the national spotlight following the mass brawl that erupted, with a man and a woman being violently assaulted during a fight that saw the woman beaten black and blue by a man. Further outrage ensued when Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge - who is being sued for alleged anti-white racism - scolded journalists for taking the viral clips 'out of context' Louis told Daily Mail that the brawl was the straw that broke the camel's back for his company after he and his staffers witnessed escalating violence and horror. He said that: 'Had [the brawl] not happened, I don't know if anybody would believe what's been going on. In one sense it is an isolated incident but things have led up to this.' Cincinnati is home to eight Fortune 500 headquarters - but during rush hour on Monday morning its streets were near-desolate. And the people that Daily Mail did see paint a clear picture of why Louis and others are so angry. Just a few hundred feet from the grandiose and historic City Hall a young woman, around 20-years-old, was seen injecting herself with with a syringe. Next to her, a mans arm gushed with blood, having also just shot up in Cincinnati's downtown - with no consequences. The brazen display was not a surprise for Louis. 'That's in broad daylight, right by City Hall. Literally someone can look out their window and see this, and nothing is being done', he told the Daily Mail. 'If you can't fix that, why do you think crime circulates. And that was right in front of us, there is no hiding, that girl was also very young.' He continued: 'Nobody is walking the beat, those people are camped out there. That was blatant, and they aren't even hiding it.' Other Cincinnati vagrants were seen smoking from glass pipes commonly used to get high on crack, meth or fentanyl. In one particularly jarring moment, a woman sat on a park bench injected herself with drugs in full view of churchgoers gathering outside their house of worship for a service. Louis had issued a letter to local leaders last week after the viral clip of the brawl made headlines, saying he was officially done with the downtown district - and was moving his business, which employs 35 people, to the suburbs. 'It's been issue after issue', he added. Louis said his employees no longer feel safe working in the area, adding that: 'They don't want to come down to work here here anymore'. The most recent sight to sicken Louis was that of a homeless person who yanked down their pants on a sidewalk near his office to defecate. Others regularly tote weapons while strutting around streets which were once home to bustling shops, offices, restaurants and bars. The 39-year-old added: 'The city doesn't control violent crime, and they can't maintain litter, and they can't maintain vagrancy. Guess what? Those things just run rampant. And that's what we are seeing around the city. 'When you can't fix these problems like littering and drug abuse, you're not going to be able to fix violent crime. Why ask people to play chess when they can't even play checkers?' Just last week a woman was shot in the neck and leg in the Over the Rhine neighborhood in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Before that, hundreds of youths had swamped a 4th of July celebration and burned a police officer with a firework. Louis also mentioned the killing of fellow Cincinnati business owner Patrick Heringer. He was murdered in his own home in the city in June, while protecting his family from an intruder who stabbed him multiple times. Mordecia Black, 38, was indicted in his death and other charges including aggravated burglary and felonious assault. It later emerged that Black was a convicted felon and had cut his ankle monitor off earlier this year before vanishing from a halfway house. He had managed to evade police for months before allegedly killing Heringer. In an open letter Louis wrote last week, he added: 'A consistent decline in the conditions for doing business in the city over the past several years has made our continued presence untenable,' he wrote. 'My employees have concerns about their safety and do not feel valued for their contributions to the city.' Louis is not alone in his concerns. The Cincinnati Restaurant Industry clubbed together to issue their own statement on the brawl and the spat of other issues facing the area. They said: 'The video circulating from that night is disturbing, and like many in this city, we are calling for accountability and decisive action. 'Our businesses represent thousands of employees and serve tens of thousands of guests each week. 'We've invested heavily in this city - not just financially, but with our time, presence and long-term commitment to Cincinnati's success. 'But we cannot carry this alone. We need clear, proactive, and correctives measures from our city leadership. This is not a moment for vague promises or delayed responses. 'Our community is asking for a real plan, one that addresses this incident and the broader safety concerns that have been raised for months.' On Friday, Mayor Aftab Pureval said that he would be increasing law enforcement patrols in the city. On Monday the Mail didn't see any police presence in the downtown area, where open drug abuse was the order of the day. Pureval added: 'There is no place for violent crime in Cincinnati, whether it's a fight or gun violence. 'We will pursue those responsible and we will hold them accountable no matter who they are.' In her first remarks since the assault, Holly, who is still severely bruised, said it has left her with trauma to the brain. In an emotional message, she said: '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. 'It's been very, very hard, and I'm still recovering. I still have a very bad brain trauma. God bless you all. Thank you.' Political commentator Benny Johnson shared the video to his X profile after he organized an online fundraiser for her, which has already raised $168,000. According to the page Holly is a single working-class mother and is out of work due to her injuries as well as living in an undisclosed location due to threats on her life. The update from Holly comes after a fourth person was arrested in connection with the fight. Dominique Kittle, 37, was taken into police custody on Friday night and was charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, his bond was set at $150,000. He appeared in court on Saturday where his lawyer told the judge that suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, according to WLWT. Jermaine Matthews, 39, Montianez Merriweather, 34, and Dekyra Vernon, 24, were taken into custody earlier this week after the ordeal, which JD Vance waded in on. Matthew and Merriweather were initially charged with aggravated riot and assault over the brawl. New footage has also emerged showing the moments leading up to the attack, with one of the men who police said was a victim using racial slurs. The video, obtained by The Enquirer, shows the unknown individual say: 'Get him! Get that little n*****.' Two black men appeared to try and talk to the man to calm him down before the brawl starts. Matthews' attorney Brandon Fox released the video.
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Top firm abandons its HQ in crime-plagued downtown Cincinnati over shocking brawl that horrified America
A top Cincinnati firm is packing its bags and leaving the crime-ridden city after a footage of savage street brawl shocked viewers for its brutality. Victor Louis, CEO of One Logistics Network, is relocating his business to new headquarters just outside of the city after describing a 'decline in the livability and professionalism of the downtown area' in an open letter to city officials. 'A consistent decline in the conditions for doing business in the city over the past several years has made our continued presence untenable,' he wrote. 'My employees have concerns about their safety and do not feel valued for their contributions to the city.' Louis said he witnessed 'violence, open drug use and disorderly conduct' near his office and downtown condo. He also said gun violence was 'alarmingly common in areas once considered safe and family-friendly.' The CEO signed a lease on the new office space in suburban Blue Ash last week, and he is hoping to expedite the move. He and his team of 35 will be use their current downtown offices for a few more months as they prepare for the move. 'I understand there are complex issues at play,' Louis told The Cincinnati Enquirer. 'Nothing is going to change until businesses start drawing a line and saying: "No more. This ain't happening."' The businessman blamed the city's issues on 'a failure in leadership and a lack of effective city management.' Louis cited the June 26 brawl as one of his main reasons for deciding to ditch the city. He had been thinking about a move for months, but the brawl that left one woman with horrific injuries was the final straw. Cincinnati cops have arrested five people in connection with the brawl that targeted a couple. Jermaine Matthews, 39, Montianez Merriweather, 34, and Dekyra Vernon, 24, were taken into custody this week after the couple were violently set upon in the downtown area. Two others were also arrested. Footage of the altercation swept social media as the couple were seen being beaten on the street near a nightclub as a crowd gathered. Cincinnati Chief of Police Teresa Theetge said during a press conference on Monday that around 100 people descended on the brawl, but only one called 911. 'That is unacceptable to not call the police,' she said. 'Traffic was horrendous. People saw this. They were fighting in front of traffic. Why didn't people call us?' Matthews was charged with aggravated riot and assault. Charges against the other individuals were not immediately clear. Shocking footage of the fight showed man in a white t-shirt get shoved to the ground and beaten by two men as other members of the crowd jeered and joined in. The gang beat the man for nearly a minute as he lay in the middle of the street, with the attackers appearing to step on his head multiple times. When the barrage temporarily stopped, the man was seen attempting to stand - but immediately fell over in apparent disorientation. One attacker yelled out 'my man's drunk.' A woman in a black dress who rushed to his aid was also attacked by the crowd, suffering two blows to the face. The impact caused her to fall, with her head slamming onto the pavement and blood spilling from her mouth. 'The behavior is nothing short of cruel and absolutely unacceptable,' Chief Theetge said. Cincinnati City Councilman Mark Jeffreys described the video as 'incredibly disturbing and horrific' as well as 'downright inhumane.' 'This behavior cannot stand and will not represent our city,' Jeffreys said. 'Those responsible must be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.' Cincinnati police data released on July 21 shows that the central business district and riverfront area where the assault took place has seen a 25 percent increase in violence compared to last year. There were 12 aggravated assaults in the city between January 1 through July 21, compared to 16 during the same time period last year.
