CINCY BRAWL ARRESTS 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH WEEKEND VIOLENCE IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI.
A WEEKEND BRAWL IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI THAT INVOLVED OVER 100 PEOPLE HAS DRAWN NATIONAL ATTENTION. NOW, CINCINNATI POLICE REPORT THEY HAVE ARRESTED 34-YEAR-OLD MONTIANEZ (MON-TEE-ANN-EZZ) MERRIWEATHER AND 24-YEAR DEKYRA (DEH-KEER-UH) VERNON. THREE OTHER SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ARREST ATTEMPTS ARE IN PROGRESS. THIS ALL STEMS FROM A 3AM FIGHT AT FOURTH AND ELM IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI ON SATURDAY JULY 26TH. REPORTS SUGGEST ONLY ONE 9-1-1 CALL WAS MADE AND ONLOOKERS EITHER JOINED IN THE VIOLENCE OR TOOK NO ACTION WHATSOEVER. THE FIGHT HAS RAISED CALLS FOR MORE POLICING IN URBAN AREAS.