CINCINNATI – Five of the seven individuals charged in the viral Cincinnati beatdown appeared in court Thursday morning to be arraigned on additional charges in a tense back-and-forth over the case.

The first suspect to appear was Montanez Merriweather, who was slapped with an additional federal charge for illegally having a gun as a convicted felon earlier this week. 

Prosecutor Kip Guinan revealed there are two additional videos from nearby city cameras that show new angles of the fight but have not yet been made public. Guinan also said the alleged racial slurs made toward the perpetrators were said nearly two minutes after the attack began.

Aisha Devaughn is brought before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge, Alan Triggs for her arraignment in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday, August 14, 2025.  (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

Matthews, Merriweather, Vernon, Devaughn, Rosemond and Kittle are each charged with three counts of alleged felonious assault, three charges of assault and two charges of aggravated rioting, the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

If convicted, they face the possibility of up to 30 years in prison. 

A seventh individual, Gregory Wright, was arrested earlier this week and is charged with alleged aggravated rioting and aggravated robbery. 

Each defendant has pleaded not guilty to the charges.