A suspect described by prosecutors as "the man who started" the viral July 26 downtown Cincinnati beatdown faces new legal trouble, this time with the federal government.
Jermaine Mathews, 39, has been indicted on federal drug charges, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced in a Monday afternoon release.
"According to the superseding indictment, Mathews is responsible for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl," said United States Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II. "He is also charged with operating a premises on Kenton Street in Cincinnati for the purpose of trafficking narcotics."
"Mathews, who was described as a primary ‘coordinator’ of the July 26 brawl in downtown Cincinnati, was on bond after being charged locally with aggravated riot and assault," the release said. "He was arrested today by federal agents and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office RENU officials on the superseding indictment."
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