CINCINNATI — One of the men arrested in connection with a violent fight in downtown Cincinnati is now facing an additional federal gun charge, said Dominick S. Gerace II, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.

Gerace said Montianez Merriweather, 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday with illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

According to the indictment, Merriweather illegally bought a 9mm pistol on July 2. Possessing a firearm as a convicted felon is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Merriweather is currently being held at the Hamilton County Jail on local charges, including aggravated rioting and felonious assault, in connection with a downtown Cincinnati fight from July 26 that has garnered national attention.

In court, the pr

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