CINCINNATI — To provide more context to the recent indictment stemming from a viral fight in downtown Cincinnati, we spoke with two legal experts: defense attorney Carl Lewis and Mark Piepmeier, former Hamilton County chief assistant prosecutor.

Each of the six suspects indicted on Aug. 8 faces two counts of aggravated rioting, three counts of assault and three counts of felonious assault.

Some community members, including Cincinnati Rep. Cecil Thomas, have asked why those charges include aggravated rioting. We asked Piepmeier and Lewis to explain why the six may face that particular charge.

Why were indicted downtown fight suspects charged with aggravated rioting? Legal experts weigh in

"It's very rare. We usually wouldn't do it because it's kind of a vague charge," Piepmeier sai

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