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CINCINNATI – A previous felon and suspect in the viral downtown Cincinnati beating that reverberated nationwide is facing a new federal gun charge .

"A federal grand jury today indicted Montanez Merriweather, 34, with illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon," according to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio .

"According to the indictment, on July 2, Merriweather illegally possessed a 9mm pistol. As a previously convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms," the release from the attorney's office said.

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Merriweather is accused of partaking in the early morning July 26 beating that inj

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