CINCINNATI — A man charged in connection with a viral downtown fight remains in jail on a bond that's nearly $290,000, while his attorney argues mental illness — not criminal intent — should be the focus of the case.

Dominique Kittle, 37, faces felonious assault and aggravated riot charges stemming from the brawl that garnered national attention last month.

"If you got open eyes, it's on national news, it's everywhere," said Joshua Evans, one of Kittle's attorneys. "So, my thought process is judges don't want to look soft on crime."

Evans told us that Kittle suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, making his current detention particularly harmful.

"The situation is the worst possible thing that could happen to someone with his mental health diagnosis," Evans said.

Kittle, known locally a

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