A federal prosecutor suggested using federal hate crime law while handling a fight in downtown Cincinnati that went viral over the weekend.

After the incident, a family member of the victim posted the video to social media and reported the frightening ordeal to police, who tracked down the 54-year-old and took him into custody.

A viral video of a mob of mostly black attackers violently beating two white people in Cincinnati sparked outrage.

Brain bleed and broken skull after a homophobic attack at Bethalto apartment complex

Footage of what police describe as a road rage-related hate crime in Irvine last week has surfaced, showing a 54-year-old man appear to throw a cup of hot coffee at another motorist after reportedly hurling racial slurs at the man.

BETHALTO — Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine has modified the charges against Joshua J. Morrison after a vicious assault incident on July

The victim's mother claimed the suspect yelled homophobic slurs before the attack. She said she wanted the charges upgraded to a hate crime.

In 2021, state law enforcement agencies reported 7,759 hate crimes, representing a 12-year spike at the time. Sadly, that trend has since worsened dramatically with 11,634 incidents reported in 2022.

A Chase Bank in Parkville was vandalized last year in what is being described as a hate crime. The FBI is still searching for the suspect.