FOX News’ host Laura Ingraham’s interview with victim of the Cincinnati Brawl, Holly, on ‘The Ingraham Angle:’

LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: A sixth suspect has been arrested in the viral mob beatdown in Cincinnati. Twenty-six-year-old Aisha Devaughn is charged with one count of aggravated riot and two counts of felonious assault on two victims. Sources telling Fox-19 that Trisha Mac Devaughn (ph) is the woman in the white body suit seen on the video stomping and kicking the man in the white shirt and punching my next guest, Holly, before she was knocked unconscious by a man. (VIDEO OF FIGHT) INGRAHAM: Tricia Macke is the Fox-19 reporter there. And Devaughn strutted into court today for her first appearance. And it almost looked as if she was trying to hide a smile. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED: She’s 26 years old. She’s a Cincinnati native, has a 6-year-old daughter that resides with her and relies on her for care. We’re asking the court to set as low a bond as you’re comfortable with. (END VIDEO CLIP) INGRAHAM: While she’s smirking, my next guest, Holly, is still dealing with the trauma of that attack. She says that she has severe concussion and bruising all over her body, and sometimes her pain level remains at 9. Holly joins me tonight in a TV exclusive from an undisclosed location. Holly, first of all, thank you so much for coming in to tell your story tonight. Now, what started out for you, I understand, as a night celebrating your friend’s birthday, turned into this horrific beatdown. I want to show everyone a picture of you from that night. This was taken after you finally got away from your attackers. It’s — I had not seen that picture until just now. So my first question, Holly, is, how are you doing tonight? HOLLY, CINCINNATI BEATDOWN VICTIM: You know what, Laura, I am feeling hopeful. So, you know, even though I’m in excruciating pain, I’m feeling hopeful for the future, because I think some — some good is going to come out of this. I think a lot of people have outpoured their — their cries and their need for help and justice system that has been failing them and running rampant through the country. So, I think now, you know, we’re going — we’re going to start getting some answers not just for — for me but for everyone else who also has been in a situation like this or a loved one. And, yeah, I think that we’re going to be — we’re going to be coming together as a nation and we’re going to — we’re going to rise up together and get some answers from the justice system of, you know, why in every city a lot of crime has just been running rampant like this. INGRAHAM: Holly, take us back to that night, you know, what time it was, you were — you were out and enjoying yourself. And — and what happened when you went outside to leave where you were. Just give us some background on that. HOLLY: So we were just leaving, waiting for Uber. You know, when we were leaving the club, nothing inside. There was no hate or anything bad that had happened. So when we came outside, you know, it was pretty shocking when we were being surrounded. And, you know, the people that I was with at the birthday party were being attacked. And, you know, somebody being beat to an inch of their life in front of me. I — I felt the need to step in and try and help. INGRAHAM: Was there anything said? There was no words exchanged between you, your friends, and the individuals, many of them — well, some of them already charged, no words exchanged? HOLLY: Not really, no. I mean, when he we came outside, there were some racist comments. I guess some of the people that we were with were from the country of Russia. And there — there were a bunch of Russian comments and some people saying that they wanted to beat up the Russians. So I don’t even know how they knew where they were from. And then there were some comments about, you know, white people shouldn’t be out here, or, we’re going to go night-night, you white bleep words. And so, you know, definitely it was a little scary. And then when they started circling, yeah, there were — it was just an attack that should have never happened. And there were a lot of people in the attack. Now that some of the people have been arrested, they have rap sheets that go on for days, and especially the man who punched me in the face. He had just got out of jail a few months before for — and had felonies on him. And I just — I don’t understand why he was running the streets. And a lot of other people should have never even been out of jail to even do this to me or the others. INGRAHAM: Now what was happening in that moment that you decided as a woman to jump into this situation? HOLLY: Well, everyone was standing around recording and egging it on and,you know, like cheering to them. And I kept waiting for the police to show up and waiting and terrified, you know. And I — when I realized the police weren’t going to come, one of the the — I could hear someone, the man that I jumped in front of, literally crying to God, please, God, somebody save me, somebody help me. It was the third time he had been knocked down and kicked in his face over and over. Somebody had told me 57 times they had counted through all the videos. And I knew that if I didn’t jump in, if he had fallen down one more time he would not have made it out alive. INGRAHAM: Did you know him, Holly? HOLLY: And so… INGRAHAM: I’m sorry, sorry to interrupt. Did you know him? HOLLY: No, I had — I had just met him that night, just a few hours before — he came to the birthday party. And that’s how I met him. INGRAHAM: So you decided to jump in… HOLLY: Yeah, so… INGRAHAM: … someone you just had met. I mean, most people, frankly, wouldn’t do that. And how — over how long of a period of time did this transpire? Was this seconds, minutes? HOLLY: No. I — I want to say at least a solid 15, 20 minutes this was going on. I mean, the videos that you see are little short blurbs. INGRAHAM: Wow. HOLLY: But this was going on so long it was ridiculous. And it was like one crowd would come in and start beating on them and then another crowd would come in and take their turn. So it was — it wasn’t going to stop. It’s not like one crowd came in and had their fun kicking him. Then there would be more that would come join in. And so I just — yeah, I just — I’m disgusted at the people who were recording and they didn’t call 911. The one person who did call 911 was a victim. One of the guys who had got curb-stomped and then he was able to sneak away and call 911. And I just — that baffles me. And I think that it should be illegal for people to sit there and record violent crimes without at least being, you know, a Good Samaritan Act or something, calling, and then, you know, go and record. So, yeah. INGRAHAM: Now, Holly, I want to play a message from the police chief to her department about what happened that night. Watch this. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TERESA A. THEETGE, CINCINNATI POLICE CHIEF: You made this weekend, outside of this one incident, an amazing success for this city. It is because of your hard work that we are able to have such large-scale events here in Cincinnati. (END VIDEO CLIP) INGRAHAM: She called this an incident and there were a lot of activities going on, big events in Cincinnati and the surrounding weekend for sure. But did it feel like an incident to you and the other victims? HOLLY: It definitely didn’t seem like an incident. It seemed like a beatdown attack. I look at it as attempted murder. I mean, there is no other way to describe it. So I think an incident is — it’s insulting, to be honest. And I have yet to receive a phone call from her or the mayor just apologizing what happened and for letting these thugs and criminals run the streets when they should have been in jail to begin with. INGRAHAM: The city councilwoman, Victoria Parks, Holly, posted on Facebook that you and others, quote, begged for that beatdown. And then instead of apologizing for those comments, she made this comment. Watch. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) VICTORIA PARKS, CINNCINATI COUNCILWOMAN: You know, I — I am a grown woman. When I wrote on the internet, I meant it. That’s the way I felt. And I’m not going to back down from it. (END VIDEO CLIP) INGRAHAM: She’s not going to back down. Holly, given how you are feeling, given your injuries, what’s your message to Ms. Parks tonight? HOLLY: I just want to know what kind of leadership you think that this is showing to the rest of the people who are supposed to be serving and protecting. If you are encouraging this kind of behavior, then, obviously, no change is going to happen for the good. It’s going to continue. So, for me, I feel like you’re part of the problem, not the solution. And I really wish that there were people in a position of power like yours that were part of the solution, not the problem. INGRAHAM: Holly, I think everyone is wondering this when they watch this, first of all, how you are doing, and we know you’re still hurting. But also people wondering, is this, in your mind, or was it in any way racially-motivated in any — in any direction, either from initial comments, you said no. But from the attackers’ comments that you heard at the time or the way they were acting, do you feel like this was a message to people like you, don’t come here anymore? HOLLY: Oh, I do, but, you know, I don’t feel that they’re going to win. So, you know, we’re not — we’re not going to back down and stay out of the streets or go and run and hide. It’s unfortunate that this group, you know, wanted to make it into a racial hate beatdown. But there — I think there are so many amazing Black people out there that I don’t want this to become a Black versus white situation. You know, I don’t want everyone — you know, the white people to start saying bad things about Black people or it become rioting issues or anything. You know, it’s unfortunate that these people made it into hate. But, you know, I — I don’t want retaliation where there is white versus Black going on out there. INGRAHAM: No, of course not. I know you’re a single mom, three kids. I hope none of them have seen this video. But, you know, kids can find videos if they have phones. But what is their reaction to what they’ve seen and how has this changed your family? HOLLY: Oh, it is — it is traumatizing. I know my 5-year-old can’t stop crying. Every time she would look at me she’d give me hugs and kisses and say, mommy, I have to kiss your face because every time I look at it makes me sad. You know, my oldest daughter told me last night, she said she thinks she needs therapy because she’s not OK. She is very traumatized because she did unfortunately see the video. Somebody sent it to her and before I had a chance to warn her there might be a video out there. You know, and my kids are — they’re not OK, just like I’m not OK, you know, mentally with this, the PTSD. And that’s why I realize this doesn’t just affect the victims, it affects their families, too. So that’s why I’m just so passionate that this needs to stop, just everywhere, so, you know. INGRAHAM: I agree with you, Holly, all the videoing… (CROSSTALK) HOLLY: … go through this. INGRAHAM: Yeah, all the videoing of the — of the, you know, robbing the stores or smashing people in the face or knocking them down or — it’s so heartbreaking on so many levels. And I know for a lot of people who love Cincinnati, and it’s a great city, so many great parts of Cincinnati. This is in one particular part of the city. But it’s a great city. Wonderful people from all different walks of life in Cincinnati. But what happened was not OK. HOLLY: No. INGRAHAM: And the kind of the smug reaction from some of the people who have been — who have been brought in and charged, that’s not cool and that speaks volumes itself. And I think a lot of people also want to know what’s the last thing you remember before you were knocked out, the last thing? HOLLY: I just remember having my arms up and then just begging please, please stop. And I just remember thinking that that would help to calm everyone down because they had had their 15-20 minutes of beatdown time. And then I had thought, you know, if — I really thought that I could help and it’s so unfortunate that, you know, they also had attacked me instead of calming down. INGRAHAM: And you — when you came out, came to, when you regained consciousness, where were you? Were you still lying down on the pavement? HOLLY: Oh, I was laying down, yeah. And I heard a woman’s voice which had me very panicked, just saying please, please wake up, please. And I had no idea what was going on. But when I go back and watch the video, it appears that there were a few people who were trying to run at my body as I was knocked out. I feel like they were coming to also curb-stomp my face like they did to so of the others. And she had protected me. But she also had been attacked in the very beginning of the fight, trying to help stop it. And so it was very brave of her to come and jump in, but that’s — I woke up to that. And I knew that I was in danger and I had to just get up, you know, and figure out what’s going on later. But I just knew by the sound of her voice I had to get up now. INGRAHAM: And you took an Uber home? No… HOLLY: Yeah. INGRAHAM: … ambulance? HOLLY: Yeah, I did. No. And my face was still completely bloodied, all of our faces, the victims. When we were talking to the two police officers that did finally show up, they did not call for backup. They did not call for ambulance. And I — I just — you know, finally my Uber, after all of this, my Uber had finally showed up. And I just remember the police officers were being very nonchalant and they were kind of blowing us off, kind of like OK, OK, you were in a fight, cool. There was still a hundred people on the streets. Like there were still people gathered everywhere. And then seeing us bloody and some of their shirts were torn, you would — they didn’t even get a statement from me. Actually they didn’t even take down my name, come to think of it. So they — they got a few of the others’ names only because the victims were insisting that they take down their information. And… INGRAHAM: Wait, wait… HOLLY: … I remember… INGRAHAM: … Holly, Holly, hold on… HOLLY: … just getting in my Uber. INGRAHAM: Hold on. Hold on. They — they didn’t take — the police did not take your statement or — or interview you, really interview you or write down your… HOLLY: No. INGRAHAM: … name or address? HOLLY: They didn’t — they didn’t even ask my name. INGRAHAM: What? HOLLY: No. And that’s — and one of the victims, it took him three times of being kind of very persistent, like aggressive, being like, my name is, write this down, and it took three different times for them to write it down. Yeah, and that’s when I got in the Uber. I said, the police don’t care. I wasn’t even going to file a police report because I was like, what’s the point? They’re not going to look into this. They don’t care. They didn’t even want to take down my name. INGRAHAM: Well, they weren’t interviewing anyone on the scene, Holly? They weren’t interviewing anyone in that crowd to give — you know, tell us what happened? What did you see? Nothing. HOLLY: No, no. Not at all. They were leaning up against their police car and they literally had their arms crossed like this. And they were like, you know, I don’t remember the words they were saying but just by their demeanor and their attitude it was a disgrace, absolute disgrace. And that’s when I was like, I’m not going to stick around for this. It — it was so offensive on so many levels the way we were treated that I just went home and went to bed and was like, I just need to sleep this off, which is wild because I had a concussion and literally blood all over my face. You would think that the guy would say — the police officer, you know, one of them would say, you know, ma’am, you’re not OK, I’m calling for help or, you know, can I at least get your name? They didn’t ask my name. INGRAHAM: Holly, when I first saw this video, I thought this is — this is a story about just not one night, but about how things can quickly get out of control in a city where we have permissive attitude in some cases toward crime. And those people who did that… HOLLY: Yeah. INGRAHAM: … they didn’t think there were going to be any consequences, otherwise, they wouldn’t have done it. But… HOLLY: Absolutely. INGRAHAM: … we’re — yeah. We’re going to stay on this story. We appreciate your coming on, exclusively on “The Ingraham Angle.” And, Holly, please keep in touch with us. And we’re going to continue to pursue this about the way the police handled this… HOLLY: Thank you. INGRAHAM: … the mayor’s responding to it, the councilwoman, all of them. Holly, thank you very much. And we wish you the very best.

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