Pastor Joins Man at Center of Viral Pike’s Pub Beating to Address Violence, Steps Forward

James Simmons speaks to media for first time after Pike's Pub attack

Simmons held his press conference in front of the Allen County Courthouse shortly after he met with investigators regarding the attack. Pastor and community activist Rev. Carlton Lynch also spoke alongside Simmons at the conference.

Fort Wayne victim of Pikes Pub attack plans to press charges

The Black man beat by a group of white men at Pikes Pub in Allen County said he plans to press charges against his attackers.

Pastor joins man at center of viral Pike’s Pub beating to address violence, steps forward

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Thursday afternoon, the man who was beaten at Pike's Pub spoke out for the first time since the attack. James Simmons gave his first statement to police since the violence at Pike’s Pub on May 30 that sparked outrage in the community. The footage, which went viral on social media, showed several white men with vests labeled “Outlaw” beating a Black man. Racial slurs could be heard in the background. At a press conferenc…

Black Man Beaten By White Biker Gang At Indiana Bar, Sparking Outrage

FBI joins probe of videotaped Indiana bar brawl involving white men beating Black man, calling him a slur NABJ Black News & Views

The FBI is assisting officials in Indiana with the investigation of last week’s beating of a Black man by multiple white men who used a racial slur, the sheriff and others said at a press conference Wednesday. An eyewitness video of Friday’s incident at Pike’s Pub just outside of Fort Wayne went viral on social

White biker gang attacks Black man in Indiana bar

Photo courtesy of Facebook MIAMI – An unarmed Black man was viciously attacked in an Indiana bar by a white biker gang which is currently being investigated as a hate crime. The May 30 fight at Pike’s Pub in Fort Wayne went viral on social media, sparking outrage in the Black community and calling for the arrest and prosecution of the white men involved. The video shows a Black man talking with the white men before the conversation escalated int…