Case of woman’s head stomping bound over to grand jury
YOUNGSTOWN — Twin brothers Bryan and Ryan Moore, 49, were bound over to a Mahoning County grand jury Monday after a preliminary hearing in which testimony was given.
They are both charged with felonious assault in a 3 a.m. altercation Aug. 15 at the Social Bar and Tapas on West Commerce Street downtown in which Ryan Moore is accused of stomping on the head of a woman with his foot.
Both men remain in the Mahoning County jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
According to a Youngstown police report, officers responded to a fight across from the Social Bar and found a woman sitting on the ground, seemingly unconscious and being helped by witnesses.
A witness, the victim’s cousin, told officers that the men had been following both of them throughout the evening while they were at The Social. The witness told officers that they attempted to avoid the men “multiple times,” but the men were persistent in their attempts to make contact with them.
According to the report, the witness alleged that both men approached the women as they were attempting to get into their other cousin’s car and tried to get their phone numbers. The stomping victim exited the vehicle while yelling at both men because of the unwanted and persistent attention.
The report states that the woman threw a punch, and a fight broke out between her and the Moores. The other cousin used pepper spray to defend her from the men. The fight continued, and Bryan Moore held her down against the street curb, with Ryan Moore approaching her and stomping directly on her head against it, the report states.
Another witness provided officers with a video of the altercation on her cellphone, which started with the woman fighting with the Moores on the sidewalk. One of the witnesses entered the scene and used pepper spray while the woman continued punching Bryan Moore, eventually knocking him to the ground.
The report states that the rest of the video showed Ryan Moore stomping on her head and walking away. The video was collected as evidence.
Officers noted that multiple officers and EMT personnel attempted to speak with the woman, but she was unable to respond or move on her own because of a possible severe head injury or concussion. She was transported to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.