The FBI arrested a Dayton man Friday morning for allegedly threatening to kill thousands of Black Cincinnatians.
The threat was posted to X on Thursday, according to the FBI. The user said they were “organizing mobs” to kill people in Cincinnati with a goal of killing “30k” by Sunday. Cincinnati Police first reported the post to the federal authorities who were able to trace the post back to Scott Michael Hanna, 30, of Dayton.
The post was made by user @generalquinny, but the account was set to private when CityBeat searched it Friday.
“Organizing mobs to kill all the apes in Cincinnati Since @GovMikeDeWine and the @OSHP won’t do anything about this nonsense,” reads the alleged post on X. “We the people need to paint the town red and KILL THEM ALL. Fill the morgues and cleanse this city of blacks. By Sunday we are aiming to have killed 30k.”
The post comes after news of last weekend’s now-viral brawl in Cincinnati made national headlines. Videos of a physical altercation near Elm and Fourth Streets in Cincinnati’s Downtown neighborhood quickly blew up online. One video in particular, which racked up millions of views, depicts a group of people punching and knocking a man to the ground where they continued to punch and kick him. A woman is also seen being punched to the ground and appears unresponsive with blood on her face. Videos of the alleged attacks prompted widespread criticism, in part thanks to racist dog-whistle commentary from far-right conservative commentators like Libs of TikTok, Charlie Kirk and X owner-operator Elon Musk.
Musk shared a video of the brawl posted by Libs of TikTok that was captioned, in part, “White couple brutally beaten by black mob,” with Musk adding, “That guy almost killed this woman. Aggravated assault.” Studies have found “a clear increase” in the average number of posts on X containing hate speech — about 50% — following Musk’s purchase of X in 2022.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the fight. A family member of a defendant told reporters following a Wednesday court hearing that he was spat on and called racial slurs in the lead-up to the fight.
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Hanna was charged with making an interstate communication with a threat to injure, a federal crime punishable by up to five years in prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio is prosecuting the case.
“The FBI aggressively investigates those who threaten our communities with violence,” said FBI Cincinnati special agent in charge Elena Iatarola. “Threats like this impact the entire community and have serious consequences.”
CityBeat has requested an affidavit that the FBI says details a previous menacing incident involving Hanna in September.
In that incident, the FBI said Hanna called police in September 2024 and threatened to cut off an individual’s head.
“Hanna had swung a full-sized sword at a victim’s neck, resulting in serious injury and what appeared to be a partial decapitation,” the FBI’s press release reads. “During the encounter with law enforcement, Hanna became extremely irate, yelling and screaming at the local officer and calling him a racial slur.”
The Dayton Police Department, Oakwood Public Safety Department and the Miami Township Police Department are also assisting in this investigation, according to the FBI.
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This article appears in Jul 23 – Aug 5, 2025.