Criminal Immigrant Gang "Brown Pride" Attacks Whites In Florence Kentucky

2 Injured After Fight Breaks Out Between Teen Groups

FLORENCE, Ky. -- Two people are recovering from injuries after a large fight among teenagers in Florence Monday night.

The fight broke out between what police say was a group of 10 to 20 Hispanic and white teenagers around 9:30 p.m. at an apartment complex on Wysteria Village Drive.

"What separates this from the other fisticuffs we see is as the weather warms, one of the boys got stabbed in the chest with a knife and another got beat with a ball bat," said Tom Scheben with the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

Police say 18-year-old Sean Switzer, of Erlanger, was stabbed in the chest and 15-year-old Brandon McDaniel, of Florence, was beaten with a ball bat.

McDaniel refused treatment and Switzer was taken to University Hospital with what are described as non-life threatening injuries.

Police say early investigation shows a group of white teens confronted a group of Hispanics. Police say the Hispanic teens call themselves "Brown Pride".

Wysteria Village Drive cuts through their two neighborhoods and residents say the teens often gather there in large groups.

"They cut either from the trailer park or from the subdivision over there and they just come through," said Sharon Bintz, a neighbor.

Residents on Wysteria Village Drive are also concerned by the words "Brown Pride" that have been spray painted on the street. The initials BP can be found throughout the area.

"Are they wannabes? Are they a gang? We haven't seen they are necessarily an organized gang but we have also seen tagging down in the area so they are on our radar and they have been off and on," said Scheben.

Boone County is now stepping up patrols in the area as neighbors worry about what may happen next.

"It's scary. It really is," said Bintz. "We just moved here recently and we thought we were moving to a nicer neighborhood and now we are kind of afraid. We have four children that live with us so it's scary."

No arrests have been made.

If you have any information about this incident, please call Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040. Text tips to CRIMES (2-7-4-6-3-7) with "CINTip:" at the beginning of the message. You don't have to give your name and you may be eligible for a reward if your tips lead to an arrest.