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Greektown brawl caught on video: 2 men face assault, robbery charges

3rd man in custody

DETROIT – Two of the suspects involved in a brawl this past weekend in Greektown were charged Wednesday and a third suspect was taken into custody.

Keith Harvey, 26, of Detroit, and Stanley Faulk, 23, of Inkster, are both charged with unarmed robbery, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm and felonious assault.

Harvey is also charged with possession of cocaine.

The violent street fight was captured on cellphone video early Sunday morning. The video shows a 23-year-old Detroit man laying motionless on the curb at St. Antoine Street and Monroe Avenue as the brawl continued around him. He was struck multiple times. The prosecutor's office said the victims property was stolen during the incident.

UPDATE: 3rd person from Warren is in custody

The third person taken into custody Wednesday morning in Warren, according to DPD.

The victim is currently being treated at the hospital. Detroit police Chief James Craig said Tuesday the man is expected to recover.

The arraignment

Harvey and Faulk were arraigned Wednesday.

Faulk had previously been convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and felonious assault. Harvey had been previously been convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and fleeing and eluding.

Bond was set at $5 million for each defendant.

Chief originally said suspects are from Inkster

Craig said Tuesday officers have been looking for eight people. He made a point of saying all of the suspects are from the city of Inkster.

He stressed people shouldn't think they can come to Detroit and act like this.

"You don't get to come to Detroit and engage in that kind of behavior. We have eyes everywhere ... so if you're watching this, do yourself a favor and simply turn yourself in," he said. 

"We know who you are. We're going to find you, and we're going to arrest you," he said. 

The chief said this doesn't appear to be gang-related or anything like that. "I have no idea" what motivated this, he said. 

"That should have never happened," the chief said. "It's foolishness."

The man shown laying motionless on the curb is expected to recover from his injuries. Craig said "cowards from Inkster" decided to attack the man for no apparent reason. 

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As for the witnesses who recorded the fight video, Craig said he doesn't understand how someone wouldn't try to help. 

"It's mind-boggling to me that you see a crime in progress and instead of stopping it, assisting, calling police, you're busy trying to get a 'star' video or the most views on Facebook Live. It's ridiculous. And, yes, the footage does help us in most instances, when we get it, but I would rather your moral compass kicks in and says 'let's do the right thing' ... contact police," he said. 

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