A 38-year-old North College Hill woman is accused of pulling up alongside a teenage girl walking to school and ordering her own daughter to get out of the car and beat her up. November Alisha Brooks now faces four misdemeanor charges, including assault, inciting to violence and menacing, in a case investigators say stemmed from a dispute that began over a liked photo on social media.
What Court Documents Allege Happened on Bising Avenue
According to court documents cited by FOX19, Brooks threatened a juvenile who was walking to school before getting into a vehicle with her daughter. The documents state Brooks then found the girl in the 1800 block of Bising Avenue and told her own teenage daughter to get out of the car and beat her up. North College Hill police have said a camera captured what happened during the encounter, according to the station's report.
The underlying conflict reportedly traced back to something strikingly small: a boy liking somebody's picture on social media, which investigators say set off the chain of events that followed. Police told the outlet that officers viewed the video evidence before filing charges against Brooks, with Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Keeling confirming that review to the station.
Defense Pushes Back on Mother's Role
Brooks' attorney, Kevin Bobo, has disputed the core allegation, telling the outlet that Brooks did not tell her 17-year-old daughter to beat somebody up. Brooks' daughter is named in the court documents but has not been charged, and it remains an open question whether juvenile charges will ultimately be filed against her.
Brooks turned herself in to police the night before her court hearing, per the same account, and a judge released her on her own recognizance. The video at the center of the case was not played in court during the October 5 hearing and may not be made publicly available unless the case goes to trial.
A Case Attorneys Call Hard to Prove
Cincinnati defense attorney Mark Krumbein, who is not connected to the case, told the station that adult-directed juvenile assaults are very unusual and difficult to prove. He added that Brooks' personal circumstances, including her lack of a criminal record, could factor into sentencing if she is ultimately found guilty. The article notes that Brooks has no prior criminal history, is employed, has family support and teaches a Bible class to youth at her church.
Under Ohio law, the stakes for Brooks are real even though the charges are misdemeanors. Simple assault under Ohio Revised Code Section 2903.13 is a first-degree misdemeanor carrying up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, while inciting to violence under Ohio Revised Code Section 2917.01 is similarly classified as a first-degree misdemeanor when the underlying offense is itself a misdemeanor. Menacing, meanwhile, is a lesser fourth-degree misdemeanor under Ohio Revised Code Section 2903.22, requiring prosecutors to prove only that Brooks knowingly caused the girl to believe she faced physical harm, not that any contact occurred. Combined, the four counts could leave Brooks facing up to 13 months in jail if she is convicted on all of them.
Statute on Adult Liability for Youth Misconduct Just Changed
The case arrives just as Ohio lawmakers have moved to make it easier to prosecute adults accused of pushing minors toward delinquent acts. Ohio Revised Code Section 2919.24 makes it a first-degree misdemeanor for an adult to aid, encourage or induce a minor to commit a delinquent act, with each day of violation treated as a separate offense, according to the Meade Law Group. Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 455 in July, clarifying under that statute that a juvenile court delinquency adjudication is not required before prosecutors can charge an adult, a change scheduled to take effect October 9, 2026, per the Ohio Judicial Conference.
Should Brooks be convicted, Ohio's record-sealing rules offer one measure of long-term relief not available to felony defendants. First-degree misdemeanor convictions for offenses of violence, including assault and inciting to violence, remain eligible for sealing under state law, unlike felony violent convictions, which are permanently barred from sealing, according to the Ohio Crime Victims Rights Toolkit.
Part of a Wider Pattern of Youth Conflict Locally
The alleged incident unfolded on Bising Avenue. In September 2024, gunfire on the same block forced officials to halt a high school football game at the adjacent stadium, as Hoodline reported at the time.
The case also lands weeks after North College Hill City Schools logged 11 student expulsion hearings for fighting in just the first 11 school days of the 2026 academic year, prompting Superintendent Eugene Blalock to publicly urge parents to help teach conflict resolution at home, as Hoodline detailed last month. More broadly, Cincinnati recorded 283 shooting victims in 2025, a 20 percent drop from 353 victims the year before, a decline officials have attributed to targeted violent-crime reduction strategies.
