Man Sought In Ravens-Commanders Attack Video Surrenders: Report

BALTIMORE, MD — A Baltimore man sought on an arrest warrant after police said he was shown on video attacking two people following the Baltimore Ravens-Washington Commanders football game surrendered to police Monday.

John Callis, 24, of Baltimore, was wanted for first-degree aggravated assault and three counts of second-degree assault after assaulting two Commanders fans on Federal Hill on Oct. 16, police said.

The Baltimore Banner reported Callis turned himself in to Baltimore Police at 10:45 a.m., ahead of a noon deadline. His attorney, Brian Thompson, said Callis was cooperating fully with investigators.

“We believe that there may be more to this story,” Thompson told the Banner. He added that the defense team has requested security video from nearly a dozen businesses on South Charles Street.

Video posted to social media after the NFL game shows a man wearing a Baltimore Ravens approaching two men in Commanders jerseys, while the man in the Ravens jersey kicks and punches one of the other men. The assailant then drags the other against a nearby wall and throws him to the ground.

The man in the Ravens jersey then walks away, shouting, “I don’t lose.”

As of Oct. 14, the video had been viewed nearly 50 million times.

The Ravens beat the Commanders 30-23 in a highly-anticipated game at M&T Stadium known as the "Battle of the Beltway."

Social media users were quick to allege that Callis was the attacker seen in the video, according to a Baltimore Banner report. Others tagged his employer, insurance provider Maury Donnelly & Parr Inc., who confirmed on social media that Callis was no longer employed with the company.

According to the Banner, Callis was arrested by Baltimore County police in 2021 after he and another man beat up someone lying on the street in Towson. He received probation before judgment on a charge of second-degree assault and fined $100.

Anyone with information on the identity of the victims is urged to contact Southern District Detectives at 410-396-2499 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LockUp.