Because of the seriousness of the charges and the threat of the enhancement that could double their sentences, if convicted, the men are lawyering up. So far three have retained attorneys. They have until July 27 to find an attorney or a public defender, according to online court documents.

Vard Warnock, the sixth suspect in a May 30 bar beating at Pike's Pub in Waynedale, doesn't have long before the Allen County Sheriff's Department warrants officers are at his door.