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3 More Arrested After Viral Alabama Riverboat Brawl as More Charges 'Likely' Coming

“I don’t think we’re near finished,” Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert told reporters this week

Four people in Alabama have now been arrested on assault charges stemming from last weekend’s viral riverboat brawl that drew widespread attention online.

One day after Richard Roberts, 48, turned himself over to police and was charged with two counts of third-degree assault, the Montgomery Police Department said Thursday that three others — Mary Todd, 21, Allen Todd, 23, Zachary Shipman, 25 — had turned themselves in as well.

Shipman and the Todds were each charged with one misdemeanor count of third-degree assault, Montgomery Police Maj. Saba Coleman said.

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It's not clear if any of the suspects have entered pleas or retained attorneys.

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert said at a news conference this week that more charges are “likely” coming as the investigation into the melee continues this week. Albert said police have also asked Reggie Gray, a man allegedly seen smashing a woman in the head with a folding chair, to come in for questioning. “As we identify additional folks that we need to talk to, we will ask them to come in and we’ll try to locate them and do further investigation to see if the charges are appropriate,” Albert told reporters, according to CNN .

The outlet reported a total of 13 people were detained and interviewed on Saturday after the extended brawl along a riverside dock in Montgomery. All 13 individuals were released from police custody at the time, CNN reported. “I don’t think we’re near finished,” Albert, the police chief, said. “We have a lot more work to do on this.”

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Albert said police are reviewing “hundreds” of videos and statements taken Saturday and the public should expect more developments coming as the fallout from the brawl continues. “I would say at this point it is highly likely that more arrests and more individuals will face charges,” the police chief had said.

The fight, which broke out after a dispute over a pontoon boat blocking a large riverboat’s place to dock, was captured from multiple angles later shared on social media.

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The pontoon boat had blocked the riverboat for nearly an hour, according to police, while the small boat’s occupants responded to the captain’s repeated requests over a loudspeaker with “gestures, curse words and taunting,” Albert said at his news conference Tuesday.

Videos show the brawl begin after Damien Pickett, a Black co-captain on the Harriott II riverboat, confronts a group of White men about moving the pontoon boat. According to The New York Times , Pickett attempted to move the pontoon boat himself before social media videos captured what happened next. 

Pickett can be seen arguing with the group when a White man rushes in to punch him, sparking a fight that spilled all across the dock. ”The co-captain was doing his job,’’ Albert told reporters Tuesday, according to AL.com . Pickett was treated at a local hospital for injuries he suffered during the fight, the outlet reported.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed told PBS News Hour this week that he was "shocked" when he first saw video of the incident.

"Like many people, I was surprised and shocked to see something like that happen for someone who was just doing his job," Reed said. "I was disappointed, to say the least. It was disturbing." PEOPLE has reached out to Harriott II’s Cpt. Jim Kittrell, who told The Daily Beast he believes the initial attack against Pickett was racially motivated.

“The white guys that attacked my deckhand—and he was a senior deckhand first mate—I can’t think of any other reason they attacked him other than it being racially motivated,” Kittrell told the outlet. 

However, Kittrell said the ensuing brawl that unfolded was more “shipmates trying to help a shipmate,” rather than a fight split along racial lines.

“They could’ve been little green men, for all they cared,” Kittrell told the outlet. “When they attacked Damien, my crew was gonna jump out and do the best they could to help him out. It was my crew against the people who attacked their shipmate, that’s all it was.”

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Two remaining suspects in massive brawl on Montgomery, Alabama boat dock in custody

Three men are charged with third-degree assault after the weekend brawl at montgomery's riverfront park.

Alabama riverfront brawl: Video shows fight over parked pontoon boat

During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Montgomery Police Department Chief Darryl Albert announced assault charges for the following men: Zachery Shipman, 25, Richard Roberts, 48, and Allen Todd, 23. (Credit: Joe Davenport via Storyful)

The remaining two suspects in a massive brawl at a central Alabama boat dock over the weekend were taken into custody Wednesday evening.

Montgomery police confirmed Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25, were arrested at around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday after turning themselves in to police, local outlet WSFA reported. A third suspect, 48-year-old Richard Roberts, turned himself in on Tuesday.

Todd and Shipman are both charged with third-degree assault while Roberts faces two counts of the same charge, which is a misdemeanor in Alabama.

The charges stem from a confrontation at the dock for the Harriott II riverboat, which is owned by the city of Montgomery, after a moored pontoon boat was blocking the larger vessel from docking at Riverfront Park at around 7p.m. on Aug. 5, police said.

ALABAMA RIVERFRONT BRAWL: MONTGOMERY POLICE ANNOUNCE CHARGES IN MASSIVE FIGHT AT BOAT DOCK

From L-R: Allen Todd, 23, Richard Roberts, 48, and Zachery Shipman, 25, are all charged with third-degree assault in connection with a fight at the Riverfront Park boat dock in Montgomery, Alabama. (Montgomery Police Department via WBRC)

Montgomery police Chief Darryl Albert said the riverboat's captain was met with obscene gestures and curse words when he used a public address system to try to find the owners of the pontoon boat. 

The riverboat's co-captain allegedly attempted to move the pontoon boat himself, according to police, triggering the fight that ultimately led to a massive brawl.

Now viral video of the incident shows a passenger on the pontoon boat talking with a crew member on the dock before hitting him. 

The dock worker, pictured right dressed in a white shirt, is punched in the head by a man following an argument. (Christa)

Members of the pontoon boat party can be seen in the video assisting in the attack, prompting crew members from the riverboat and other bystanders to join the fight.

Though only three people have been charged in the incident so far, Montgomery police said 42-year-old Reggie Gray is being asked to contact police for an interview. Gray was allegedly the man seen in the video hitting at least two people with a folding chair.

BRAWL AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, RIVERFRONT DOCK CAUGHT ON VIDEO

During a Tuesday press conference, Albert said that the FBI joined the department's investigation into the incident.

"The people of Montgomery, we’re better than that. We’re a fun city, and we don’t want this type of activity to shed a dark eye on what this city’s all about," Albert said.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey described the violent incident as "absolutely unnecessary and uncalled for," according to the Associated Press.

A verbal altercation over the apparent docking of a pontoon boat along the river at the Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama, escalated into a massive brawl on Saturday, Aug. 5. (Christa)

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According to Albert, over 200 people were on the riverboat when the fight broke out. The extent of the injuries sustained by any of the people involved is unknown.

Police are expecting more charges to be filed.

The Associated Press and Fox News' Adam Sabes and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.

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Four Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl

Three men and a woman turned themselves in to the Montgomery police this week after an attack on a Black boat captain that garnered heavy backlash on social media.

By Remy Tumin

Four people have turned themselves in to the police and have been charged with assault in connection with a brawl that broke out along the waterfront in Montgomery, Ala., last weekend, officials said, as the investigation into the racially charged melee continues .

The arrests came days after a group of white boaters attacked a Black riverboat cruise captain on Saturday. Warrants for three of the boaters were issued on Tuesday, and the Montgomery police had asked them during a news conference to come forward.

Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25, were in custody of the Montgomery police as of Wednesday, the police said, and each was charged with one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. A third man, Richard Roberts, 48, turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of third-degree assault. All three have posted bail, officials said.

On Thursday, Mary Todd, 21, turned herself in and was also charged with third degree assault, the police said. She was being held for 12 hours, according to court records.

The misdemeanor assault is penalized by a fine of up to $6,000 and up to one year in jail. The four accused, all of whom are white, are scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 1.

The Montgomery police said on Thursday that no other charges had been levied, but more could come. While the fight appeared to be largely down racial lines, the police would not pursue hate crime charges, they said. They also will not pursue charges of inciting a riot.

The weekend’s violent scene was captured on video by several bystanders and drew a large social media response, including cartoons , TikTok videos , a song and re-enactments . Many of the videos, which offer multiple angles and vantage points of the incident, are now a part of the police investigation, said Chief Darryl J. Albert of the Montgomery Police.

The altercation began at the city’s popular Riverfront Park after a pontoon boat docked in a space designated for the Harriott II, a riverboat cruise that was returning from a trip up the Alabama River. For 45 minutes, the captain of the Harriott II instructed the pontoon boat via the public announcement system to move out of the way, but to no avail. Instead, the white boaters responded with “gestures, curse words and taunting,” Chief Albert said at a news conference on Tuesday.

At that point, Dameion Pickett, a co-captain of the Harriott, was given a ride on a small boat to the dock so he could talk to the pontoon owners. When Mr. Pickett, who is Black, tried to move the pontoon, the owners of the boat confronted and attacked him. Members of the Harriott’s crew and bystanders came to Mr. Pickett’s defense, and a melee broke out. One man was seen on video wielding a folding chair to use against the boaters.

Mr. Pickett and an unnamed 16-year-old male, who had taken Mr. Pickett to the dock, were injured in the brawl.

The dock’s history has become a part of the broader conversation around the fight and its racial overtones: The altercation occurred at the same dock where enslaved Africans arrived by steamboat to be sold in the center of town.

An earlier version of this article, relying on information provided by the Montgomery Police Department, misspelled the given names of two people. The boat co-captain is Dameion Pickett, not Damien; and a person charged is Zachery Shipman, not Zachary.

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Riverfront brawl brings unwelcome attention to historic civil rights city in Alabama

Police in Montgomery, Alabama, said three people are expected to be in custody Tuesday on charges including misdemeanor assault in connection with a riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention. (Aug. 8)

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed speaks a news conference at City Hall in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday August 8, 2023, to discuss a riverfront brawl. Listening at right is Police Chief Darryl Albert. Video circulating on social media showed a large melee Saturday, Aug. 5, that appeared to begin when a crew member of a city-operated riverboat tried to get a pontoon boat moved that was blocking the riverboat from docking.(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, left, listens as Police Chief Darryl Albert speaks a news conference at City Hall in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, to discuss a riverfront brawl. Video circulating on social media showed a large melee Saturday, Aug. 5, that appeared to begin when a crew member of a city-operated riverboat tried to get a pontoon boat moved that was blocking the riverboat from docking.(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

The Harriott II riverboat sits docked in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. A riverfront brawl occurred on Aug. 5 when a crew member was punched for trying to move a pontoon boat that was blocking the riverboat from docking. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Three white boaters in Alabama’s capital city will be charged with misdemeanor assault for a riverfront brawl with a Black boat captain that drew nationwide attention, with more charges likely to come, police said.

Videos of the incident, which circulated widely on social media, have proven crucial in investigating what happened, Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert said. One person has turned himself in and the other two have agreed to turn themselves in by the end of the day Tuesday.

“The investigation is ongoing and more charges are likely,” Albert said.

The fight was largely split along racial lines and began when a moored pontoon boat blocked the Harriott II riverboat from docking in its designated space along the city’s riverfront, Albert said. The Harriott II had 227 passengers aboard for a tour.

The viral video of white boaters assaulting a Black riverboat captain and the following melee brought unwelcome attention to the historic city — which is known across the country for the Montgomery bus boycott in the 1950s and voting rights marches in the 1960s. The city in recent decades has tried to move beyond its reputation as a site of racial tension and to build a tourism trade instead based on its critical role in the Civil Rights Movement.

“I don’t think you can judge any community by any one incident. This is not indicative of who we are,” Mayor Steven Reed said Tuesday. He noted that the people on the pontoon boat were not from Montgomery. “It’s important for us to address this as an isolated incident, one that was avoidable and one that was brought on by individuals who chose the wrong path of action,” Reed said.

Before the fight began, the riverboat captain tried to contact the pontoon boat owner by loudspeaker. People on the other boat responded with “obscene gestures, curse words and taunting,” the police chief said. The riverboat co-captain took another vessel to shore to attempt to move the pontoon boat and “was attacked by several members of the private boat.” Albert said several people from the riverboat came to the co-captain’s defense, “engaging in what we all have seen since on social media.”

Video captured by bystanders showed that once the Harriott II docked, several people from the riverboat rushed to confront the people on the pontoon boat and more fighting broke out. The video showed people being shoved, punched and kicked, and one man hitting someone with a chair. At least one person was knocked into the water.

“The co-captain was doing his job. He was simply trying to move the boat just enough so the cruise ship could park safely, but it quickly escalated,” Albert said.

The police chief said so far the charges are against people from the pontoon boat who assaulted the co-captain and a 16-year-old who got involved. Police are trying to locate and question the man with the chair.

The fight took place along Montgomery’s downtown riverfront in an area where slaveowners once unloaded people from steam boats to be sold at auction.

Now, the city has developed the area into a tourist and recreation place with restaurants, bars and hotels. The Harriott II take tourists on sightseeing trips with food and entertainment, along the Alabama River.

The brawl sparked dozens of internet memes and videos with some joking that the chair should be placed in a local museum.

Albert said while some made racial taunts, the police department does not believe the motivation behind the fight rises to the standard of a hate crime. Alcohol is believed to be an escalating factor, he said.

Christa Owen of Clanton was aboard the riverboat with her husband and their daughter for a dinner cruise to celebrate the daughter’s 12th birthday. She said the riverboat captain said on loudspeaker: “Black pontoon boat, move your boat,” and that passengers also yelled for the boat to move so they could dock.

“They shrugged their shoulders,” Owen said. She said the crew member, identified by police as the co-captain of the riverboat, got off to move the pontoon boat a few feet. Owen said the tension was obvious and mounting before punches were thrown. She said passengers felt helpless as they watched the co-captain get pummeled by several people on shore.

Owen, a stay-at-home mom, filmed the confrontation as it began on the dock. She said as a “mother of many” she knows the importance of being able to document how a conflict started. Once the boat was able to dock, she said her family had to figure out how to get off the boat safely with the fighting going on around them.

“It didn’t have to escalate to that,” she said.

Men charged in Montgomery brawl had been ‘trouble’ for riverboat, captain says

The three White men charged with assault Tuesday after they attacked a Black riverboat co-captain in Montgomery, Ala. , and ignited a brawl largely along racial lines had previously caused problems for the Harriott II, the vessel’s captain said, and were repeatedly asked to move their pontoon boat so the riverboat could dock.

Harriott II captain Jim Kittrell told media outlets he believed the attack on co-captain Damien Pickett over the weekend was “racially motivated.”

Richard Roberts, 48; Allen Todd, 23; and Zachery Shipman, 25, were charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault in the attack on Pickett at a dock in Riverfront Park, Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert said at a news conference.

All three turned themselves in, Montgomery Police Maj. Saba Coleman told The Washington Post. She added that Roberts also has a warrant pending for striking a 16-year-old White boy, and that Reggie Gray, a 42-year-old Black man who was seen on video hitting people with a folding chair during the brawl, has not turned himself in after police called on him to do so.

White men charged with assaulting Black man in Montgomery Riverfront brawl

Authorities said that they had consulted with the FBI and would not be able to charge the White men with a hate crime or with inciting a riot. But Kittrell, who told WACV in Montgomery that riverboat staff previously “had trouble” with the boaters from Selma, Ala., emphasized that he believed the assault on Pickett, 43, was due to racism.

“The White guys that attacked my deckhand — and he was a senior deckhand first mate — I can’t think of any other reason they attacked him other than it being racially motivated,” Kittrell, who is White, told the Daily Beast on Tuesday. “All he did was move their boat up three feet. It makes no sense to have six people try to beat the snot out of you just because you moved their boat up a few feet. In my opinion, the attack on Damien was racially motivated.”

He added to radio show “ News & Views with Joey Clark ” that the brawl after the initial assault of Pickett “was not a Black-and-White thing.”

Neither Pickett nor Kittrell, 62, immediately responded to requests for comment Wednesday morning.

Albert announced the charges against Roberts, Todd and Shipman three days after videos went viral of the brawl, which was decried by Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed (D) as “an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred.”

“This is not indicative of who we are,” said Reed, Montgomery’s first Black mayor. On Wednesday, Reed criticized Todd and Shipman after they “did not honor their agreement to surrender to authorities,” and said that police “will do what it takes to bring them to justice.”

What we know about the Montgomery Riverfront brawl

Videos taken by onlookers and spread around the internet showed the Black co-captain, Pickett, arguing with one of the pontoon boaters on Saturday as a second White man charges at Pickett and hits him in the face. Pickett then tosses his cap into the air before the two hit each other. Almost immediately, Pickett is swarmed by several White men on the dock who throw punches while the Black man was on the ground, according to the videos posted online.

White and Black people on the dock and shore appear to jump in to try to help Pickett, and someone appears to jump off the riverboat and swim to the dock to help the co-captain. As the initial tussle calmed down, videos appeared to show a group of Black men confronting the White boaters. That fighting lasted more than a minute, with one of the Black men — allegedly Gray — being recorded hitting a White woman in the head with a folding chair and then being surrounded by police. One person seemed to get punched off the dock into the water.

Police detained 13 people for questioning, then released them, Albert said. The police chief said that “no stone was unturned” in deciding ultimately to not charge Roberts, Todd and Shipman with more serious charges.

“We examined this over a period of time, not only that night but since that night,” he told reporters. “At this time, based on the way the statutes read the laws are crafted, we were unable to present any inciting a riot or racially-biased charges.”

Kittrell has captained the Harriott II for about 13 years, steering the riverboat since it was originally known as Savannah River Queen of Savannah, Ga., according to the Selma Times-Journal . He told the Daily Beast he’s known Pickett for about 10 years during their time together on the Harriott II, a 19th-century riverboat offering dinner, dancing and live entertainment as part of Montgomery’s popular Riverfront Park.

The riverboat captain said this week that the three White men were part of a group of pontoon boaters from Selma that he’s had issues with in recent years.

“We’ve had trouble with them in the past, but just like jokey things,” he said Monday to the Montgomery radio station.

He pointed to an instance a couple of years ago when one of the riverboat’s golf carts was missing after returning from a cruise. Kittrell said the group had taken it and left it in an odd place: the lobby of a Hampton Inn.

“We looked at the Hampton Inn video, found out who did it, and we had them come down,” the riverboat captain told the radio station. “We were going to press charges then, but the police talked us out of it.”

But what unfolded Saturday was different, he said. When Kittrell noticed the pontoon boat was partially blocking the area where the riverboat docks, he asked the pontoon boat’s passengers over the PA system to move the boat “about five times,” he recalled. After he threatened to call the police on the boaters, “they started shooting birds at us,” which led him to call law enforcement, Kittrell told the radio station.

“I was nice as a peach when I was talking to them at first: ‘Please, help me out here, fellas. Move the boat up a little bit,’” he told the Daily Beast.

Not long after Pickett attempted to push the pontoon boat forward a few feet, Kittrell saw his colleague get attacked by the men from Selma.

“We’re 40 yards or 30 yards away from the dock watching all of this. There’s nothing we can do,” he said to the radio station. “About that time, another guy comes running up. And within a minute or so, it was an all-out brawl. And then I saw some more guys coming, and I said, ‘Oh. Thank God. They’re going to break it up.’ But instead of breaking it up, they jumped on him too. So, at one time, it was like six, seven guys on my deckhand that was trying to move the boat.”

While Kittrell maintained that the attack on Pickett was racially motivated, he emphasized that the rest of the brawl, which appeared to be along racial lines, was not the same as the initial encounter. He said he was thankful for the Harriott II staff for standing up and coming to Pickett’s aid during the attack.

“It was just shipmates trying to help a shipmate. They could’ve been little green men, for all they cared,” he told the Daily Beast. “When they attacked Damien, my crew was gonna jump out and do the best they could to help him out. It was my crew against the people who attacked their shipmate, that’s all it was.”

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Man accuses riverboat co-captain of assault during Alabama riverfront brawl

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of misdemeanor assault in the melee by one of the white boaters charged in the fight.

Court records show one of the white men accused of assaulting the co-captain during the August brawl filed a complaint last month saying the co-captain hit him first during the chaotic melee. The co-captain faces a charge of misdemeanor assault, according to court records.

"I was not trying to fight," the man wrote in a statement. The complaint was filed Oct. 26 ahead of the man's Nov. 16 trial on a misdemeanor assault charge of hitting and kicking the riverboat co-captain.

The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after bystanders filmed white boaters hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and others rushing to his defense. Video of the fight was shared widely online, sparking countless memes and parodies.

Montgomery police said the brawl began when the white boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so the city-owned Harriott II riverboat could dock in its designated space. The boat's co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat.

Five other people were previously charged in the brawl. Two white boaters previously pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault or harassment. Three other people, including a Black man who was filmed swinging a folding chair, have upcoming court dates.

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Montgomery riverboat co-captain says he was hanging on ‘for dear life’ in brawl

Damien Pickett, who is Black, describes being attacked by white boaters after attempting to move their pontoon boat

An Alabama boat co-captain was hanging on “for dear life” as men punched and tackled him on the riverfront of the state’s capital city, he told police after video of the brawl circulated widely online.

Damein Pickett, a crew member of the Harriott II in Montgomery, described the brawl in a handwritten statement to authorities included in court documents, saying he was attacked after moving a pontoon boat a few feet so the city-owned riverboat could dock.

Four white boaters have been charged with misdemeanor assault in the attack against Pickett, who is Black, as well as a teen deckhand, who was punched and is white. The deckhand’s mother heard a racial slur before Pickett was hit, she wrote in a statement.

A fifth person, a Black man who appeared to be hitting people with a folding chair during the subsequent fight, has been charged with disorderly conduct, police announced on Friday.

Video of the melee sparked scores of memes and video re-enactments. But the footage also prompted commentary in some quarters about how the fight vividly illustrated the racial tension and divide across the US.

Pickett told police that the captain had asked a group on a pontoon boat “at least five or six times” to move from the riverboat’s designated docking space but they responded by “giving us the finger and packing up to leave”. Pickett and another deckhand eventually took a vessel to shore and moved the pontoon boat “three steps to the right”, he wrote.

He said two people ran rushing back, including one cursing and threatening to beat him for touching the boat. Pickett wrote that one of the men shouted that it was public dock space, but Pickett told them it was the city’s designated space for the riverboat. He said he told them he was “just doing my job”. Pickett said he was punched in the face and hit from behind.

“I went to the ground. I think I bit one of them. All I can hear Imma kill you” and beat you, he wrote. He couldn’t tell “how long it lasted” and “grabbed one of them and just held on for dear life”, Pickett wrote.

After the fight was over, Pickett said he apologized to the riverboat customers for the inconvenience as he helped them get off the boat.

The deckhand had gone with Pickett to move the pontoon boat. His mother, who was also on the Harriott, said in a statement to police that her son tried to pull the men off Pickett and was punched in the chest.

Darron Hendley, an attorney listed in court records for two of the people charged, declined to comment. It was not immediately clear if the others had an attorney to speak on their behalf.

The Montgomery mayor, Steven Reed, said on Friday that the investigation is ongoing.

Police said they consulted with the FBI and determined what happened on the riverfront did not qualify as a hate crime. Reed, the city’s first Black mayor, said he will trust the investigative process but said his “perspective as a Black man in Montgomery differs from my perspective as mayor”.

“From what we’ve seen from the history of our city – a place tied to both the pain and the progress of this nation – it seems to meet the moral definition of a crime fueled by hate, and this kind of violence cannot go unchecked,” said Reed, referring in part to Montgomery’s being the site of a bus boycott which was a pivotal moment in the US civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

“It is a threat to the durability of our democracy, and we are grateful to our law enforcement professionals, partner organizations and the greater community for helping us ensure justice will prevail.”

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US Dept of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service La Crosse, WI N2788 County Road FA LaCrosse, WI 54601 608-784-7294 Comments? Questions? Please Contact Us. How many people have visited Tom Lee Park? Memphis River Parks Partnership gives update At a Shelby County Commission committee meeting on Wednesday, Memphis River Parks Partnership officials including CEO Carol Coletta, Chairman Tyree C. Daniels, and Director of Development Andrew Kiepe gave an update on the partnership. According to the Memphis River Parks Partnership presentation at the meeting, 700,000 people from over 182 zip codes have visited Tom Lee Park since its opening on Labor Day of 2023. And 57% of those visitors say they are visiting Tom Lee Park using alternate forms of transportation. The Memphis River Parks Partnership is a non-profit whose mission is to renovate and curate the six miles and 23 properties of the Mississippi Riverfront. In 2017, then-Mayor Jim Strickland and other city leaders created a task force to restore the riverfront. Studio Gang , an international Urban Design Practice, was commissioned for the park's transformation. According to the Memphis River Parks Partnership website, "Work to execute the Concept started quickly with the reinvention of two former Confederate parks, now River Garden and Fourth Bluff Park, completed in 2O18 and 2O19. The River Line—a five-mile walking and biking trail that connects all river parks—opened in 2O18. The most visible and accessible riverfront park in Memphis—Tom Lee Park—was next." On June 6, the Memphis River Parks Partnership leaders announced a new addition to Tom Lee Park , a Mississippi River overlook: The Memphis Flyway. Upcoming renovations of the Mississippi River Museum at Mud Island dubbed the "River of Time" project entered the initial fundraising stages on June 10. The Memphis Flyway is expected to be finished by 2026. Memphis River Parks Partnership leadership hopes the observation deck will be an iconic stop along the Mississippi River. "We believe that this is going to be a great opportunity to draw in travelers who are looking for an intentional experience to get close to the waterway," Kiepe said. Watch CBS News Deputies locate body of man who went missing in Mississippi River in Elk River, officials say By Jason Rantala Updated on: July 15, 2024 / 3:16 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota ELK RIVER, Minn. — The search for a man who went missing in the Mississippi River north of the Twin Cities has ended.  Authorities said they searched the river from Rivers Edge Commons Park to Babcock Park in the Elk River area for a man who went underwater and didn't resurface. A state patrol helicopter was in the air, and there were rescue boats in the water.  On Sunday morning, the sheriff's office announced deputies had located the victim and identified him as 41-year-old Cody Jay Pope.   "I've been very nervous the last few weeks," said Brian Donnelly. "That somebody was going to fall in and would need to be rescued." Donnelly has been in Elk River 23 years, but has only lived right along the river for a month. Even in that short time, he's already seen the power of the river. "Over the last two weeks I've seen several people venture out there in kayaks or canoes and were very surprised that they end up down the river, a mile in like sixteen seconds," said Donnelly.   The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said they were notified of several people struggling in the water at Rivers Edge Commons on Friday. A man and two children had been swimming on a sandbar when the children started to struggle in the current. The man grabbed one of the children and was able to get her to the sandbar. Then he jumped in to help the second child and pushed the child to shore before he disappeared under the water, the sheriff's office says. The children then told firefighters and police that their father was missing.  "I heard screams for help in the river so I look up and I see heads bobbing up and down, it was the son and the father," said Nick Bridges, who witnessed the incident. "My thoughts and prayers go out to the family not knowing, not getting any answers right now." The witness said he saw the boy taken out of the water and placed in an ambulance. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Pope's family. Featured Local Savings More from cbs news. State patrol searching for hit-and-run driver who struck man in Burnsville Crews work to transform Harriet Island for Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 1 million gallons of wastewater spilled from a northern Minnesota energy plant Did Minnesota's sweet corn crop survive the record rains? Social Media Directory News Releases UPDATE: Victim Identified – Maryland State Police Responds To Fatal Plane Crash In Talbot County UPDATE: The deceased victim is identified as Robert Eugene Merlini, 56, of Annapolis. Merlini was the pilot, and sole occupant of a twin engine Cessna that crashed in the Tred Avon River this morning. (EASTON, MD) – Maryland State Police responded to a fatal plane crash that occurred this morning in Talbot County. The identity of the deceased victim is pending next of kin notification. The victim was recovered from the water and transported to the shore where EMS personnel declared the victim deceased at the scene. The victim will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy. At 9:38 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Easton Barrack responded to the 6800 block of Travelers Rest Circle in Easton, Maryland for a report of a small plane crash. Witnesses called 9-1-1 after observing the crash. According to a preliminary investigation, a twin-engine Cessna took off shortly before 9:00 a.m. today from Tipton Airport at Fort Meade before crashing into the Tred Avon River.  Police believe he was headed towards Easton Airport when the crash occurred. Divers from Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to the scene and recovered the victim. Divers were assisted by the Natural Resources Police Underwater Operations Team and other marine assets from Queen Anne’s, Dorchester and Talbot counties. Maryland Natural Resources Police, the U.S. Coast Guard, Talbot County Sheriff’s Office and Talbot County Fire/EMS crews responded to the scene with Maryland State Police. 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Authorities say investigations are continuing and that enquiries are underway to identify the man. Police say there is nothing to link the deaths of two people found dead in Melbourne's Maribyrnong River at the weekend. The bodies of a man and a woman were found in separate locations in the river , which runs through suburbs in the city's inner-west, on Sunday morning. On Monday, police said the homicide squad was investigating the death of the woman, which was being treated as suspicious. However, police said the man's death appeared to be unrelated.  "At this time, there is nothing to link the death of the woman to that of the man whose body was also located in the Maribyrnong River yesterday morning," police said in a statement. "Enquiries are underway in relation to identifying the man, however it appears at this early stage that this death is likely to be non-suspicious." X (formerly Twitter) Related Stories Two bodies found in the maribyrong river in melbourne. 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If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn’t influence our coverage. Oregon wildfires: Springfield fire halted, Ore Fire grows to 440 acres Story updated with latest on north Springfield fire and the North Umpqua evacuations A total of 1,050 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes raked Oregon late Tuesday night, igniting a number of wildfires across the state, including many that brought evacuation warnings by Wednesday and Thursday. The bulk of those strikes were across southern Oregon, according to the National Weather Service, but there were about 200 strikes along the Cascade Range and foothills in Marion, Linn and Lane counties. "The lightning strikes were pretty well spread out," NWS meteorologist David Bishop said. "The bulk were down near Medford while we had quite a few in the Central Cascades." Not much precipitation came with the lightning strikes, which allowed numerous small wildfires to grow following early July's record-setting heat. Here's the latest on the fires, evacuations and warnings around the state. Fire reported on McKenzie View Drive north of Springfield A vehicle-turned-vegetation fire north of Springfield reached 10 acres before being halted by fire crews on Thursday night. The wildfire reporting app Watch Duty reported that the fire, which started at a vehicle, "jumped the road." The fire was traveling north uphill. Oregon State Police had blocked off McKenzie View Drive eastbound in Mohawk Valley, directing drivers to turn around. The Oregon Department of Forestry said the fire started around milepost 5 of McKenzie View Drive where a car was fully engulfed in flames. Officers began going door-to-door to evacuate nearby homes at approximately 7:30 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., crews had hoses around the blaze and were engaged in mop up. See this story for more details . Closure issued for Blue River Reservoir area as Ore Fire reaches 440 acres in McKenzie Corridor Willamette National Forest has issued an closure order around much of Blue River Reservoir due to the 440 acre Ore Fire burning north of Rainbow in the McKenzie River corridor. This closure includes the following sites: Buck Mountain Trail, Tidbits South and West Trail, Gold Hill Trail, Mona Campground, Lookout Campground, and Saddle Dam Boat Launch. A full map and breakdown of the closure can be found here . Evacuation warnings for North Umpqua area due to Boulder Fire near Toketee Falls A level 2 "be set" evacuation warning was issued due to the Boulder Flat Fire east of Roseburg and Glide in the North Umpqua Canyon near Toketee Falls. The evacuation is for homes in the Slide Creek area downstream to the Soda Springs area due to a fire near Soda Springs and Pine Bench in Toketee. It's unclear how large the fire has become. A map of the evacuation area can be found here . Oakridge still on evacuation The northern part of Oakridge remained on level 1 and 2 evacuation warnings Thursday morning. In the McKenzie Corridor, the Ore Fire burning near Blue River grew to 250 acres. Here's more details on fires burning in Willamette National Forest east of Salem and Eugene. The High Prairie Fire, listed at 10 acres, has brought a level 2 and level 1 evacuation warnings north of Oakridge . The latest evacuation map can be seen here . Another fire, the McKinley Fire, is also north of Oakridge and estimated at 3 acres. Deteriorating air quality east of the Cascades Air quality was quickly deteriorating east of the Cascades by Thursday morning, with numerous fires burning across the state's east side. Bend's air quality was "unhealthy for sensitive groups" while Burns was at "very unhealthy," according to air quality metrics from around the state. Oregon's west side was in decent shape and that appears likely to remain in place Thursday. Gov. Tina Kotek invokes Conflagration Act for fires in Umatilla County Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for a series of fires in Umatilla County near Pilot Rock late Wednesday night. The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing its Green Incident Management Team to protect homes in the area. The Pilot Rock Fire is the largest of the blazes at 10,000 acres but there are a number of other fires in the area as well, including the NF Owens Fire at 952 acres. "Significant lightning storms moved through Umatilla County Wednesday afternoon and have kept local fire agencies busy responding to wildfires. Gusty winds and dry conditions caused some of these fires to grow exponentially and threaten life and property," a news release said. Level 3 evacuation orders issued for Wickiup Reservoir area in Central Oregon The Round Mountain and Wickiup fires on Deschutes National Forest reached a combined 170 acres by Thursday morning, according to Central Oregon Fire Info. In response, levels 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders have been issued around Wickiup Reservoir. Level 3 Go Now:  National Forest area north of Wickiup, Forest Service Road 4262 and Forest Service Road 4380 and south of Forest Service Road 42 (South Century Drive) Level 2 Be Set:  National Forest area between Road 4380 and the Deschutes River including Bull Bend and Wyeth Campgrounds and private inholdings along the west side of the river at Haner Park  Level 1 Be Ready:  Haner Park subdivision east of the Deschutes River Evacuation maps can be found at bit.ly/3Wr3y1B Engines, dozers, water tenders and aerial support are the resources working on the fires. Trail Fire grows to 1,200 acres, brings closures near Diamond Lake and Mount Thielsen, forces level 3 evacuations on the Pacific Crest Trail A forest closure has gone into effect on Thursday afternoon in response to growing fire activity to protect the public and firefighter safety. The closed area is on along the southeast side of Diamond Lake to the Pacific Crest Trail to the east. Diamond Lake Viewpoint, Campground and Visitor Center are closed through Sunday as well. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has implemented level 2 and 3 evacuation notices due to the Trail Fire, and along a large segment of the Pacific Crest Trail. The fire is burning east of Diamond Lake in Douglas County and reached 1,200 acres in size. Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations have been issued for the following: Pacific Crest Trail is closed from the intersection of Highway 138 East at the "North Crater Trailhead" to the intersection with USFS Maidu Lake Trail #1446 near Miller Lake USFS North Crater Trail #1410 USFS Summit Rock/Crater Trail #1457 USFS Mt. Thielsen Trail #1456 USFS Spruce Ridge Trail #1458 USFS Howlock Mountain Trail #1448 USFS Thielsen Creek Trail #1449 Level 2 "Be Set" evacuation warnings are in place for Diamond Lake Horse Corrals, Diamond Lake Campground and RV Park. Oregon Department of Forestry responds to 17 fires in 24 hours after lightning storm The three largest fires, Durkee Fire at 7,530 acres, Snake Fire at 1,000 acres and NF Owen Fire at 952 acres all started on Wednesday afternoon or evening. NF Owen Fire and Snake Fire have been combined to create the Battle Mountain Complex near Ukiah. The Northeast District will continue to respond to new fire starts throughout the day. Firefighters will be conducting patrols of impacted areas and utilizing smoke detection cameras. "The Oregon Department of Forestry is urging Oregonians to actively participate in wildfire prevention and avoid bringing fire hazards on the landscape," the news release said. "With resources spread thin, less human-caused fires can make all the difference and allow resources to focus on the new lightning-caused fires." Fire crews battling more Rogue River fires Firefighters have been responding to 10 small fires in Josephine County following thunderstorms on Tuesday night. A majority of the fires are on BLM public lands, along both sides of the lower portion of the Rogue River, in southern Oregon, and burning on both sides of the river northwest of Rand and Galice. The fires are mostly small, less than an acre. "These fires have likely remained small due to rain that came with the weather system, as well as an aggressive initial attack from firefighters," a report from the Oregon Department of Forestry said. Aircraft has been key on these incidents. Firefighters are hiking as far as 2 miles to reach fires on steep, dangerous ground. Here are the fires of greatest concern. Horseshoe Bend Fire, holding at an estimated quarter-acre. Located north of Horseshoe Bend Campground, north of the Rogue River. Firefighters are on scene and using helicopters due to remote location and no road access. The U.S. Forest Service- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and ODF are encouraging people to avoid camping at all Horseshoe Bend campsites while helicopter-bucket dipping is taking place. East Fork Big Windy Fire, estimated to be 1/100 of an acre. Located east of East Fork Big Windy Creek and south of the Rogue River on steep, remote county with limited access. ODF firefighters are on scene with one 20-person crew hiking into the fire area. Big Windy Creek, estimated to be a quarter-acre. Located on steep, remote ground just north of the East Fork Big Windy Fire. Tree fallers and a 20-person crew are assigned to the incident and hiking in. Trout Creek Fire, estimated to be half an acre. Located north of Trout Creek and south of the Rogue River, southwest of the Zane Grey Cabin. This fire is a 2-mile hike from the nearest road. Two 10-person crews are assigned to the fire, along with a bulldozer. Firefighters are cutting a significant amount of dead trees to clear a path to the incident. Missouri Creek Fire, estimated to be half an acre. Located north of Bear Camp Road and south of the Zane Grey Cabin. Firefighters are hiking down to the fire. Wildfires on Umpqua National Forest east of Roseburg There are lightning-caused wildfires burning in Umpqua National Forest east of Roseburg. They include: Lemolo Fire: Estimated 15 acres. Level 1 evacuation warning "be prepared" was issued was being issued for the campgrounds and resort at Lemolo Lake. Two engines and crew on site. Aircraft resources are being shared between Lemolo and Trail Fires. Jack Saddle Fire: Estimated 5 acres. About 14 miles northeast of Idleyld Park. As of Thursday morning, the fire has a hose around 90% and is 70% hand trailed. There is no new growth and minimal fire activity. In addition to a Forest Service Engine, Douglas Forest Protective Agency (DFPA) air and ground resources were on site. DFPA is now in joint command with the Umpqua National Forest on continued suppression efforts on this fire. Lost Bucket: 2 acres, near Jack Saddle Fire. Most of the fire has a hose around it but isn't fully trailed. Authorities hope to get 100% trailed by noon on Thursday. DFPA air and ground resources were utilized. Cultus Fire: Estimated 1.5 acres. Fire is lined. 40% contained. Slide Fire: Estimated 0.5 acre. 100% lined. Tucker Fire – Estimated .5 acres, Resources: Squad 211 and 212 and one engine. 10% contained, handline and hose laid around it. Fire restrictions in place for Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest implemented fire restrictions on Wednesday as the fire danger remained "high" across the forest. Fire restrictions prohibit all campfires, charcoal or briquette fires, pellet fires or other open fires outside of designated campgrounds. Building, maintaining or using a fire, campfire or stove was still permitted in designated metal campfire rings or grills in designated recreational sites. Restrictions for smoking, off-highway vehicles, and chainsaws in campgrounds also are in effect. Restrictions and updates to restrictions as they change can be found at fs.usda.gov/main/willamette/fire . Falls Fire grows in acreage but also containment The Falls Fire in Grant and Harney counties about 13.5 miles north of Burns reached 110,674 acres by Thursday morning and was at 5% containment. Fire crews secured the south containment line Wednesday evening and controlled spot fires across 31 roads after increased fire activity during the day. Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders remained in place in Grant and Harney counties. The Harney County Sheriff’s evacuation map can be found at bit.ly/4d1XvX2 for the most accurate evacuation notices. Ten residences and 13 "other" structures were destroyed in the early stages of the fire, according to Oregon State Fire Marshal structure teams. This fire forced the closure of several areas in the Malheur National Forest. Emigrant Creek Campground , Falls Campground , Yellowjacket Campground and Delintment Lake Campground were all closed. No growth detected in Cow Valley megafire The largest wildfire in Oregon has not increase in acreage since Tuesday, stalling at 133,408 acres. Fire crews reported that containment grew to 77%. The fire is being characterized as smoldering. Due to successful strategic operations, fire activity has minimized significantly. Conditions had improved enough that Malheur County Emergency Management is confident that homes were no longer at risk. Some resourced aided in the suppression of new starts from lighting strikes, on Wednesday. Crews will continue to patrol for and extinguish hot pockets. Due to the reduced threat to structures, the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Red Team demobilized its incident management team and remaining structural task forces on Wednesday morning. Several hundred wildland firefighters remained and other resources were set to be assigned to structural protection. The latest evacuation warning levels can be found on the Facebook page of Malheur County Sheriff's Office . Larch Creek Fire appears to slow, containment increased The Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County was estimated at 18,693 acres and 43% containment as of Wednesday morning. Firefighters had fully lined the perimeter. Wasco County Sheriff's Office lifted some evacuation orders and reopened Pine Hollow Reservoir and asked the public, "to recreate safely and stay aware of current fire evacuation orders. All evacuations will remain in place today and re-evaluated tonight at 6:00 PM." Evacuation orders at levels 1, 2 and 3 remained in place. An evacuation map can be found at bit.ly/4bPdmae . Lone Rock Fire reaches 71,020 acres Another eastern Oregon wildfire — the Lone Rock Fire — grew to 71,020 acres and was 10% contained as of Wednesday morning. The blaze moved south during tuesday night due to fire-friendly weather conditions. The fire east of Condon ignited over the weekend and grew quickly. Level 3 "go now" evacuation orders were issued in Gilliam and Morrow counties. For a map of the evacuation, see this link . The status of these fires and other large blazes will be updated as more information becomes available. Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast . To support his work, subscribe to the Statesman Journal . He can be reached at [email protected] or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. 252 IMAGES PHOTOS, VIDEO: Mark Twain Riverboat Once Again Steams Along Rivers of Harrisburg’s riverboat will return this June: Here’s when you can ride LIVE: U.S. Coast Guard gives update on American Jazz riverboat stuck on New riverboat begins sailing from Port of New Orleans Video: BB Riverboats owner discusses business and coronavirus QuirkyCruise News: American Jazz Riverboat Arrives & Other Small-Ship VIDEO going on a riverboat cruise in china Montgomery Alabama Riverboat Brawl 🥊 Update Extreme Low Mississippi Update… Can it be done? Tues- CC- Kimmy/Maurice/J. Majors case update/Alabama Riverboat update/Fantasia/Cardi's single/M2M Riverboat Drifts Down River Montgomery Riverboat Update COMMENTS Full Video: Viewer records as Montgomery riverfront brawl begins Full Video: Viewer records as Montgomery riverfront brawl begins. Published: Aug. 7, 2023 at 12:03 PM PDT. A passenger on the Harriott II Riverboat was recording when a confrontation turned into a ... Two men plead guilty in Alabama riverfront brawl; charge against co The boat's co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat. The guilty pleas concluded the last of the criminal cases brought against four ... Boaters plead guilty in riverfront brawl; charge dismissed against The two men pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge as part of a plea deal, according to court records. The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after bystanders filmed white boaters hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and then crew members and bystanders rushing to his defense. Video of the fight was shared widely ... Woman involved in Montgomery riverfront brawl sentenced to anger ... Another defendant, Mary Todd, 21, pleaded guilty to harassment as part of a prearranged plea agreement. She was sentenced to anger management classes and has 90 days to complete the classes and ... 3 More Arrested After Viral Ala. Riverboat Brawl, More Charges 'Likely' Updated on August 11, 2023 05:07PM EDT. Four people in Alabama have now been arrested on assault charges stemming from last weekend's viral riverboat brawl that drew widespread attention online ... Two remaining suspects in massive brawl on Montgomery, Alabama boat The charges stem from a confrontation at the dock for the Harriott II riverboat, which is owned by the city of Montgomery, after a moored pontoon boat was blocking the larger vessel from docking ... 4 Charged in Riverfront Brawl in Montgomery, Alabama By Remy Tumin. Published Aug. 10, 2023 Updated Aug. 14, 2023. Four people have turned themselves in to the police and have been charged with assault in connection with a brawl that broke out along ... Montgomery Riverfront brawl Background and incident. On August 5, 2023, around 7:00 p.m., the riverboat Harriott II, carrying 227 passengers, returned to the Riverfront Park dock on the Alabama River in Montgomery, Alabama. [2] [3] In an interview with CNN, a white man identified as the captain of the Harriott II, stated the vessel had just completed the "5 to 7" cruise. Riverfront brawl brings unwelcome attention to historic civil rights The viral video of white boaters assaulting a Black riverboat captain and the following melee brought unwelcome attention to the historic city — which is known across the country for the Montgomery bus boycott in the 1950s and voting rights marches in the 1960s. The city in recent decades has tried to move beyond its reputation as a site of ... Men charged in Montgomery riverboat brawl caused 'trouble' before The three White men charged with assault Tuesday after they attacked a Black riverboat co-captain in Montgomery, Ala., and ignited a brawl largely along racial lines had previously caused problems ... The riverfront brawl in Alabama reignites national debate over race The Harriott II riverboat sits at the Riverfront dock in Montgomery, Ala. Three white men have been charged with assault for attacking the ship's co-captain last Saturday, which turned into a ... Riverboat co-captain charged with assault after Alabama ... Riverboat co-captain charged with assault after Alabama riverfront brawl Court records show one of the white men accused of assaulting the co-captain during the August brawl filed a complaint last ... Alabama Riverboat UPDATE: Charges Handed Out In VIOLENT ... Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss the fallout from the Alabama brawl that ensued over the weekend. #alabama #montgomery About Rising: Rising is a week... Fourth person charged in connection with brawl at Montgomery riverfront The fight between those charged, identified by authorities as White, and a Black co-captain of a riverboat stemmed from a dispute over a dockside parking spot, authorities said. It quickly ... 'I went to work to work, not to be in a fight or get jumped on,' crew A riverboat crew member involved in a massive brawl on a popular riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, said he was just doing his job when he found himself involved in the fight that gained ... Montgomery riverboat co-captain says he was hanging on 'for dear life An Alabama boat co-captain was hanging on "for dear life" as men punched and tackled him on the riverfront of the state's capital city, he told police after video of the brawl circulated ... 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