MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A total of four people are facing misdemeanor assault charges after a brawl broke out, mostly along racial lines, after a Black boat captain was attacked on a riverfront in Alabama on Saturday.
Two more men turned themselves into authorities on Wednesday and were arrested. On Thursday afternoon, Mary Todd, 21, also turned herself in, according to the Montgomery Police Department.
And here’s part of what happened after the riverboat docked and the other workers and people on the boat were able to get to the fight. pic.twitter.com/bPPOyVIqsI
— Josh Moon 🇺🇸 (@Josh_Moon) August 6, 2023
In addition to Todd, police identified the suspects as Richard Roberts, 48; Allen Todd, 23; and Zachary Shipman, 25.
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The melee happened Saturday evening when the riverboat co-captain, identified as Damien Pickett, took another vessel to shore to try to move the pontoon boat, which was blocking the Harriott II riverboat from docking in its designated space. When the co-captain arrived on the boat dock and spoke with the party from the pontoon boat, he was attacked by several white people who were part of the boat.
Do you comprehend the historic gravity of a Black man swimming from a riverboat to a Montgomery Alabama dock to help his fellow man run some white men’s fade?! pic.twitter.com/1xMUqjm5SZ
— Old Atlanna (@ATLboneNbred) August 6, 2023
Video showed Pickett being punched and shoved by the group before a group of witnesses intervened and a brawl ensued. Videos of the massive fight have gone viral and garnered international attention.
More charges are likely to be filed as authorities continue reviewing videos of the Saturday evening melee, police said.
More about the brawl and investigation can be found here.
