Charges have been filed against three white boaters who allegedly assaulted a Black ferry co-captain, sparking a racially charged melee in Montgomery, Alabama.
August 9, 2023, 11:31 PMSeveral people were arrested on Aug. 5, 2023 after a massive brawl between white boaters and a Black dock employee at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama.Police say the remaining two suspects of the Riverfront Park melee turned themselves in Wednesday after charges were filed against three white boaters who allegedly assaulted a Black ferry co-captain in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday.
According to videos captured by bystanders and obtained by ABC News, the fight appeared to begin after a white man punched Pickett. Several other white individuals joined the altercation, which seemed to set off a brawl between those individuals, Pickett and bystanders. Other videos captured by onlookers show that bystanders joined the brawl in an apparent attempt to defend the co-captain, with one man seen swimming to the dock from a riverboat.
Asked if there's any evidence of a hate crime, Albert said that police "looked at every avenue" and left "no stone unturned," but "were unable to present any insight in a riot or racial racially biased charges at this time."related to the incident and told ABC News in a statement on Monday that additional arrests could come as police continue to review video evidence of the incident.
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