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4 people are being charged with assault for the waterfront brawl in Montgomery

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A screenshot from one of the videos of the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The video shows a fight that broke out between an apparent dock worker and several men who appeared to be parking their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the city's riverboat. @Josh_Moon / Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Authorities in Montgomery, Ala., are charging three men with assault for attacking a riverboat co-captain on Saturday. When officers arrived on scene, the fight had spiraled out of control into a full on brawl at the city's Riverfront Park.

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert told reporters at a press conference Tuesday that three men involved in the incident have been identified as: Richard Roberts, 48, facing two counts of third-degree assault; Allen Todd, 23, and Zachary Shipman, 25, both of whom face one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor in Alabama.

On Thursday, Mary Todd, 21, turned herself in to authorities and was also charged with third-degree assault, officials said.

The chief told reporters that the department has been working with the city's district attorney and the FBI on what charges could be filed. Albert said that at this time the incident doesn't constitute charges of a hate crime or inciting a riot.

Montgomery brawl doesn't constitute hate crime charges, police chief says

"I understand the question and concern, that's why this department looked under every stone for answers," Albert told reporters.

Albert said one of the men is already in police custody in Selma, while two others planned to turn themselves in later on Tuesday.

The chief said the men had parked their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the Harriott II riverboat, and that though there were no signs posted at the time, the dock space is well-known to be for the ship.

Damien Pickett, the Black man seen in videos of the incident, is the co-captain of the Harriot II. He was sent ashore with an unidentified 16-year-old white male employee to remove the pontoon boat after some 45 minutes of trying to dock, Albert said.

The crew from the Harriott II had tried to reach the owners of the boat by using their loudspeaker, but the owners responded with vulgar language and hand gestures, according to Albert.

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When Pickett arrived on the dock, he tried to remove the boat so the Harriot II could safely dock, but was then confronted by the three white suspects, and a fight quickly ensued, Albert said.

The police said in a statement Monday that officers responded to a disturbance near Riverfront Park, and "At the scene, they located a large group of subjects engaged in a physical altercation." By the end of the night, 13 people were detained and interviewed, but ultimately released, Albert told reporters on Tuesday.

Albert said more warrants will likely be issued as officers continue reviewing footage. He also asked 42-year-old Reggie Gray, a Black man allegedly seen using a chair as a weapon in the footage, to come forward for questioning.

Pickett was the only one reported to have been treated at a hospital for injuries sustained in the brawl, Albert noted.

Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed promised residents in a statement on Saturday that "justice will be served."

"This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community," Reed said. "Those who choose violent actions will be held accountable by our criminal justice system."

Reed briefly addressed the issue during a press event Monday afternoon. He said that the safety of the community is paramount, that police are continuing to investigate the incident and that more details will be shared in a press conference on Tuesday.

"We want to make sure that the community is aware that we are fully engaged and we are doing all of our due diligence to find out exactly what took place," Reed said.

There was an all out brawl in Montgomery yesterday. This is the beginning of it. The man in the white shirt is a dock worker for the city. According to several people present, the white guys had been told to move their pontoon so the city's riverboat could park. Then this.... pic.twitter.com/BVkgXID8JX — Josh Moon 🇺🇸 (@Josh_Moon) August 6, 2023

Alabama political reporter Josh Moon shared a video of the fight on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. It shows that the incident appears to have been started by a group of boaters who had docked their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the city's riverboat.

Videos show Pickett working to untie the pontoon boat when he is confronted by a group of white men who appear to be responsible for the boat.

The riverboat's operator did not respond to a request for comment.

While the attendant was pointing to the riverboat making its way to the dock, one of the men becomes visibly agitated before striking him. One man appears to try to break up the attack, but then more young white men sprinted along the dock and joined the fight, then dragging Pickett to the ground to continue their attack.

The attack quickly spiraled out of control as several onlookers joined in on the chaos.

The incident started just hours after former President Donald Trump joined his supporters at an annual Republican Party summer dinner in Montgomery, which is credited as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.

Albert said the investigation is ongoing and that it's important to note that the brawl wasn't started by Montgomery residents.

"This is not indicative of who we are as a city. Montgomery is much better than that," the chief said. He also issued a stern warning ahead of any "possible retaliatory acts."

"Don't come here with it. We're not going to tolerate it," Albert said. "We will be active, we will be aggressive, and we will not allow this type of behavior in our city."

Correction Aug. 8, 2023

An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the name of the city's riverboat as the Harriet II. The boat is called the Harriott II. It has also been updated to clarify that police have detained several people in connection to the brawl, and say charges are pending. Previously, the story said multiple people had been arrested.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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WATCH: Massive Riverfront Brawl in Alabama Leads to Multiple Arrests

The fight in Montgomery, which reportedly broke out over dock space, ballooned to include men, women, and a guy wielding a folding chair.

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A Saturday night melee along a river in Montgomery, Alabama that exploded after a group of white boaters reportedly challenged a Black riverboat worker has led to several arrests, according to authorities.

The Montgomery Police Department said that “several” people had been detained after the brawl broke out at Riverfront Park around 7 p.m. Police confirmed to WSFA on Sunday afternoon that there were four active warrants in the case, with more possibly to come as the department’s investigation continues.

Witnesses told the station and several other local outlets that the fight was sparked by a pontoon boat blocking a riverboat’s dock space. “That area is the regular spot reserved for the Harriott II Riverboat,” the Montgomery Advertiser reported.

In footage that circulated on social media in the aftermath of the tumult, a Black man can be seen standing on the dock, apparently attempting to unmoor the pontoon.

“Those guys who parked there were told not to leave it there and they left it there,” the woman filming, a guest on the riverboat cruise, can be heard saying. She identifies the man as a member of the cruise’s crew.

“So he’s just pushing it off,” the woman narrates. “That’s funny. Took matters into his own hands. I love it.” In the background of the video, other guests and crew members can be heard shouting in encouragement.

Several white men then approach the crew member, and an inaudible verbal confrontation begins, lasting several minutes.

As the men continue to argue, people on the boat can be heard yelling chants including, “Knock his ass out, Damien!” and “Get the fuck out the way!” The people aboard the riverboat then begin chanting the lyrics to “Move Bitch.”

Eventually, one of the men in the pontoon group shoves the crew member back. The crew member throws his hat away and the pair begin exchanging blows.

In another video, onlookers can be heard screaming, with one watching from the river yelling, “Y’all help that brother!” Several other people then rush in to join the fight, including a Black man who jumps into the water from a boat and swims to the dock.

The man in the water was identified by a family publicist on Sunday night only as a 16-year-old named Aaren. Calling him a “cherished young hero,” the publicist said in a statement posted to Facebook that Aaren “selflessly came to the rescue of a fellow colleague, showing courage beyond his years.”

According to a third video of the incident, the fight appears to momentarily deescalate soon after Aaren reaches the dock, only for it to scale up again, becoming a full-on brawl as the riverboat docks and roughly a dozen other employees go ashore.

Within moments, men and women, both Black and white, can be seen kicking, punching, eye-gouging, and wrestling each other. A person is at one point thrown into the water, while elsewhere a man finds a folding chair and starts bashing people over the head with it. Security officers can be seen attempting to break various sections of the fight up.

Law enforcement officers who arrived on the scene soon after handcuffed several people, including the man with the folding chair. The detained suspects’ names have not been released, and charges against those involved in the fight were pending on Sunday, according to the Montgomery Police Department.

In a Sunday afternoon statement, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said, “ Last night, the Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job. Warrants have been signed and justice will be served. This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred.”

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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.

A large white and red riverboat is next to a rainy dock behind a sign that reads: “No watercraft parking between signs. Reserved Harriott II.”

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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.

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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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New video shows Montgomery Riverfront brawl erupting as rivercruise dock worker attacked

The video shows how the viral brawl on Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront erupted when an argument broke out between riverboat cruise staff and pleasure boat owners. Multiple arrests were later made

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A new video has emerged showing how the viral boat fight erupted which ended with multiple arrests.

The fight broke out on the riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama, On Saturday early evening and the mayor has said it started when a worker was attacked . He vowed: "Justice will be served."

A picture later shared on social media shows a number of people sitting on the pontoon in handcuffs. The new video shows a man wearing a white t-shirt reported to be an employee of a boat company retying the mooring ropes of a boat on the pontoon.

According to reports he was trying to make space for one of the historic boats to moor up in its usual position.

As he is working a topless man runs up and appears to start arguing with him. As it progresses the video shot from the boat, shows angry gesturing and another topless man runs up to confront the worker.

Passengers on the boat waiting to moor up continue to heckle as the argument on the pontoon heats up. Another man comes in to talk with the worker before one of the topless men lunges at worker, appearing to attack him. At this point the worker dramatically throws his hat in the air and the fight begins.

Seconds after the two start scuffling a number of other topless white men charge in and knock the worker to the ground. They start beating him on the ground, which is when more people get involved, developing it into the brawl.

It turns into a massive fight with people thrown into the water, chairs being smashed over peoples' heads and people being beaten on the ground. In the early moments of the fight as one man takes on three others, someone is seen jumping from a nearby boat to swim over and join in.

Police were called to reports of the disturbance at the riverfront at around 7pm on Saturday. Multiple people have been detained and charges are pending. So far no names of those involved have been released.

Dozens of witnesses pulled out their phones and started heckling as the fight continued. At one stage a woman lay stricken on the floor before a man brought a chair down hard on her head. The man was then detained by law enforcement officials at the scene desperately trying to contain the whole situation.

In another video of the incident a group of men can be seen approaching another group on a boat before more fighting erupts.

A photo shared later on social media shows a number of men sitting on the pontoon in handcuffs. Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed said in a statement Sunday: "Justice will be served."

He indicated that the man from the riverboat was initially attacked and those who attacked him would face the justice system.

"The Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job," he said.

Although the brawl seemed to start between a large group of white people and a large group of black people, it is unclear if the fight was racially aggravated.

Montgomery, Alabama, has been at the centre of racial history in the US. It was where Rosa Parks was arrested for her refusal to give up her seat to a white person which kicked off the Montgomery bus boycott, considered a foundational moment in the civil rights struggle.

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An out-of-control brawl broke out on an Alabama dock Saturday among dozens of people in a manic scene that mirrored a massive WWE fight — all captured on video.

The wild battle — which witnesses said started when a group of boaters attacked a Montogomery Riverfront dock worker — ended with people thrown into the river, multiple struck with a folding chair and several in handcuffs, according to footage posted to social media.

Montogomery police have issued four active warrants as of Sunday and more will likely follow as they review videos posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, local NBC affiliate station WSFA reported.

The melee occurred at about 7 p.m. Saturday at the 200 block of Coosa Street, police told the station.

A witness claimed that the group of boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so that the Harriott II Riverboat could dock.

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The account was seemingly backed up by the Montgomery mayor.

“Last night, the Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job,” Mayor Steven Reed said in a statement . “Warrants are being signed and justice will be served.”

A shirtless man appeared to throw the first punch, running up and punching the dock worker in the face, the video shows.

These white people jumped this black security guard at the Riverfront. The staff got off the boat and it turned into WWE Smackdown. I’m so proud of Montgomery 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/4DG5bShXfz — Housatlantavegas (@_dreadadon) August 6, 2023

The worker tosses off his hat as onlookers shout and the two struggle before two more men join in and punch the staffer, according to the footage.

A woman can be heard yelling at others to help the employee.

A man then runs down a ramp to the dock and another jumps in the river and swims over to defend the worker, the clip shows.

People fight on dock.

Several others walk down to the dock in support of the dock staffer and the fight appears to end.

However, another clip shows a group of people approaching the pontoon boat and the opposing groups began throwing punches, pulling hair and even tossing a woman into the water as bystanders shout.

A third video shows even more people, both men and women joining the fight.

Man hits woman with folding chair.

One man takes a folding chair and whacks a man and then a woman — part of the pontoon boaters — over the head with it before officers grab and cuff him.

Officers also cuffed several of the pontoon boaters, according to the footage.

The fight appeared to develop along racial lines as the boaters were white while the dock worker and the others fighting against the boaters were black.

“As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community,” Reed said. “Those who choose violence will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.”

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Three white boaters in Alabama’s capital 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 proved 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.

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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 slave owners once unloaded people from steamboats 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.

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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 that 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.

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Several people were taken into custody Saturday night after a fight broke out at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park in Alabama, authorities said.

The Montgomery Police Department responded to a disturbance at the 200 block of Coosa Street in Montgomery, Alabama, at 7 p.m. after a large group of people were fighting. Several people were detained, police said.

A video of the incident, which appeared to be racially divided, was shared Sunday on social media. It’s been reported that it began because a pontoon boat was blocking dock space needed to park a riverboat. That area is the regular spot reserved for the Harriott II Riverboat.

Watch the video to see the massive boat deck brawl that led to several people being detained.

One short video, posted on social media by Josh Moon of the Alabama Political Reporter, shows several white people fighting a single Black man, who according to Jasmine Williams of WSFA is a dock worker.

The only audio heard is from witnesses yelling, but it appears to begin with an argument between the Black man and one of the white men. Another white man rushes and hits the Black man, who backs up and tosses his hat into the air. Then the fight begins in earnest, and several white people begin hitting the Black man.

During the video, one witness, apparently watching from the riverboat, screamed repeatedly, “Y’all help that brother!” to onlookers who were on shore. It appears some people from the shore did join in to defend him, and the video shows at least one Black man dive into the water from the riverboat.

“Get up there, young buck!” yelled another voice on the video.

By the time the swimmer climbed up onto the dock, about a minute into the video, most of the altercation appeared to be over in Moon's video.

A separate video posted by Lauryn Lauren shows scenes after that, as the Harriott II was preparing to dock. A group of people approached the pontoon boat, and more fighting broke out. At least one person fell into the water from the dock. Authorities were soon on the scene and police began taking people into custody .

Authorities have not released the names of the detained suspects. Charges against anyone involved in the fight are pending, MPD said.

Montgomery Advertiser reporter Shannon Heupel can be contacted at   [email protected]

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Watch: Massive Brawl Erupts On Alabama Riverfront After Cruise Ship Can't Dock In Spot The Harriott II was unable to park in the slip it was designated to park in.

By Emily Rella Aug 7, 2023

It was not all fun and games in Alabama over the weekend after a massive riverfront brawl broke out on a dock between the crews of two different ships — as passengers cheered on and encouraged the chaos.

Videos of the incident went viral on social media that show an angry boat owner attacking and pushing a crew member from the Harriott II Riverboat. The boat driver from the other ship allegedly was told that he was not permitted to park his boat in the slip that he chose to park in.

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The two men proceeded to duke it out until a massive brawl begins, with one man even swimming to the dock from the water in an attempt to get in on the action.

Another POV of the brawl that took place at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama. pic.twitter.com/ekclNaSRoo — BoreCure (@CureBore) August 6, 2023

In another clip that shows the lead-up to the incident, a riverboat employee can be seen jumping off the boat to the dock and confronting the man with the boat.

"That guy in the white shirt is crew from our river cruise who got off our ship to go over there to move that black pontoon boat because those guys who parked there were told not to leave it there," the woman narrating the video says, as the crew member attempts to undock the boat. "He's just pushing it off, that is funny. Taking matters into his own hands."

Passengers on the boat can be heard egging the crew member on as he begins to fight with the pontoon boat owner.

According to NPR , multiple people have been arrested in connection to the brawl with four arrest warrants still active.

"This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community," Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed said in a statement . "Those who choose violent actions will be held accountable by our criminal justice system."

No names have been released in relation to the incident.

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News | Arrest warrants issued for Alabama riverfront brawl

Arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in montgomery, alabama that drew nationwide attention after video showed a group of white people pummeling a black riverboat worker, an exchange that sparked a massive fight.

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Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said there are currently four active warrants and more could be issued after authorities review more footage. Police said Sunday that several people were detained and charges are pending.

Video circulating on social media showed a large melee Saturday 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.

A white man shoved and punched the Black crew member, according to the video taken by a riverboat passenger and published by WSFA. The conflict escalated when several white people joined in on attacking the Black crew member. A separate video shows that several Black passengers then confronted the pontoon boat group after the riverboat docked, sparking another brawl that was largely split along racial lines.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said police will hold a briefing Tuesday to provide an update on the situation.

“While there is a lot of activity and interest in this, we know that we’ll come through this together as a community collectively as we have other situations,” Reed told news outlets on Monday, according to al.com. Reed said no one has been arrested yet.

Reed said in a statement Sunday that Montgomery police acted “swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job.”

“This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community. Those who choose violence will be held accountable by our criminal justice system,” Reed said.

The fight took place along Montgomery’s downtown riverfront which the city has worked to developed into a tourist and recreation area with restaurants, bars and hotels.

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The person who filed the report, who asked to remain unidentified, said it was very upsetting.

Last Saturday evening, the Portland resident observed and recorded a man acting erratically at the Evergreen Cemetery.

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Keseruan Memburu Sunset dari Atas Kapal Sarawak River Cruise 

Sungai Sarawak menawarkan wisata mempesona untuk para pelancong yang datang ke Malaysia. Memburu sunset dari atas Kapal Sarawak River Cruise memiliki pengalaman tersendiri yang mengesankan.

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Saat memasuki dek kapal, suasana lantai bawah terlihat layaknya rumah makan. Sejumlah meja dan kursi tertata rapi di bagian kanan dan kirinya. Sementara di bagian tengah, terdapat beberapa meja untuk tempat makanan yang diletakkan dengan wadah tertutup.

Di bagian lantai bawah ini, terdapat jendela agar wisatawan dapat menikmati perjalanan menyusuri Sungai Sarawak melalui kaca. Ruangan ini terbilang nyaman lantaran dilengkapi dengan pendingin udara, sehingga terhindar dari hawa panas. Namun hal itu berbeda kondisinya dengan lantas dua atau dek atas.

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Ada banyak pemandangan yang disuguhkan selama perjalanan yang memakan waktu 1 jam 30 menit tersebut. Ditemani dengan penjelasan pemandu wisata yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris, para wisatawan diajak mengenal landmark-landmark yang masih berdiri megah di sepanjang sungai. Ada Masjid Bahagian Kuching yang megah dibangun 1847, Jembatan Darul Hana yang dibangun 2017, Bangunan Undangan Negeri atau gedung parlemen Sarawak didirikan 2009, Astana dibangun 1870, dan Perkampungan Melayu.

Selain itu, juga terlihat bangunan bangunan pencakar langit. Gedung tersebut ada yang berupa hotel dan juga apartemen.

Sambil menikmati penjelasan pemandu wisata dan pemandangan sepanjang sungai, pengunjung disuguhkan makanan kecil berupa beberapa potong kue lapis dan segelas kecil es jus. Paket tersebut diberikan cuma cuma alias gratis lantaran sudah termasuk dalam tarif tiket dan dapat diambil di minibar kapal. Bagi pengunjung yang ingin menikmati kudapan lainnya, tak perlu khawatir. Makanan dapat dipesan dengan harga tertentu. Setelah makanan jadi, pelayan kapal akan mengantarkannya ke meja pengunjung.

Jelang matahari terbenam, para pengunjung mulai mengambil posisi di bagian belakang dek kapal. Mereka yang tadinya duduk di bagian tengah kapal, mulai meninggalkan kursinya. Pengunjung mencari tempat kosong di pinggir kapal yang dikeliling dinding besi. Cuaca jelang sore itu lebih sedikit bersahabat. Udaranya adem dengan diiringi embusan semilir angin. Meski warna air sungai kecoklatan, tapi sama sekali tidak tercium aroma bau.

"Di sini enak, hawanya adem juga anginnya nggak kenceng. Bisa nikmatin sunset. Kalau tadi, panas," kata seorang pengunjung yang pindah duduk ke pinggir belakang kapal.

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Suasana sunset menjadi daya tarik tersendiri bagi para wisatawan. Mereka tak ingin ketinggalan mengabadikan momen-momen cantik penyatuan warna kuning, jingga, dan merah saat sang surya kembali ke peraduan. Sejumlah penumpang pun mengeluarkan jurus model terbaiknya untuk tampil menawan di depan kamera handphone-nya. Sambil menyandar ke dinding besi, ditambah dengan senyum dan gaya khasnya, pengunjung difoto oleh teman maupun keluarganya. Usai itu, mereka pun puas setelah melihat penampilannya sesuai harapan.

Kapal terus melaju pelan seolah ingin memberikan pengalaman lebih lama bagi para pelancong. Saya yang merasakan momen ini pertama kali, juga ingin mengabadikannya. Usai jeprat jepret jeprat jepret, sejumlah angle pemotretan pun langsung terekam dalam handphone sebagai kenang-kenangan perjalanan dari Negeri Jiran.

Pertunjukan Tari Tradisional Orang Ulu Sarawak

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Jelang kapal bersandar, sekitar pukul 18.15 waktu setempat, pengunjung disuguhkan tarian tradisional Orang Ulu Sarawak di tempat seperti panggung kecil di dek kapal. Ada empat orang yang menari tarian tradisional itu. Diringi musik, tubuh mereka bergerak ke kanan dan kiri dengan tangan dan jari yang menari. Kadang ujung tumit kaki diangkat sedikit membentuk formasi tertentu sehingga menambah keindahan tarian. Sesekali tubuhnya berputar dengan tangann tetap menari penuh gemulai.

Orang Ulu merupakan salah satu kelompok etnik yang mendiami kawasan hulu sungai Sabah dan Sarawak. Dalam aktivitasnya, mereka bercocok tanam dan menangkap ikan sebagai sumber mata pencaharian. Kesenian tradisionanya, dikenal dengan musik unik berupa bunyi khas sapeh, kecapi berbentuk perahu yang dipetik, yang sebelumnya dari dua tali kini biasanya pada empat tali.

Usai pertunjukan tradisional berakhir, para wisatawan maju dan naik ke atas panggung kecil. Mereka berfoto bersama dengan para penari yang terdiri dari satu pria dan tiga wanita. Beberapa pengunjung menyalaminya sambil sedikit memberikan uang tips kepada penari.

Kapal akhirnya kembali bersandar ke dermaga awal. Pengunjung satu per satu turun dari dek atas menuju pintu keluar. Rasa puas dan senang tergambar dari wajah mereka. Setelah menginjak daratan, beberapa di antara mereka menyempatkan diri berfoto bersama di samping kapal.

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  1. 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 ...

  2. Shocking video shows the massive brawl that broke out on river dock

    Video has emerged of a fight between a man and a group of people who appear to be boaters on a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama. CNN's Ryan Young reports. 02:12 - Source: CNN

  3. Watch: Video shows brawl erupt on Alabama riverfront

    Police in Montgomery, Ala., have issued multiple arrest warrants following a brawl that erupted during an apparent dispute over an improperly docked boat.» S...

  4. Montgomery Riverfront brawl

    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. 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. The captain explained that a moored pontoon boat prevented the exit ramp of the ...

  5. Black Alabama boat captain, in middle of wild brawl caught in viral

    By David K. Li. The Black boat captain who was attacked by white boaters in a wild dockside brawl captured in viral video was accused of assault in connection with the Alabama melee, officials ...

  6. Montgomery Riverfront brawl: 4 suspects being charged with ...

    4 people are being charged with assault for the waterfront brawl in Montgomery. A screenshot from one of the videos of the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The video shows a fight that ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Mayor vows justice after massive brawl breaks out on Alabama riverfront

    Aug. 7, 2023, 5:03 AM UTC. By Dennis Romero. Multiple video clips of a brawl on the riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama, went viral on social media Sunday night, and the mayor reacted with a vow ...

  9. WATCH: Massive Riverfront Brawl in Alabama Leads to Multiple Arrests

    According to a third video of the incident, the fight appears to momentarily deescalate soon after Aaren reaches the dock, only for it to scale up again, becoming a full-on brawl as the riverboat ...

  10. Videos show huge brawl after Black worker mobbed by white boaters in

    A mass brawl broke out on Saturday at an Alabama riverfront after a group of white assailants attacked a Black riverboat worker when he asked them to move their boat so he could dock his and let ...

  11. Police Investigate Alabama Riverfront Brawl

    The police in Montgomery, Ala., are expected to charge at least three people in connection with a brawl that broke out over the weekend when a group of white boaters attacked a Black boat captain ...

  12. 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 ...

  13. Four Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl

    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 ...

  14. Alabama riverfront brawl witness reacts to fight

    A fight between two boating groups on the riverfront in Alabama turned into an all out brawl that went viral on social media. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said the fight never should have happened.

  15. New video shows Montgomery Riverfront brawl erupting as rivercruise

    The video shows how the viral brawl on Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront erupted when an argument broke out between riverboat cruise staff and pleasure boat owners. Multiple arrests were later made

  16. Wild brawl breaks out on Alabama dock among dozens of people in caught

    An out-of-control brawl broke out on an Alabama dock Saturday among dozens of people in a manic scene that mirrored a massive WWE fight — all captured on video. The wild battle — which ...

  17. Riverfront brawl brings attention to historic city in Alabama

    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 ...

  18. Montgomery riverboat fight: Several detained after brawl in Alabama

    The Montgomery Police Department responded to a disturbance at the 200 block of Coosa Street in Montgomery, Alabama, at 7 p.m. after a large group of people were fighting. Several people were ...

  19. Fourth person charged in connection with brawl at Montgomery riverfront

    CNN —. A fourth person has been charged in connection with a brawl Saturday at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, police said Thursday. Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery's ...

  20. 3 facing charges in Alabama riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention

    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 ...

  21. Video: Massive Brawl at Harriott II Riverboat in Alabama

    By Emily Rella • Aug 7, 2023. It was not all fun and games in Alabama over the weekend after a massive riverfront brawl broke out on a dock between the crews of two different ships — as ...

  22. Arrest warrants issued for Alabama riverfront brawl

    Arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Montgomery, Alabama that drew nationwide attention after video showed a group of white people pummeling a Black riverboat ...

  23. On Track To Set Great Loop Record

    Capt. Scott "Red" Flowers is attempting to cruise America's Great Loop in record time. The route goes through some of the nation's most iconic waterways, including the Intracoastal ...

  24. 'I went to work to work, not to be in a fight or get jumped on ...

    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 ...

  25. Police investigating after man caught on video smashing turtles at cemetery

    The video was later posted online, and the authorities were contacted. ... Brawl at Guardians game goes viral . Teen shot on Edgewater Beach in serious condition; 20+ shots reported

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    Selepas itu, perjalanan dilanjutkan menuju Kuching Waterfront, dermaga yang menjadi tempat Kapal Sarawak River Cruise bersandar. Untuk dapat naik kapal tersebut, para wisatawan dikenakan harga tiket sebesar RM 70 atau sekitar Rp 243.000 (kurs 3.472) untuk dewasa, sementara bagi anak dipatok tarif RM 35 atau Rp 121.500.