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  1. "Untold Truth of the Harriet II Riverboat Brawl: Captain's Eye-Witness Account"

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  2. Alabama Riverboat Brawl Black Captain: Faces Assault Charges

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  3. Alabama Montgomery boat brawl explained: Here's everything we know

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  4. Men charged in Montgomery riverboat brawl caused 'trouble' before

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  5. Riverboat captain attacked in massive Alabama dock brawl now faces

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  1. Riverboat co-captain charged with assault after Alabama riverfront

    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 ...

  2. Four Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl

    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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Woman involved in Montgomery riverfront brawl sentenced to anger ...

    Montgomery riverboat captain describes dispute with private boat before brawl ... Richard Roberts pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault for his part in the August brawl on a Montgomery river dock ...

  5. '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 ...

  6. Men attacked Alabama boat co-captain for 'just doing my job,' he says

    8) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama boat co-captain was hanging on "for dear life" as men punched and tackled him on the capital city's riverfront, he told police after video of the brawl circulated widely online. Dameion Pickett, a crew member of the Harriott II in Montgomery, described the brawl in a handwritten statement to ...

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

    A witness says a racial slur was used before a brawl Saturday at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, according to a court document. ... and a Black co-captain of a riverboat stemmed from a ...

  8. What Caused the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl?

    A large brawl broke out Saturday, Aug. 5, shortly before 7 p.m. at the Alabama capital after Pickett attempted to clear a dock along the river so that the Harriott II Riverboat could dock ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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 ...

  11. 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 ...

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

    A dramatic brawl involving dozens of people split along racial lines broke out Saturday evening in Montgomery, Ala., after a Black riverboat captain was attacked by a group of white people who ...

  13. 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 ...

  14. Montgomery riverboat co-captain charged with assault months after brawl

    The co-captain of the Montgomery riverboat involved in the August brawl between the vessel's Black crew members and passengers and white occupants of a pontoon boat has been charged with third ...

  15. Arrest warrants issued for 3 men in massive fight at Montgomery ...

    Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a ...

  16. 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 ...

  17. Montgomery brawl: Witness details attack on riverfront

    Three men have been charged with assault in connection with a massive brawl on a Montgomery riverfront over the weekend.The Montgomery police chief said Tues...

  18. What we know about the Montgomery Riverfront brawl

    6 min. A group of White boaters attacked a Black co-captain on Saturday on a dock at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Ala., sparking a massive brawl that resulted in assault charges and the city's ...

  19. Riverboat captain speaks out for first time about the Montgomery brawl

    Captain Jim Kittrell describes the scene in Montgomery that led to a massive brawl and resulted in multiple arrests. #CNN #News

  20. What were the charges against Mary Todd? Alabama boat brawler ...

    Was the Alabama boat brawl a hate crime? The riverboat captain had to take a smaller vessel to the shore to move the pontoon boat himself, allowing the approximately 200 people on board to disembark.

  21. Montgomery riverboat captain describes dispute with private boat ...

    Jim Kittrell, captain of the Harriott II Riverboat in Montgomery, AL, speaks out for the first time about what took place leading up to the massive brawl at the dockside. CNN values your feedback 1.

  22. Alabama riverboat captain reveals past 'trouble' with pontoon boat

    Alabama riverboat captain reveals past 'trouble' with pontoon boat owners after brawl. The captain said they were previously going to press charges against the pontoon boat owners for a ...

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

    Link Copied! 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. Last night the jury ...

  24. Montgomery Brawl: Riverboat Captain Says Attack WAS Racially Motivated

    Published Aug. 08, 2023 6:02PM EDT. exclusive. Facebook. Racism was at the heart of a dockside melee in Alabama that went viral over the weekend, according to the captain of the vessel whose Black ...