Brawl at Montgomery Riverfront goes viral, police issue arrest warrants
MONTGOMERY, AL. — Video showing a group of white men attacking a Black dock worker at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is going viral.
According to CBS affiliate WAKA Action 8 News in Montgomery, police were called around 7 p.m. local time to the 200 block of Coosa Street on reports of a disturbance near Riverfront Park.
Once they arrived, they found a large group of people engaged in a physical altercation.
Video submitted to WAKA showed the fight happened a few feet from the water, where the brawl occurred right after a pontoon boat was blocking a riverboat from docking.
On Tuesday, official in Montgomery announced that arrest warrants had been issued for three people and there was the possibility that more warrants could be issued.
The victims in the assaults were identified as Damien Pickett, the Black co-captain of the riverboat, and a 16-year-old white boy.
Police also asked that a Black man who was seen in video swinging a folding chair and hitting people on the head contact them for further questioning.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and the local office of the FBI were all consulted on the charges, according to Albert.
Officials said several people were detained and charges are pending at this time. Montgomery Police Department told WAKA that the incident is under investigation as they continue combing through several videos provided by the public and the city's video surveillance. MPD also told WAKA that they have issued four arrest warrants for those involved in the altercation.
MPD told WAKA that anyone with additional video of the incident is asked to send it to starcenter@montgomeryal.gov.
