Montgomery, Alabama
ACTION 8 UPDATE: The co-captain of Montgmery’s Harriott II riverboat has been charged in connection to the brawl that got national attention this summer.
Five other people were previously charged in the brawl, which happened on Saturday, August 5, as the Harriott II was attempting to dock when the crew saw a private pontoon boat in its spot. Pickett described the brawl in a handwritten statement to authorities included in court documents, saying he was attacked after moving a pontoon boat a few feet so the city-owned riverboat could dock in its usual spot after a cruise Saturday night.
He said two people ran rushing back, including one cursing and threatening to beat him for touching the boat. Pickett wrote that one of the men shouted that it was public dock space, but Pickett told them it was the city’s designated space for the riverboat. He said he told them he was “just doing my job.” Pickett said he was punched in the face and hit from behind. Pickett said.
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