3 charged with assault after boaters attack dock employee at Montgomery, Alabama riverbank

Charges were filed against three white boaters who allegedly assaulted a Black ferry co-captain, sparking a racially charged melee at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday night that was captured on bystander videos that went viral. Montgomery Police Department Chief Darryl Albert identified the victims in this case as co-captain of the Harriet II and dock employee Damien Pickett, a Black male. He also mentioned an unnamed 16-year-old white male juvenile who was allegedly struck by the owners and operators of the private boat that was blocking the riverboat from docking. Richard Roberts, a 48-year-old white male, is facing two outstanding warrants for assault in the third degree, Allan Todd, a 23-year-old white male is facing one warrant for assault in the third degree and Zachary Shipman, a 25-year-old white male, is facing one warrant for assault in the third degree. READ MORE: https://6abc.com/massive-brawl-on-alabama-dock-worker-attacked-folding-chair-montgomery-riverfront/13614150/