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Arrest warrants issued after boaters attack dock employee at Montgomery riverbank

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Alabama Brawl: Police Issue Arrest Warrants After White Boaters Attacked Black Dockworker

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Three white men facing charges in Alabama riverboat brawl are identified as police share detailed account

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Warrants issued in Alabama dock brawl after group of white men attack Black riverboat worker

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4 warrants issued after brawl breaks out at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama

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Three Men Face Charges After Alabama Riverboat Brawl: Video of the brawl on an Alabama dock involving more than a dozen people went viral over the weekend.

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Several people detained after fight breaks out at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park in Alabama

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Alabama boat brawl sees people thrown in water and woman battered with chair: Multiple arrests were made after police were called to the scene on Saturday night.

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Key Facts21-Year-Old Woman Surrenders After Riverfront Brawl in Montgomery

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A 21-year-old woman turned herself in to the police in Montgomery.

She is the fourth person charged with assaulting a black riverboat co-captain.

The brawl started when a moored pontoon boat blocked the Harriott II riverboat.

Video of the brawl circulated on social media, bringing national attention to Montgomery.

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A video capturing a brawl at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Ala., was shared on social media.

Five individuals charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl have pleaded not guilty to assault and disorderly conduct charges.

The videos of the brawl were widely shared on social media, resulting in numerous memes, jokes, parodies, reenactments, and even T-shirts.

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert stated last month that the brawl began when the owner of a pontoon boat refused to vacate a docking spot designated for the city-owned Harriott II riverboat.

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Fifth person charged in Montgomery boat dock brawl is in police custody: A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last ...

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Two more individuals charged after viral fight at Montgomery, Alabama pier last week.

A group of white boaters occupied a reserved pier on Saturday, refusing to move their boat.

One boater initiated a fight with the ferry's black co-captain, leading to a brawl between the boaters and a mostly black group defending the co-captain.

Four out of the five charged were part of the boaters' group.

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Alabama Boat Co-Captain Describes Montgomery Brawl: I 'Just Held On For Dear Life'

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Tears. Shock. Joy. Why viral Alabama boat brawl matters: The video went viral for the "epic fight", but for many it was a powerful contrast with America's past.

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Victims identified: co-captain of the Harriet II and dock employee Damien Pickett, a Black male.

Police are searching for a man allegedly seen in videos wielding a folding chair.

Officers responded to a disturbance at Riverfront Park where a large group of people was engaged in a physical altercation.

The incident reportedly stemmed from a dispute over a pontoon boat that was blocking a space of a riverboat.

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