Alabama Riverboat Dock Worker Charged with Assault in Viral Brawl
The Alabama riverboat dock worker involved in a viral brawl at Riverfront Park in Montgomery has been charged with assault, according to court records. Dameion Pickett, initially identified as a victim, is due for arraignment on November 21. The incident began over a dispute about a pontoon boat blocking a space of a riverboat. Five individuals were initially charged, including Pickett and a 16-year-old boy as victims. Pickett, the lead deckhand of the Harriot II, was violently attacked while "just doing my job." A fifth arrest was made later, and the suspects have pleaded not guilty. The police found no evidence of a hate crime.