riverboat captain charged with assault

• Skip to main content
• Keyboard shortcuts for audio player

Man accuses riverboat co-captain of assault during Alabama riverfront brawl

The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of misdemeanor assault in the melee by one of the white boaters charged in the fight.

Court records show one of the white men accused of assaulting the co-captain during the August brawl filed a complaint last month saying the co-captain hit him first during the chaotic melee. The co-captain faces a charge of misdemeanor assault, according to court records.

"I was not trying to fight," the man wrote in a statement. The complaint was filed Oct. 26 ahead of the man's Nov. 16 trial on a misdemeanor assault charge of hitting and kicking the riverboat co-captain.

The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after bystanders filmed white boaters hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and others rushing to his defense. Video of the fight was shared widely online, sparking countless memes and parodies.

Montgomery police said the brawl began when the white boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so the city-owned Harriott II riverboat could dock in its designated space. The boat's co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat.

Five other people were previously charged in the brawl. Two white boaters previously pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault or harassment. Three other people, including a Black man who was filmed swinging a folding chair, have upcoming court dates.

Black Alabama boat captain, in middle of wild brawl caught in viral video, now accused of assault

The Black boat captain who was attacked by white boaters in a wild dockside brawl captured  in viral video  was accused of assault in connection with the Alabama melee, officials said Thursday.

Dameion Pickett, whom police have identified as co-captain of the Harriott II riverboat, was summoned to appear before a magistrate on Nov. 21 on allegations of assault in the third degree, a Montgomery court clerk said.

Video showed Pickett appearing to argue with boaters after asking them to make way for his craft on Aug. 5.

A shirtless white man is then seen forcefully shoving Pickett in the chest before taking a swing at the captain's face, touching off the wild melee. Several other shirtless white men surrounded Pickett and joined the fracas.

Pickett’s family said they've been told that the charge stems from allegations that the captain punched another man, Zachary Shipman.

Shipman has claimed he “had nothing to do with” the brawl and was trying to stop one of his friends from fighting, according to the captain’s sister, Nicole Pickett.

In Alabama, a person can make a misdemeanor complaint and have a magistrate issue a summons for an accused person to answer, a police spokesman said.

"Neither the City nor the Montgomery Police Department filed these charges," said the joint statement from the mayor and the police chief. "The Montgomery Police Department’s investigation only lists Mr. Pickett as a victim."

Shipman, though, is being charged with assault in the third degree , according to a court clerk.

Shipman could not immediately be reached for comment on Thursday.

But even if Shipman were an innocent bystander or a peacekeeper, Pickett’s family insists, it would be unreasonable to think their loved one should have paused under the circumstances to consider who was around him before defending himself.

“At that time, you got a bunch of angry a-- guys beating up on you in the head, you don't know who hit you,” sister Nicole Pickett said. “You just swing (in self-defense).”

David K. Li is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.

Alabama riverboat co-captain accused of assault months after brawl caught on video

Montgomery riverfront brawl: witness on attack.

At least three people are being charged with misdemeanor assault after an attack captured by multiple cameras at the riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama. Leslie Mawhorter witnessed the brawl and joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss what happened.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of misdemeanor assault in the melee by one of the white boaters charged in the fight.

Court records show one of the white men accused of assaulting the co-captain during the August brawl filed a complaint last month saying the co-captain hit him first during the chaotic melee. The co-captain faces a charge of misdemeanor assault, according to court records.

"I was not trying to fight," the man wrote in a statement. The complaint was filed Oct. 26 ahead of the man's Nov. 16 trial on a misdemeanor assault charge of hitting and kicking the riverboat co-captain.

FILE - The Harriott, a riverboat, remains docked on August 8, 2023, on the Alabama riverfront in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after bystanders filmed white boaters hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and others rushing to his defense. Video of the fight was shared widely online, sparking countless memes and parodies.

Montgomery police said the brawl began when the white boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so the city-owned Harriott II riverboat could dock in its designated space. The boat’s co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat.

Five other people were previously charged in the brawl. Two white boaters previously pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault or harassment. Three other people, including a Black man who was filmed swinging a folding chair, have upcoming court dates.

• Share full article

Advertisement

Supported by

Four Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl

Three men and a woman turned themselves in to the Montgomery police this week after an attack on a Black boat captain that garnered heavy backlash on social media.

By Remy Tumin

Four people have turned themselves in to the police and have been charged with assault in connection with a brawl that broke out along the waterfront in Montgomery, Ala., last weekend, officials said, as the investigation into the racially charged melee continues .

The arrests came days after a group of white boaters attacked a Black riverboat cruise captain on Saturday. Warrants for three of the boaters were issued on Tuesday, and the Montgomery police had asked them during a news conference to come forward.

Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25, were in custody of the Montgomery police as of Wednesday, the police said, and each was charged with one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. A third man, Richard Roberts, 48, turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of third-degree assault. All three have posted bail, officials said.

On Thursday, Mary Todd, 21, turned herself in and was also charged with third degree assault, the police said. She was being held for 12 hours, according to court records.

The misdemeanor assault is penalized by a fine of up to $6,000 and up to one year in jail. The four accused, all of whom are white, are scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 1.

The Montgomery police said on Thursday that no other charges had been levied, but more could come. While the fight appeared to be largely down racial lines, the police would not pursue hate crime charges, they said. They also will not pursue charges of inciting a riot.

The weekend’s violent scene was captured on video by several bystanders and drew a large social media response, including cartoons , TikTok videos , a song and re-enactments . Many of the videos, which offer multiple angles and vantage points of the incident, are now a part of the police investigation, said Chief Darryl J. Albert of the Montgomery Police.

The altercation began at the city’s popular Riverfront Park after a pontoon boat docked in a space designated for the Harriott II, a riverboat cruise that was returning from a trip up the Alabama River. For 45 minutes, the captain of the Harriott II instructed the pontoon boat via the public announcement system to move out of the way, but to no avail. Instead, the white boaters responded with “gestures, curse words and taunting,” Chief Albert said at a news conference on Tuesday.

At that point, Dameion Pickett, a co-captain of the Harriott, was given a ride on a small boat to the dock so he could talk to the pontoon owners. When Mr. Pickett, who is Black, tried to move the pontoon, the owners of the boat confronted and attacked him. Members of the Harriott’s crew and bystanders came to Mr. Pickett’s defense, and a melee broke out. One man was seen on video wielding a folding chair to use against the boaters.

Mr. Pickett and an unnamed 16-year-old male, who had taken Mr. Pickett to the dock, were injured in the brawl.

The dock’s history has become a part of the broader conversation around the fight and its racial overtones: The altercation occurred at the same dock where enslaved Africans arrived by steamboat to be sold in the center of town.

An earlier version of this article, relying on information provided by the Montgomery Police Department, misspelled the given names of two people. The boat co-captain is Dameion Pickett, not Damien; and a person charged is Zachery Shipman, not Zachary.

How we handle corrections

Remy Tumin is a reporter for The Times covering breaking news and other topics. More about Remy Tumin

• Anniston/Gadsden

Montgomery riverboat co-captain charged with assault months after brawl

• Published: Nov. 08, 2023, 7:25 p.m.

Screengrab from Montgomery riverfront brawl.

• Howard Koplowitz | [email protected]

The co-captain of the Montgomery riverboat involved in the August brawl between the vessel’s Black crew members and passengers and white occupants of a pontoon boat has been charged with third-degree assault, according to court records.

The charges against Harriott II co-captain Dameion Pickett, who has previously been identified in court records as Damien Pickett, were filed in Montgomery Municipal Court on Oct. 26.

Neither Montgomery police nor the Montgomery city attorney publicly announced the charges.

Pickett is charged with third-degree assault and is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 21, according to municipal court records.

The complainant in Pickett’s case was listed as Zachery “Chase” Shipman, who was on the pontoon boat and also faces a third-degree assault charge in connection with the brawl.

Pickett is listed as a victim in the charges against the pontoon boat occupants.

The viral Aug. 5 fight started at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park when crew members of the Harriott II were unable to dock the cruise boat because the pontoon boat from Selma was in the way.

The large fight captured on viral videos showed Pickett, who is Black, attacked by a group of white people as other Black people rushed to his defense.

Crystal Warren, the mother of a 16-year-old deckhand involved in the melee, claimed in a police report that racial slurs were used against Pickett during the brawl.

“You could here (sic) men yelling ‘f--k that n----r’ and the men came down to fight my son,” she wrote in her report. But in court in October, Warren testified that she did not hear a racial slur.

Pickett was in the courtroom late last month, when pontoon boat occupant Richard Roberts, 48, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges and apologized to Pickett for his actions that day.

“I think under different circumstances we could be friends,” Roberts told Pickett. “You might not think so.”

“I know you were doing your job,” Roberts added.

Roberts received a four-month suspended sentence. Of that, he will serve 32 days in jail in Perry County, with that time to be served on weekends. The sentence also calls for 100 hours of community service and court costs

A third pontoon boat occupant, Mary Todd, pleaded guilty to harassment late last month. She received a 15-day suspended sentence and was ordered to complete an anger management program and pay court costs.

Another defendant in the incident, Reggie Ray, who is Black and was seen wielding a folding chair in the melee , was charged with disorderly conduct.

All of the defendants who have been arraigned have pleaded not guilty.

Montgomery Brawl

• Riverboat co-captain pleads not guilty to assault in Montgomery riverfront brawl
• ‘I was not trying to fight,’ says man who filed charge against Montgomery riverboat co-captain
• Roy Wood Jr.’s Halloween costume on ‘The View’? A folding chair, as nod to Montgomery riverfront brawl

If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

White men charged with attacking Black man in Montgomery Riverfront brawl

Three White men were charged with assault after they attacked a Black riverboat co-captain at the city’s Riverfront Park over the weekend and ignited a brawl largely along racial lines, authorities in Montgomery, Ala., said.

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert told reporters Tuesday that the three men aboard a private pontoon boat — Richard Roberts, 48; Allen Todd, 23; and Zachery Shipman, 25 — have four warrants pending in the attack on Damien Pickett, a co-captain of the Harriott II Riverboat, which was blocked from docking by the pontoon boat. Roberts has two warrants pending, while Todd and Shipman each have one pending warrant.

“The co-captain, as he approached the dock and attempted to peacefully move the boat over, the owners of the boat confronted him in a hostile way,” Albert said.

Authorities said that they had consulted with the FBI and do not have the evidence to charge the men with a hate crime or with inciting a riot. Albert told reporters Tuesday that authorities may bring additional charges if more evidence becomes available.

The Rev. Rayford Mack, president of the Metro Montgomery NAACP branch, said he is not rushing to any conclusions but hopes to have more information soon.

“We’re waiting to see where the investigation leads,” he said. “In this day and time, the question always arises: If that co-captain of the boat had been White, would they have jumped on him then?”

Albert said one of the men has turned himself in to police, while the other two would appear soon. Police have also called on Reggie Gray, a 42-year-old Black man who was seen on video hitting people with a folding chair during the brawl, to turn himself in. Neither Gray nor the three White men charged immediately responded to requests for comment Tuesday afternoon.

Police detained 13 people for questioning, then released them, Albert said.

Videos taken by onlookers and spread around the internet showed the Black co-captain, Pickett, arguing with one of the pontoon boaters as a second White man charges at Pickett and hits him in the face. Pickett then tosses his cap into the air before the two hit each other. Almost immediately, Pickett is swarmed by several White men on the dock who throw punches while the Black man is on the ground, according to the videos posted online.

White and Black people on the dock and shore appear to jump in to try to help Pickett. Also in the video, someone appears to jump off the riverboat and swim to the dock to help the co-captain.

“Get up there, young buck!” someone can be heard shouting from the riverboat in the video. That person, only identified as a 16-year-old named Aaren, said he only did what he “was taught to do,” his family’s publicist, Makina Lashea, said in a statement posted to Facebook.

After the initial tussle calmed down, videos appeared to show a group of Black men confronting the White boaters. That fighting lasted more than a minute, with one of the Black men — allegedly Gray — recorded hitting a White woman in the head with a folding chair and then being surrounded by police. One person appeared to have gotten punched off the dock into the water.

The Montgomery Police Department responded to a call of a reported disturbance about 7 p.m. Saturday and found “a large group of subjects engaged in a physical altercation,” Maj. Saba Coleman of the Montgomery police said Monday.

Albert said Pickett may have been the only one to receive treatment at a hospital.

Everyone should learn conflict resolution, Albert said, to avoid such brawls.

“We talk about conflict resolution and de-escalation all the time,” Albert told reporters. “It’s not only for kids. It’s not only for teenagers and juveniles. Everyone must be aware of conflict resolution or de-escalation. There was no need for this event to take the path it did.”

Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed (D) in a statement Sunday called the fight “an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred.” He said police detained “several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job.”

Reed, the city’s first Black mayor, is in the midst of a reelection campaign. He won in 2019 with roughly two-thirds of the vote in a city remembered as both the birthplace of the civil rights movement and the cradle of the confederacy. He said Sunday that “those who choose violent actions will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.”

The incident occurred at the Riverfront Park on the banks of the Alabama River. The park features the Harriott II, which offers dinner, dancing and live entertainment, according to the city’s website . The park also has an amphitheater, a stadium and a Union Station Train Shed, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1976.

Montgomery, where Black people make up over 60 percent of the city’s population, according to U.S. census data, has historically had high-profile racial tensions.

It was a hub for trading enslaved people before becoming a major focus in the civil rights era. Montgomery was key in the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 speech at the end of his historic Alabama march: “From Montgomery to Birmingham, from Birmingham to Selma, from Selma back to Montgomery, the trail wound in a circle, long and often bloody, yet it has become a highway up from darkness,” King said. The city was also the site of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a White man.

Reed and the NAACP’s Mack emphasized that what unfolded Saturday was an isolated incident that does not represent Montgomery.

“This is not indicative of who we are,” the mayor said.

Montgomery riverfront brawl: Black co-captain faces assault charge

The Black co-captain of the Harriott II has been charged with third-degree assault in the riverfront brawl in Montgomery municipal court.

Dameion Pickett will go to court at 10 a.m. Nov. 21. The complainant in the case is Zachery Shipman, who is also facing an assault charge.

The brawl happened Aug. 5, and Pickett was charged Oct. 26. Officials did not publicly announce the charges as they did with others charged after the brawl.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert released the following statement Thursday afternoon:

“The City of Montgomery and Montgomery Police Department have been made aware that one of the individuals involved in the incident at Montgomery Riverfront Park on August 5, 2023, has filed charges against (Harriott) II co-captain Dameion Pickett. Neither the City nor the Montgomery Police Department filed these charges. The Montgomery Police Department’s investigation only lists Mr. Pickett as a victim.”

More: Montgomery riverfront brawl: Folding chair shows up in tourist photos, at voter drives

The incident started when Pickett asked the operators of a private boat that was docked in its space to move. Dozens of cellphone videos showing Pickett being punched and kicked by several white assailants were recorded by passengers aboard the Harriott II riverboat – which was waiting to dock with 227 people on board for more than 40 minutes – as well as people on the shore.

Richard Roberts and Mary Todd of Selma both  pleaded guilty to charges  related to the brawl in Montgomery municipal court. Cases are pending for three others including Shipman, Allen Todd and Reggie Ray, who is accused of hitting a woman with a folding chair.

This story was updated at 4:48 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, to clarify that while Pickett is charged in municipal court, the city itself did not file the charges.

Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser's public safety reporter. She can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @gladlyalex.

• Election 2024
• Entertainment
• Newsletters
• Photography
• AP Buyline Personal Finance
• AP Buyline Shopping
• Press Releases
• Israel-Hamas War
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Global elections
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East
• Election Results
• Delegate Tracker
• AP & Elections
• Auto Racing
• 2024 Paris Olympic Games
• Movie reviews
• Book reviews
• Financial Markets
• Business Highlights
• Financial wellness
• Artificial Intelligence
• Social Media

5 people have pleaded not guilty to Alabama riverfront brawl charges

• Copy Link copied

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Five people charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention as white boaters fought with Black riverboat crew members have pleaded not guilty to assault and disorderly conduct charges.

Four white boaters, who police said were filmed hitting or shoving a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges. A Black man, who police said was filmed swinging a folding chair and hitting people in the subsequent melee, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges.

Montgomery Municipal Court records show the not guilty pleas were entered last week.

Videos of the brawl were widely shared on social media and spawned a multitude of memes, jokes, parodies, reenactments and even T-shirts.

Richard White, a lawyer representing one of the white boaters, told WSFA that he wants to make sure his client is treated fairly given the national attention.

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert told reporters last month that the brawl began when the owner of a pontoon boat refused to move from a docking spot designated for the city-owned Harriott II riverboat. The riverboat co-captain took a smaller vessel to shore to move the pontoon boat so the Harriott II could dock and let its 200 or so passengers disembark.

Three White Men Charged With Assaulting Black Boat Captain in Alabama Riverfront Brawl

By Jon Blistein

Jon Blistein

Three white men have been charged with assaulting a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery, Alabama over the weekend. The attack sparked a fight that was captured on video and shared widely on social media. 

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert announced the charges , and accompanying arrest warrants, at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 8. The three suspects were identified as Richard Roberts, 48, Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25. Roberts was hit with two counts of third-degree assault, while Todd and Shipman were hit with one count of third-degree assault each (all charges are misdemeanors). 

According to The Birmingham News , Roberts has already turned himself in to authorities in Selma, Alabama. During the press conference, Albert said the two other suspects are expected to turn themselves in to authorities soon. 

The riverfront brawl, which took place on Saturday, Aug. 5, garnered national attention both because of the plethora of videos shared online, but also the distinct racial dynamics of the fight (not to mention Montgomery’s own long history as a focal point for discrimination, racist violence, and the fight for Civil Rights). Albert said Montgomery police had discussed the matter with the FBI and determined there was not enough evidence to file hate crime charges in the case. Similarly, Albert said Montgomery police and local prosecutors did not think the fight fit the criteria for charges of inciting a riot. 

The fight broke out after Dameion Pickett, co-captain of the Harriott II Riverboat, approached Roberts, Shipman, and Todd, and asked them to move their pontoon, so the riverboat could dock. During the press conference, Albert said the Harriott II first used the boat’s PA system to ask the pontoon to move, but the men in the pontoon responded with “obscene gestures, curse words, and taunting.” 

'It's Gonna Take a Civil War': Trump Campaign Speaker Warns of Violence if Dems Win

'love island usa's' miguel harichi wants his relationship with leah kateb to go beyond the villa, 'dei,' 'colored,' 'jezebel': maga attacks on kamala harris are getting ugly, abdul 'duke' fakir, last surviving original four tops member, dead at 88.

He continued: “There were words exchanged and then it turned into a fistic encounter that you’ve all seen. The co-captain was doing his job, he was simply trying to move the boat just enough to where the cruise ship could park safely in its identified location.”

While the fight initially involved Pickett and the three men, many others soon joined the brawl. Albert said 13 people were taken in for questioning Saturday night, but all were released pending further investigation. 

No, She Didn’t Party With Diddy: Dumb Misinfo Swirls Around Kamala Harris

• By Miles Klee

Police Release Body Camera Footage in Fatal Shooting of Sonya Massey

• Police Shooting
• By Larisha Paul

Her Rage Made Her A TikTok Star. Now, Drew Afualo Is Letting It Go

• By CT Jones

Richard Simmons' Staff Shares Fitness Guru's Final 'Planned' Message to Fans

• fly you to the moon
• By Daniel Kreps

This YouTuber Thinks Creators Need To Talk About Cody Ko

Most popular, ryan reynolds says 'i let go of getting paid' on 'deadpool' and 'took the little salary i had left' to pay for the screenwriters to be on set, bob newhart, dean of the deadpan delivery, dies at 94, oakland rapper shot and killed at grand opening of her beauty supply store, prince william & kate middleton's well wishes to princess anne didn't land the way they intended, you might also like, stephen colbert retires his ‘late show’ joe biden age jokes — but promises to repurpose them as ‘donald trump old’ bits, everything you need to know about the 2024 paris olympics opening ceremony, the best yoga mats for any practice, according to instructors, ‘homicide: life on the streets’ launched david simon’s career and changed tv history. next month, you can finally stream it, citadel’s ken griffin boosts stake in jim dolan’s sphere.

Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 Rolling Stone, LLC. All rights reserved.

Riverboat Co-Captain Charged in Viral Summer Alabama Riverfront Brawl

Dameion pickett faces charges of third-degree assault.

The co-captain of an Alabama riverboat has been charged in connection with the dockside brawl that drew national attention in August, according to a local media report.

Dameion Pickett , the co-captain of the Harriott II riverboat, was charged with third-degree assault, according to a report by CBS’ Selma affiliate WAKA . Pickett is the sixth person charged in the brawl, which was spurred after the riverboat attempted to dock along the Montgomery riverfront but was blocked by a private pontoon boat.

The charges were filed on Oct. 26 and were not publicly announced by the Montgomery police or Montgomery city attorney, according to AL.com .

Pickett, who is Black, took a smaller boat to the dock to move the pontoon boat on his own, but four white boaters attacked him, prompting others to defend Pickett and turning the initial disagreement into a melee. Some believed the incident was racially motivated .

Richard Roberts, 48; Zachery Shipman, 25; Allen Todd, 23; and Mary Todd, 21, were all charged with third-degree assault for allegedly attacking Pickett. Reggie Ray, 42, was also charged with disorderly conduct in the fight for allegedly hitting someone with a folding chair.

Shipman is listed as the complainant in the case against Pickett, according to WAKA.

Mary Todd reached a plea agreement with prosecutors last month, downgrading her charge to harassment. She will be required to pay $357 in court costs and complete anger management classes.

In addition, Roberts agreed to plead guilty to two counts of third-degree assault and received a suspended four-month jail sentence, which he will serve on the weekends, and 100 hours of community service.

Allen Todd, Shipman and Ray are all set to appear in court on Nov. 16. Pickett’s arraignment hearing is scheduled for Nov. 21, according to WAKA.

Black Co-Captain Attacked in Wild Montgomery Dock Brawl Now Faces Assault Charge

A man charged in the fight brought a complaint against Dameion Pickett, who went viral for fighting off a group of white boaters.

Alex Nguyen

Breaking News Intern

Carol Highsmith/Getty

The Black riverboat co-captain who went viral for his valiant efforts to fight off a group of white boaters in Alabama in August has been charged by the city of Montgomery with third-degree assault.

According to city court records, a complaint against Dameion Pickett , who has a scheduled court appearance on Nov. 21, was brought by 25-year-old Zachery Shipman , one of the four people charged with hitting Pickett as a brawl broke out on the dock. The other three were Richard Roberts, 48; Allen Todd, 23; and Mary Todd, 21.

Pickett and a 16-year-old white male were originally deemed the victims in the viral incident by the Montgomery Police Department.

Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert previously said that the brawl broke out when Pickett, a co-captain of the Harriott II riverboat, “peacefully” tried to move an unmanned pontoon boat that was blocking the riverboat from docking and disembarking its 227 passengers.

Pickett said he had first used the riverboat’s PA system to ask the owners of the pontoon boat to move but they responded by “giving us the finger” and walking off. He and another deckhand then took a separate boat to shore and moved the private boat “three steps to the right.”

“The co-captain [Pickett] was doing his job,” Albert said. “However it quickly escalated.”

Pickett said two people then ran back, including one who threatened to beat him for touching the boat. Several of the boaters were then captured on viral video punching and kicking Pickett.

Capt. Jim Kittrell, whose Black crewmen then faced off against the white assailants once the Harriott II docked, told The Daily Beast in August that he believed the attack was “racially motivated.”

However, Albert said at the time that investigators did not have the evidence “to present any insight in a riot or racially biased charges at this time.”

Reggie Ray , 42, who police say joined in the melee and was the man seen hitting multiple white boaters with a folding chair, was charged with disorderly conduct on Aug. 11.

Last month, Roberts pleaded guilty to two assault charges and received a four-month suspended sentence and 100 hours of community service, while Todd pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to anger management classes.

Pickett spoke about the fight in an exclusive interview with Good Morning America that aired on Sept. 25, saying that after he was assaulted, he had to defend himself.

“This man just put his hand on me. I was, like … it’s my job, but I’m still defending myself at the same time. So when he touched me, I was, like, ‘It’s on,’” Pickett said.

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast  here .

READ THIS LIST

3 men charged with assault after brawl at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama: Police

The men are among 13 people initially detained following the melee.

Latest update: 1 more person charged in Alabama riverboat brawl; co-captain says he 'held on for dear life'

Previous update: 3 men, 1 woman turn themselves in after viral dock brawl in Montgomery, Alabama

Three men have been charged with assault following a brawl that broke out on a dock in Alabama and went viral.

One of the three men charged was in custody and the other two were set to turn themselves in on Tuesday, said Montgomery Police Chief Darryl J. Albert , who added that "more charges are likely."

Police are still seeking a man seen hitting multiple people with a folding chair during the brawl, which happened in Montgomery's Riverfront Park on Saturday night and saw 13 people detained in the aftermath, authorities said at a Tuesday press conference .

Albert said the brawl began when a co-captain of an Alabama River cruise ship, the Harriott II, tried to dock at its designated spot but was blocked by a private boat.

"The captain of the Harriott remained away from the dock for nearly 40 to 45 minutes as (he) attempted to contact the operators of the private boat via PA system," Albert said. "They were only responded to (with) what I've seen, gestures, curse words and taunting."

A different boat picked up the co-captain, identified as Dameion Pickett, and brought him to the pier so he could try to talk to the owners of the private boat to allow Harriott to dock and its 227 passengers to disembark, Albert said.

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

Fight ensues in Montgomery, Alabama

Several people associated with the private boat attacked Pickett after they exchanged words for several minutes, Albert said.

That's when passengers of the Harriott II came to the Pickett's defense. Police arrived to the scene shortly afterward and detained 13 people, Albert said.

All those detained were taken to police headquarters for questioning and interviews, which lasted several hours. Everyone was released pending the investigation.

A 16-year-old boy who works on the boat that took Pickett to the dock also was hit during the fight, Albert said.

"His mother, actually, went and signed warrants on one of those individuals," he added.

Man Accuses Riverboat Co-Captain of Assault During Alabama Riverfront Brawl

A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of misdemeanor assault in the melee by one of the white boaters in the fight

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of misdemeanor assault in the melee by one of the white boaters charged in the fight.

Court records show one of the white men accused of assaulting the co-captain during the August brawl filed a complaint last month saying the co-captain hit him first during the chaotic melee. The man's complaint charges the co-captain with misdemeanor assault, according to court records.

“I was not trying to fight,” the man wrote in a statement. The complaint was filed Oct. 26 ahead of the man's Nov. 16 trial on a misdemeanor assault charge of hitting and kicking the riverboat co-captain.

Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed and police Chief Darryl J. Albert issued a statement Thursday reiterating that the city and police department did not file the charges against the co-captain and that the police investigation considers him to be a victim.

The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after bystanders filmed white boaters hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and others rushing to his defense. Video of the fight was shared widely online, sparking countless memes and parodies.

Montgomery police said the brawl began when the white boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so the city-owned Harriott II riverboat could dock in its designated space. The boat’s co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat.

Five other people were previously charged in the brawl. Two white boaters previously pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault or harassment. Three other people, including a Black man who was filmed swinging a folding chair, have upcoming court dates.

Copyright 2023 The  Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Photos You Should See - July 2024

Join the Conversation

Tags: Associated Press , courts , crime , Alabama

Related Articles

Best states.

America 2024

Best States Rankings

• # 2 New Hampshire
• # 3 Nebraska
• # 4 Minnesota

Healthiest Communities

Your trusted source for in-depth analysis on the issues impacting your community’s well-being delivered right to your inbox.

Sign up to receive the latest updates from U.S News & World Report and our trusted partners and sponsors. By clicking submit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy .

You May Also Like

The 10 best states in america.

Elliott Davis Jr. May 7, 2024

Why Utah Is the Best State

Elliott Davis Jr. and Julia Haines May 7, 2024

Why Florida Is No. 1 in Education

Tim Smart May 7, 2024

Data Shows Hurricanes and Earthquakes Grab Headlines but Inland Counties Top Disaster List

Associated Press July 23, 2024

Man Accused in Killing of Tupac Shakur Asks Judge for House Arrest Instead of Jail Before Trial

Attorneys for State of Utah Ask Parole Board to Keep Death Sentence for Man Convicted in 1998 Murder

Police Bodyguard Accused of Fraud and False Statements About Alleged Affair With Mayor

Associated Press July 22, 2024

Despite Musk's Trump Endorsement, X Remains a Go-To Platform for Democrats

1 Person Hurt in Iowa Mall Shooting That Sent People Running, Police and Witnesses Say

Silicon Valley-Backed Voter Plan for a New California City Won't Be on the November Ballot After All

November 10, 2023

Co-Captain Charged With Assault Months After Viral Montgomery Riverboat Beatdown

Law officials have been quiet surrounding pending assault charges against the Riverboat co-captain involved in the viral Montgomery riverboat brawl in August.

Court records show Harriott II co-captain, identified as Dameion Pickett, is being charged with third-degree assault , AL reports . While the charges were filed in Montgomery Municipal Court on Oct. 26., neither Montgomery police nor the city attorney have yet to announce the charges publicly. Zachery “Chase” Shipman, the complainant listed in Pickett’s case, is also facing a third-degree assault charge in connection with the brawl as Shipman was on the pontoon boat. Pickett is listed as a victim in the charges against the pontoon boat occupants.

The brawl took Black Twitter by storm on Aug. 5, 2023 . Video footage shows the fight starting at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park when Harriott II crew members could not dock the cruise boat due to the pontoon boat being in the way. Pickett, who is Black, can be seen being attacked by the group of white passengers as other Black people who witnessed the attack come to his defense , including a 16-year-old deckhand. His mother, Crystal Warren, stated in a police report that Pickett was called racial slurs during the fight but later changed her story in court.

In a late October 2023 court appearance, pontoon boat occupant Richard Roberts pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges and apologized to Pickett for his behavior. He even said that he believes they would have been friends.

“I think under different circumstances, we could be friends. You might not think so,” Roberts said. “I know you were doing your job.”

According to WFSA 12 , Shipman claims he wasn’t trying to fight Pickett and was defending himself. He suffered a bruised cheekbone after Pickett allegedly punched him in the face. Two of the five defendants pleaded guilty to their roles in the fight.

Roberts was given a four-month suspended sentence where he will serve 32 days on weekends in jail in Perry County. His sentence also calls for 100 hours of community service and court costs.

RELATED CONTENT: Two Black Professors Create Curriculum Guide For The Montgomery Riverboat Brawl

• Alabama Riverboat Brawl
• Dameion Pickett
• Alabama brawl

Alabama riverboat dock worker involved in viral brawl charged with assault: Court records

Dameion Pickett has been charged with misdemeanor assault.

The Alabama riverboat dock worker who was involved in a brawl that went viral on social media has now been charged with assault, according to Montgomery Municipal Court records.

Dameion Pickett is due for arraignment on the misdemeanor charge on Nov. 21. It is unclear if Pickett, who was formally charged Oct. 27, has retained an attorney.

Pickett was initially identified by the Montgomery Police Department as a victim in an altercation that led to a massive brawl on Aug. 5 at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama, which began over a dispute about a pontoon boat that was blocking a space designated for a riverboat.

MORE: 'Just in shock': Dock worker assaulted in Montgomery brawl speaks out in 'GMA' exclusive

According to court records reviewed by ABC News, the complainant is Zachery Shipman, one of the individuals who was initially charged in the incident.

The altercation initially led to charges against five individuals, while Pickett and a 16-year-old boy were identified as victims by police.

Richard Roberts was charged with two counts of assault in the third degree, court records show. Meanwhile, Shipman, Allen Todd and Mary Todd were all charged with assault in the third degree. All have pleaded not guilty.

ABC News has reached out to the suspects and their attorneys, but requests for comment were not returned.

A fifth arrest was made days later when Reggie Ray, a Black man who was seen attacking someone with a beach chair in a viral video, was charged with disorderly conduct. He also pleaded not guilty.

Ray's attorney, Lee Merritt, told ABC News in September that his client had a "limited role" in the brawl and was "involuntarily roped into the disorderly conduct initiated by a violent white mob."

Asked if there's any evidence of a hate crime, Albert said that police "looked at every avenue" and left "no stone unturned" but "were unable to present any insight in a riot or racially biased charges at this time."

ABC News has reached out to the Montgomery Police Department for comment about the charges against Pickett.

Montgomery Police Department Chief Darryl Albert identified Pickett and an unnamed 16-year-old white male who was allegedly struck by the owners and operators of the private boat as victims in this case during a press conference on Aug. 7.

Pickett spoke out about the incident in an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" that aired on Sept. 25 and said that he was "just in shock" when he was assaulted.

MORE: Alabama riverfront melee: 5th suspect turns himself in, police say

As the Harriott II was ending a dinner cruise and getting ready to dock, a private pontoon boat was illegally parked in its place, preventing the riverboat from docking safely, according to Pickett.

Pickett and witnesses aboard the Harriott II who spoke with ABC News said crew members made several attempts to ask the owner of the pontoon boat to move it, but their calls were ignored.

"Everybody was yelling, "Could y'all move y'all boat?" Pickett said.

It was then that Pickett said he got off the riverboat "by the captain's orders" and went to move the pontoon boat himself.

"I was, like, 'I'm just doing my job," said.

Moments after Pickett moved the boat, videos show that he was confronted and punched by a man and, soon after, others attacked Pickett and were later identified by police as a boat owner and his family.

Pickett said that after he was assaulted, he had to defend himself.

"This man just put his hand on me. I was, like … it's my job, but I'm still defending myself at the same time. So when he touched me, I was, like, 'It's on,'" Pickett said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Trending Reader Picks

What the polls say about a Harris-Trump matchup

• Jul 22, 12:51 PM

Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race

• Jul 21, 1:57 PM

Johnson claims replacing Biden could be 'unlawful'

• Jul 21, 5:41 PM

Trump reacts to Biden dropping out of race

• Jul 21, 3:47 PM

Assassination attempt at Trump rally

• Jul 14, 11:49 AM

ABC News Live

24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events

UK Edition Change

• UK Politics
• News Videos
• Paris 2024 Olympics
• Rugby Union
• Sport Videos
• John Rentoul
• Mary Dejevsky
• Andrew Grice
• Sean O’Grady
• Photography
• Theatre & Dance
• Culture Videos
• Fitness & Wellbeing
• Food & Drink
• Health & Families
• Royal Family
• Electric Vehicles
• Car Insurance Deals
• Lifestyle Videos
• UK Hotel Reviews
• News & Advice
• Simon Calder
• Australia & New Zealand
• South America
• C. America & Caribbean
• Middle East
• Politics Explained
• News Analysis
• Today’s Edition
• Home & Garden
• Broadband deals
• Fashion & Beauty
• Travel & Outdoors
• Sports & Fitness
• Sustainable Living
• Climate Videos
• Solar Panels
• Behind The Headlines
• On The Ground
• Decomplicated
• You Ask The Questions
• Binge Watch
• Travel Smart
• Watch on your TV
• Crosswords & Puzzles
• Most Commented
• Newsletters
• Ask Me Anything
• Virtual Events
• Betting Sites
• Online Casinos
• Wine Offers

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in

Alabama riverboat captain reveals past ‘trouble’ with pontoon boat owners after brawl

The captain said they were previously going to press charges against the pontoon boat owners for a separate incident years ago, article bookmarked.

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday

Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the us, thanks for signing up to the evening headlines email.

The captain of the Harriott II riverboat revealed that he has had “trouble” in the past with the group who were arrested and charged with assault for their actions in the Montgomery waterfront brawl.

A fight broke out over the weekend along the dock after a deckhand asked the owners of a pontoon boat to move it a few feet, so that the Harriott II—which was carrying 227 passengers—could safely dock. The pontoon boat was partially blocking the riverboat’s designated space, the Montgomery Police chief previously said.

The exchange, which was captured on video, quickly got out of hand when one of the men on the pontoon boat allegedly started getting physical with the deckhand. Three men and one woman have so far been arrested in connection with the incident: Richard Roberts, 48, Allen Todd, 23, Zachary Shipman, 25, and Mary Todd, 21.

Capt Jim Kittrell told Alabama’s 93.1 radio station that this wasn’t the first time he had encountered the group.

“This is the same group that comes every year. They’re from Selma. And, we’ve had trouble with them in the past, but just like jokey things,” he stated.

He went into further detail about the group, citing one example from a few years ago while talking on CNN on Thursday. When the group came to Montgomery, the captain recalled, after a cruise, the riverboat crew tried to retrive “our golf cart that we used to get people up the hills that are handicapped or elderly.” But it was nowhere to be found.

Mr Kittrell said he received a call from the Embassy Suites Hotel, saying the golf cart is in the hotel lobby. After being shown video footage of the cart entering the lobby, he said they “find out who it is,” and he called his boss, who “wanted me to press charges” because the property belonged to the city.

However, police talked him out of it. Mr Kittrell recounted the police telling him at the time that it was “juust a little prank. Just let it slide.” So they did.

But this time, the police didn’t let it slide. Mr Roberts had already been in custody with the Selma Police Department, while Mr Todd and Mr Shipman turned themselves in on Wednesday evening. Mary Todd handed herself in on Thursday and has been charged with assault in the third degree.

However, they are still trying to get in touch with Reggie Gray, whom the police chief has described as “wielding that folding chair” in videos, with footage showing him allegedly hitting multiple people over the head.

The police chief announced they were looking for him on Tuesday; on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Montgomery Police told The Independent that investigators will “certainly” find Mr Gray.

On Wednesday, Mr Kittrell said he believed the attack was driven by race .

“The white guys that attacked my deckhand—and he was a senior deckhand first mate—I can’t think of any other reason they attacked him other than it being racially motivated,” he said. However, the captain said, after the initial attack on the deckhand, the rest of the brawl did not fall along racial lines.

On CNN on Thursday, Mr Kittrell expanded on that claim, saying, “I saw it like everybody else saw it. It looks like White people attacking a Black man. But, he added, “I don’t know the hearts of those men...Now, I do know the hearts of my crew. And my crew was frustrated because they couldn’t get to the dock” and protect the deckhand, Damien Pickett.

The captain said he took Mr Pickett to the hospital after the attack, and although “he’s still having some headaches and stuff,” he said the deckhand is “doing well.”

Police said they did not find enough evidence to support hate crime charges.

Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.

New to The Independent?

Or if you would prefer:

Want an ad-free experience?

Hi {{indy.fullName}}

• My Independent Premium
• Account details
• Help centre

latest in US News

Boy forced to stand next to railroad tracks with sign to raise...

Teen girl missing for two months engaged to 44-year-old stranger...

Biden scheduled for White House return Tuesday after COVID...

Vance rips Harris in Virginia at his second solo rally — 'A...

Woman calls 911 nearly 400 times over bogus emergencies for...

Arizona ballot descriptions set as lawsuits over publicity...

Wisconsin lawmakers strike down three emergency election rules

Dems all but crown VP Kamala Harris their nominee to replace...

Breaking news, riverboat captain attacked in massive alabama dock brawl now faces assault charge.

• View Author Archive
• Email the Author
• Follow on X
• Get author RSS feed

Contact The Author

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.

The Alabama riverboat captain who was attacked by unruly boaters is now facing an assault rap stemming from a complaint lodged by another man charged in the melee, according to reports.

Dameion Pickett was charged with third-degree assault on Oct. 26 more than two months after the WWE-style brawl on a dock, the Montgomery Advertiser reported.

Montgomery officials stressed they didn’t bring the charge against Pickett and only considered him a victim in the case.

The complainant is Zachery Shipman, who is among numerous people charged in the case.

“The City of Montgomery and Montgomery Police Department have been made aware that one of the individuals involved in the incident at Montgomery Riverfront Park on August 5, 2023, has filed charges against (Harriott) II co-captain Dameion Pickett,” they said in a statement, according to the newspaper.

“Neither the City nor the Montgomery Police Department filed these charges. The Montgomery Police Department’s investigation only lists Mr. Pickett as a victim.”

A person can lodge a misdemeanor complaint and have a magistrate issue a summons that the accused person must answer in Alabama, a police spokesperson explained to NBC News.

Pickett is reportedly due in court on Nov. 21.

The altercation initially involved a group of white boaters that went after Pickett, who is black, and another white dock worker before it morphed into a large-scale throw down, according to footage from the scene.  

The fight was sparked when the boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so that the Harriott II Riverboat could dock, police previously said.

Pickett had told investigators that he didn’t believe race played a role in the incident.

Shipman, the man who accused Pickett of assault, has argued he “had nothing to do with” the fight and was preventing one of his buddies from getting involved, Pickett’s sister Nicole said, according to NBC News.

The assault charge comes from the allegation that Pickett punched Shipman, his family said.

The sibling believes even if Shipman, who was earlier this year charged with assault, was trying to keep the peace, it’s tough to expect Dameion Pickett to be aware of his surroundings in the moment.

“At that time, you got a bunch of angry a– guys beating up on you in the head, you don’t know who hit you,” Nicole Pickett reportedly said. “You just swing (in self-defense).”

Two participants in the boat-dock rumble pleaded guilty to misdemeanors last month.

Richard Roberts, 48, was ordered to serve 32 days in jail and Mary Todd, 21, was mandated to enroll in anger-management courses. 

Advertisement

StarTribune

Video captures 2 day-care staffers inflicting 'exceptionally shocking' abuse on 3 babies, charges say.

Two staffers at a Blaine day care have been charged with felonies in connection with being caught on video last week violently flipping and slamming three babies.

Chloe Kaye Johnson, 24, of Andover and Elizabeth Augusta Wiemerslage, 22, of Coon Rapids were each charged Friday in Anoka County District Court with two felonies — malicious punishment of a child and third-degree assault — and two gross-misdemeanor counts of malicious punishment of a child.

The women worked at Small World Learning Center, one of eight under the same ownership in various Twin Cities suburbs, according to the business' website.

Small World's owner, Anil Jain, told the Star Tribune in an email Monday that Johnson and Wiemerslage were fired as soon as the allegations were made. In the meantime, Jain added, "we are remaining open to continue supporting our families who rely on us for care and stability during this difficult time."

He said his company is cooperating with police and working with the state Department of Human Services (DHS), which licenses day cares, "to locate any weaknesses in our policies and procedures to ensure this does not happen again."

In a statement Sunday, Blaine police Capt. Mark Boerboom called these allegations "exceptionally shocking" when compared to other child abuse cases his department has investigated over the years.

"Most parents drop their children off at day care centers believing that their child will be safe, especially since there is usually more than one care provider watching their child at any one given time," the captain's statement read. "In this case, we found two workers working together with infants, both aggressively abusing children."

Sarah Berg, a DHS spokeswoman, said her agency has a maltreatment investigation underway involving Small World, but she declined to confirm whether it involves this case. In the meantime, Berg said, the day care's license remains active.

Boerboom said other families who are clients at the Blaine center have been advised to have their children evaluated and to contact police if they detect any unexplainable injuries.

Johnson and Wiemerslage were jailed Thursday and released Friday after posting $10,000 bond. Messages were left for each of them seeking their reaction to the allegations. Johnson's attorney replied and declined to comment. Wiemerslage is due back in court on Aug. 12. Johnson's next court date is Sept. 19.

According to the charges:

The parents told police that they picked up their baby on July 15 at the Small World location in the 1300 block of NE. Paul Parkway and noticed fresh bruises on the 5-month-old's thighs, buttocks and legs. They contacted day-care staff, who suggested injuries may have been caused by the baby's infant swing.

Johnson, the primary care provider in the infants room, said to police that she saw no bruises on the child when she was dropped off but did see some redness around the pelvis that turned out to bruising and wondered whether it was from the baby using infant chairs in the room. Wiemerslage offered much the same possible explanation to police.

Under further questioning, Johnson said she was helping the babies learn how to roll over, then admitted that she was too rough and might have caused the one infant's bruising. Wiemerslage also admitted to her abusive actions.

Detectives reviewed surveillance video from inside the day care center and saw Wiemerslage and Johnson abusing three children.

The video captured Johnson as she "grabs [one infant] by her upper thighs, hip and groin area and violently flips [the baby] back and forth from her stomach to her back," the charges read. "[Her] arms are flailing outward, and her body is consistently rigid as her face contacts the floor mat repeatedly as she is being flipped and her head is unsupported."

There is no audio on the video as this abuse was occurring, but the baby "appears to be screaming with her mouth open as this is happening" and while Wiemerslage was present and facing Johnson.

Video also showed Johnson picking up another infant and holding a cloth to the baby's mouth and nose in an aggressive manner and holding it there for several seconds as the child cried. She then gripped the infant by the neck, pulled the baby up by the arm and repeatedly shoved a bottle in the child's mouth.

Later in the video, Wiemerslage picked up an infant and slammed the baby onto a support pillow. Wiemerslage then picked up another infant and forcefully shoved the baby onto a changing table.

Medical reports indicated that one infant had bruises in nine locations that are consistent with excessive gripping or squeezing. One of the other babies had a leg fracture that may have occurred a couple of weeks ago, according to police.

Paul Walsh is a general assignment reporter at the Star Tribune. He wants your news tips, especially in and near Minnesota.

• Ober shines after shaky first inning to carry Twins past Phillies
• Jana Hollingsworth

Storm knocks out power in Twin Cities for more than 3,500 customers

Gov. Walz backs Kamala Harris, as vice presidential speculation grows

Two id'd in apparent minnetonka murder-suicide.

Rep. Angie Craig, who had called on Biden to drop out, endorses Kamala Harris for president

Appeals court tosses restraining order against activist who threatened Minneapolis council member

• Some Minnesota cities propose bans on homeless camping in wake of Supreme Court ruling Jul. 22
• Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to become party's presidential nominee: AP survey Jul. 22
• Video captures 2 day-care staffers inflicting 'exceptionally shocking' abuse on 3 babies, charges say • North Metro
• Much went afoul, but no one harmed in 'wild crash' on I-35 near Forest Lake • North Metro
• 'Apostle' believers lost $30 million • North Metro
• Anoka County puts its fleet of snow plows on a low-salt diet • North Metro

© 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved.