The four are scheduled to be arraigned on September 1.įrom left, Zachary Shipman, 25 Richard Roberts, 48 Allen Todd, 23 and Mary Todd, 21, face assault charges. If there’s more proof that this leaned toward more of a hate crime, we will amend those charges and charge appropriately then,” he added.ĬNN’s attempts to reach the four people charged or their legal representation for comment weren’t immediately unsuccessful. “We believe what he is saying, and what he is saying is that he does not believe it was racially motivated whatsoever,” Albert said. However, police still believe the brawl was not racially motivated, and the co-captain said as much when interviewed by authorities a second time, Albert told CNN on Wednesday. “You could hear men yelling ‘f**k that n***er’” as the Black co-captain tried to move a pontoon boat occupying the riverboat’s docking location, the mother of a victim in the altercation alleged in a sworn statement to police. The incident, which was caught on video and has captured national attention, largely broke down along racial lines in a city with both a fraught history of racial violence and a proud place in the civil rights movement. It quickly escalated into a widespread brawl in which, according to one witness, a racial slur was used. The fight between those charged, identified by authorities as White, and a Black co-captain of a riverboat stemmed from a dispute over a dockside parking spot, authorities said. They were taken into custody earlier this week, Albert said. The other three charged were Richard Roberts, 48, who faces two counts of third-degree assault, and Allen Todd, 23, and Zachary Shipman, 25, who face a count each of third-degree assault, Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert has said. Mary Todd, 21, has been charged with third-degree assault and was being held Thursday in Montgomery’s municipal jail, Montgomery police said. Devon Sayers/CNNĪlabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery's racial history The Montgomery river front is seen on August 8, 2023.
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