Current:Home > Invest2 white boaters plead guilty to misdemeanors in Alabama riverfront brawl-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
2 white boaters plead guilty to misdemeanors in Alabama riverfront brawl
View Date:2024-12-23 23:42:28
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two white boaters charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault.
The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after white boaters were filmed hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and crew members 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.
Four white boaters and one Black man, who was filmed hitting people with a folding chair, were charged with misdemeanor offenses.
Two of the white boaters entered guilty pleas Friday, news outlets reported. A man pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting the Black riverboat co-captain and a white teen deckhand. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that he was given a four-month suspended sentence and will serve 32 days on weekends at a detention facility. A woman pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to complete anger management classes.
The three other defendants had their cases postponed until next month.
veryGood! (19238)
Related
- About Charles Hanover
- Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland
- Los Angeles high school football player hurt during game last month dies from brain injury
- You Have 1 Day To Get 50% Off the Viral Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Exfoliating Peeling Gel & More Ulta Deals
- We Can Tell You How to Get to Sesame Street—and Even More Secrets About the Beloved Show
- News organizations seek unsealing of plea deal with 9/11 defendants
- Man arrested after making threats, assaulting women in downtown Louisville, Kentucky
- Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei’s Father Shares Heartbreaking Plea After Her Death From Gasoline Attack
- All the Ways Megan Fox Hinted at Her Pregnancy With Machine Gun Kelly
- Jannik Sinner reaches the US Open men’s final by beating Jack Draper after both need medical help
Ranking
- Halle Berry surprises crowd in iconic 2002 Elie Saab gown from her historic Oscar win
- Was Abraham Lincoln gay? A new documentary suggests he was a 'lover of men'
- Nevada inmate who died was pepper sprayed and held face down, autopsy shows
- Utah sheriff’s deputy stalked and killed by her father, prosecutors say
- Black and Latino families displaced from Palm Springs neighborhood reach $27M tentative settlement
- Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter
- US Navy commander previously seen firing rifle with backwards facing scope relieved
- Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for ‘The Last Showgirl’
Recommendation
-
Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees’ spring training field in Tampa
-
Brenda Song Reveals Why Macaulay Culkin Romance Works So Well
-
Get 50% Off BareMinerals 16-Hour Powder Foundation & More Sephora Deals on Anastasia Beverly Hills
-
A Maryland high school fight involving a weapon was ‘isolated incident,’ police say
-
'Treacherous conditions' in NYC: Firefighters battling record number of brush fires
-
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Delaware’s state primaries
-
Georgia school shooting stirs debate about safe storage laws for guns
-
Hundreds of places in the US said racism was a public health crisis. What’s changed?