Men Attacked Alabama Boat Co-captain for ‘Just Doing My Job,’ He Says

Men Attacked Alabama Boat Co-captain for ‘Just Doing My Job,’ He Says
The Harriott II riverboat sits docked in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 8, 2023. Kim Chandler/AP Photo
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.—An Alabama boat co-captain was hanging on “for dear life” as men punched and tackled him on the capital city’s riverfront, he told police after video of the brawl circulated widely online.

Dameion Pickett, a crew member of the Harriott II in Montgomery, described the brawl in a handwritten statement to authorities included in court documents, saying he was attacked after moving a pontoon boat a few feet so the city-owned riverboat could dock.