Montgomery Riverboat Co-Captain is Quietly Charged in Dock Brawl Incident

While Shipman, three other pontoon boat passengers, and a bystander’s charges over the incident were announced by Montgomery authorities, police and prosecutors interestingly kept Pickett’s charges under wraps, presumably due to viral outrage over the brazen attack.

Video of the incident spread like wildfire online. Pickett’s Harriott II was attempting to dock and unload passengers, however, white pontoon boaters refused to move their craft that was blocking the riverboat’s path.

As Pickett and one of the pontoon boaters exchanged words on the dock, another white passenger rushed over and punched him.