Three white men face assault charges in Alabama riverfront brawl

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Three arrest warrants were issued on Tuesday by authorities in Montgomery, Alabama, relating to the chaotic riverfront brawl that broke out on Saturday during which punches were thrown, people were hit with chairs, and others were thrown into the river. Large brawl in Alabama as people defend Black riverboat worker against white assailants Montgomery police chief Darryl Albert announced on Tuesday that one man is in custody and two others were expected to turn themselves in. Montgomery mayor Steven Reed said none of the three are residents of the city. The three white men named by Montgomery police were Richard Roberts, 48, who faces two charges of assault, Allen Todd, 23, and Zachary Shipman, 25, both facing one charge of assault. Albert also asked that 42-year-old Reggie Gray, who is Black, come in to the police for questioning over allegations that he was violently swinging a chair during the brawl.