The black Alabama riverboat co-captain who was attacked on August 5 is facing assault charges.
Damion Pickett is charged with third-degree assault, becoming the sixth person charged in the brawl, which happened because a private pontoon boat was preventing the Harriott II riverboat from docking along the Montgomery riverfront.
Pickett took a smaller boat to the dock to move the pontoon boat on his own, but four white boaters attacked him, prompting others to defend Pickett, causing a massive melee.
Damien Picket spoke with Roland Martin about the brawl and the charges he is facing after defending himself against several attackers.
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