According to authorities, a fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in.
According to a Montgomery Police Department press release, Reggie Ray, 42, was being held in the local jail.
Ray has been identified as the man seen swinging a chair in the widely distributed footage of the altercation.
“Mr. Ray was involuntarily roped into the disorderly conduct initiated by a violent white mob,” Lee Merritt, his civil attorney, said in a statement to CNN after Ray turned himself in on Friday. “Mr. Ray will continue to participate with the ongoing investigation concerning the same and is committed to being forthcoming about his limited role in the brawl.”
According to court documents, Ray, who is Black, was charged with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in the August 5 incident.
During a press conference on Tuesday, authorities Chief Darryl Albert asked the man seen brandishing the chair to contact authorities. Ray was served with an arrest warrant on Wednesday.
Earlier, Mary Todd, 21, was charged with third-degree assault and was being held in Montgomery’s city jail on Thursday, according to police.
Albert has also charged Richard Roberts, 48, with two charges of third-degree assault and Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25, with one count each of third-degree assault. They were apprehended earlier this week.
All four White defendants are set to appear in court on September 1.
Authorities stated the altercation between those charged, identified as White, and Dameion Pickett, a Black co-captain of a riverboat, arose from a disagreement over a dockside parking location. When a bunch of bystanders joined the conflict, it swiftly escalated into a broad brawl. A racial insult, according to one witness, was used.
The event, which was captured on film and received national notice, mostly broke down along racial lines in a city with a troubled history of racial violence as well as a strong background in the civil rights struggle.
Police investigated if there was enough evidence to charge for a hate crime or inciting a riot, but the activities did not match the standards.
Ray’s initial court appearance is set for Monday, and his arraignment on September 1.
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