More charges could be on the way, but for now, three white men have been charged with assault in the third degree for allegedly attacking a black boat cocaptain in a fight that quickly morphed into an Ugly Riverside Brawl in alabama this weekend. Videos of the incident went viral. And it showed fighting broke down largely along racial lines. But last hour, police in montgomery said, none of the actions they have investigated so far have met the threshold for hate crime charges. Heres cnns ryan young who was at the Press Conference where we just learned a whole lot. And, ryan, i know that you have been speaking to officials there. Youve been speaking to witnesses. What are they telling you . Reporter yeah, absolutely. After talking to mayor reed, its pretty clear here everyone in the city was shocked. This is obviously a place a lot of people like to enjoy on the weekends. The video has obviously shocked the nation as its gone viral. We do believe the suspects theyre looking for are in
allegedly attacking a black boat co-captain in a fight that quickly morphed into an ugly riverside brawl in alabama this weekend. videos of the incident went viral. and it showed fighting broke down largely along racial lines. but last hour, police in montgomery said, none of the actions they have investigated so far have met the threshold for hate crime charges. here s cnn s ryan young who was at the press conference where we just learned a whole lot. and, ryan, i know that you have been speaking to officials there. you ve been speaking to witnesses. what are they telling you? reporter: yeah, absolutely. after talking to mayor reed, it s pretty clear here everyone in the city was shocked. this is obviously a place a lot of people like to enjoy on the weekends. the video has obviously shocked the nation as it s gone viral. we do believe the suspects they re looking for are in selma, alabama, those arrests should happen soon.