Alabama Riverfront Brawl Participant Reggie Bernard Ray Pleads Guilty

Ray, known for wielding a folding chair in the viral incident, avoids jail with a suspended sentence and community service.

Reggie Bernard Ray, the Black man seen wielding a folding chair in the viral Alabama Riverfront brawl, has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
The brawl began when a group of white boaters refused to move their pontoon boat, blocking the city-owned Harriott II riverboat from docking.
Ray, along with four white boaters, were charged in connection with the fight. The white boaters pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges ranging from harassment to assault.
Ray was given a 90-day suspended sentence, ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, and pay $357 in court costs.
The incident, which was widely shared online, sparked countless memes and parodies, with many focusing on Ray's use of the folding chair.