Overview

• Eight people—including seven men and a 17-year-old—were arrested on charges of rioting, affray, trespassing and disorderly conduct following the August 2 fight at the Winterset sandbar.
• Viral video captured broad-daylight punches, two participants rendered unconscious and a bystander performing CPR as families and children looked on.
• Sheriff Grady Judd condemned the violence as part of an ongoing trespassing and indecency problem at the Point and vowed zero tolerance for future disturbances.
• Marine Patrol will step up waterborne enforcement and towing operations to prevent boaters from illegally landing on private shorelines.
• The May-approved county ordinance to bar boaters from sensitive shorelines remains under state review while officials consider additional noise restrictions and designated swim zones.