People on social media have demanded Reggie Ray, who was seen wielding a chair and using it as a weapon, in a mass brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, be freed
Social media users have called for charges against a man seen wielding a chair in a brawl in Alabama that went viral across the world to be dropped with “Free Reggie” trending on Twitter.
Reggie Ray turned himself in three days after Montgomery Police Chief Daryl Albert asked him to contact authorities. He is charged with disorderly conduct, police confirmed, and he was released after being held in the Municipal Jail on Friday.
‘Free Reggie’ was trending on the social media app X, also known as Twitter, and a GoFundMe has been set up, raising close to $200,000 in legal fees.
Comments on the page include “Not all heroes wear capes,” “Free him!” and “This man needs the support.”