TWO drunk cruise passengers allegedly stormed into a cabin and attacked a family including their 9-year-old child, police said.
Gannon Jacox, 29, and his girlfriend Brooklyn Hicks, 28, were arrested on Saturday evening at Port Canaveral, Florida, following the assault.
Gannan Jacox was arrested following the attack Credit: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office,
Brooklyn Hicks was also arrested for the attack Credit: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office,
Jacox and Hicks, both from Ohio, were said to be “arguing loudly after taking advantage of some adult beverages” when one of the victims asked them to quiet down.
Hicks allegedly confronted the victim, whilst Jacox recorded on his mobile phone.
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Jacox is then understood to have told Hicks to “beat them up,” and the Ohio couple allegedly pushed their way into the family‘s cabin.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said: “As a fight ensued Jacox ends up hitting all 3 people (including the child) and Hicks was just swinging, hoping one would land.”
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The drunk couple were arrested after assaulting a family on a cruise ship Credit: Getty Images for Hapag-Lloyd Cru
It remains unclear which cruise ship the couple were staying on Credit: TNS
“Jacox got a pretty gross injury to his eye, that was either caused by one of the victims or friendly fire from the Haymakers his girlfriend was throwing!”
Hicks also struck one victim, according to an arrest affidavit.
None of the family members were seriously injured in what Ivey called a “ridiculous escapade.”
Jacox was charged with burglary with battery and child abuse without great bodily harm, the sheriff’s office said.
Whilst Hicks was charged with burglary with battery and battery-touch/strike.
Both suspects were booked into the Brevard County Jail, where Jacox is currently being held on a $31,000 bond, while Hicks is being held on a $6,000 bond, according to online records.
Ivey noted that the incident was a result of alchohol combined with “an apparent lack of common sense.”
Following the incident, Ivey issued a warning to the public.
He wrote: “The moral of the story…if you can’t hold your liquor, then you definitely shouldn’t be out in public causing a scene like this and injuring random people including a child!!”
“And if that memo is not clear enough for you then you might want to stay your butt out of Brevard County!!”
It remains unclear which vessel the suspects were staying on when they allegedly attacked the family.
