An Ohio couple was arrested after authorities said they forced their way into a family's cruise ship cabin and attacked two adults and their 9-year-old child after being asked to quiet down.Gannon Jacox, 29, and girlfriend Brooklyn Hicks, 28, were arrested after the ship returned to Port Canaveral, Florida, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.Ivey said Jacox and Hicks had been arguing loudly after drinking when one of the victims asked them to quiet down.'HEAVILY INTOXICATED' MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEATING CHILDREN ABOARD CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP, POLICE SAYBrooklyn Hicks was charged with burglary with battery and battery-touch/strike after authorities said she and her boyfriend forced their way into a family’s cruise ship cabin.(Brevard County Sheriff's Office)Hicks then confronted the victim, while Jacox walked over with his cellphone, began recording the encounter and encouraged Hicks to attack them, according to Ivey.The couple then pushed their way into the family's cabin, where the 9-year-old was inside, the sheriff said."As a fight ensued Jacox ends up hitting all 3 people (including the child) and Hicks was just swinging, hoping one would land," Ivey wrote in a Facebook post.Ivey said Jacox struck all three victims during the fight.
Hicks also threw punches, according to the sheriff.CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER DIES AFTER FALLING FROM BALCONY – FBI INVESTIGATES HIGH-SEAS HORRORGannon Jacox was charged with burglary with battery and child abuse without great bodily harm after authorities said he struck three people, including a 9-year-old child, inside a cruise ship cabin.(Brevard County Sheriff's Office)Jacox suffered an eye injury during the confrontation that Ivey said could have come from one of the victims or from Hicks as she threw punches.None of the three victims was seriously injured, according to Ivey.Jacox was charged with burglary with battery and child abuse without great bodily harm, while Hicks was charged with burglary wit...