Overview
- Passengers and deputies say the incident occurred while people were running in a hallway on the Carnival Glory, with the alleged strikes captured on the ship’s security cameras on Sunday.
- Brevard County authorities say one child suffered a bloody lip and head pain and another reported stomach pain, according to the arrest report.
- Deputies describe the suspect, 44-year-old David Crosby II of Georgia, as heavily intoxicated and say he told officers he did not remember the incident.
- Officials arrested Crosby and charged him with child abuse, but outlets disagree on his custody status with some reports saying he is held without bond and others saying booking records show a $20,000 bond and release.
- The case is under local investigation after the ship returned to Port Canaveral and key details such as the children’s ages and their relationship to the suspect remain undisclosed.