Alabama woman arrested, son kicked off cruise ship after allegedly assaulting elderly passenger

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Kelli Lyn Rian, 49, was arrested after allegedly punching a 65-year-old passenger during an MSC cruise. (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation/Fox News)

A Alabama Mom and son are accused of assaulting an elderly passenger on an MSC cruise ship before the son was taken off the ship in Jamaica, a report said.

The pair, 49-year-old Kelli Lyn Ryan of Huntsville, and her son, Dylan Ryan, were reportedly captured on surveillance video punching a 65-year-old victim multiple times on Oct. 6 during an MSC cruise departing from Miami. Local10 reported.

According to an arrest report obtained by the outlet, Kelli Lyn Ryan was aboard MSC’s Seascape ship when she struck the victim during a dispute in the ship’s theater room about 9:30 p.m.

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Miami-Dade Police said the ship’s deputy chief of security told investigators that Dylan was also filmed punching the victim multiple times. He was disembarked at the cruise line’s first stop in Jamaica port for his “outrageous behavior,” according to Local10.

However, his mother was allowed to stay aboard the weeklong cruise, although the stops were on the island of Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; and MSC Ocean Cay, a man-made island in the Bahamas owned by MSC Cruises.

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FILE – The MSC Seashore (Photo by Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Kelli Lyn Ryan was arrested by Miami-Dade Police When the ship returned to the Port of Miami on October 12, Local10 reported.

She was charged with battery on a person 65 years or older.

Guests watch performers on stage in the Atrium ahead of tomorrow’s naming ceremony aboard MSC Seascape on December 6, 2022 in New York City. (Anthony Devlin/Getty Images for MSC Cruises)

Miami-Dade police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“We are aware of the incident that occurred on board MSC Seascape on October 6,” an MSC Cruises spokesperson told FOX Business. “The matter was immediately reported to local law enforcement, who are now conducting their own investigation.”

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It is unclear what sparked the alleged altercation. Police have not released any further details about the assault or the victim.

Kelly Lyn was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. However, Local10 reported that as of Monday, October 14, she was no longer in the prison’s database.

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