{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The incident followed a noise complaint aboard a ship docked in Florida, with both suspects reportedly drinking before the altercation.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T00:46:07.974Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T21:43:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T01:30:13.691Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":55,"hype":35,"notes":{"trust":"Two independent full reports corroborate the sheriff's account.","critic":"Quotes from sheriff included; no right of reply sought.","hype":"Headlines use 'drunk' and 'chaos' without further evidence."}},"tags":["#CruiseShipIncident","#FloridaArrests","#ChildAbuseCharges","#BrevardCounty","#AlcoholRelatedCrime"],"entities":["Gannon Jacox","Brooklyn Hicks","Brevard County Sheriff’s Office","Wayne Ivey","Port Canaveral"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Gannon Jacox and Brooklyn Hicks were arrested after a fight aboard a cruise ship docked at Port Canaveral, Florida.","Jacox is charged with burglary with battery and child abuse without great bodily harm for hitting three people, including a 9-year-old child.","Hicks faces burglary with battery and battery by touch or strike charges, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.","The altercation began after another passenger asked the couple to quiet down, per the sheriff’s account."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Gannon Jacox and Brooklyn Hicks, both from Ohio, were arrested on 17 August 2026 after an altercation aboard a cruise ship docked at Port Canaveral, Florida. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said the fight began when another passenger asked the couple to lower their voices. Jacox and Hicks allegedly pushed their way into the passengers’ cabin and assaulted three people, including a 9-year-old child."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said both suspects had been drinking before the incident. Jacox was charged with burglary with battery and child abuse without great bodily harm. Hicks was charged with burglary with battery and battery by touch or strike. Neither suspect is accused of causing serious injury to the victims."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned that the suspects had been drinking, a detail carried by the centre-rated reports and confirmed by Sheriff Ivey. 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