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    Alabama mother arrested, son kicked off ship after they allegedly slapped older passenger on MSC cruise

    By Allie Griffin,

    7 hours ago

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    An Alabama mother and son are accused of slapping an older passenger onboard an MSC cruise ship before the son was thrown off the boat in Jamaica for “excessive behavior,” according to a report.

    The duo, 49-year-old Kelli Lyn Ryan and her son Dylan Ryan, were allegedly caught on surveillance video striking the victim on Oct. 6 on the MSC cruise out of Miami, Local10 reported.

    Dylan was removed from the MSC Seascape cruise ship at the first port of call in Falmouth, Jamacia, the next day over unspecified “excessive behavior,” according to authorities.

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    Kelli Lyn Ryan was charged with battery on a person 65 or older. Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation

    But his mother was allowed to continue on the week-long cruise as it made stops in the Grand Cayman Island; Cozumel, Mexico; and MSC Ocean Cay — the cruise company’s private island in the Bahamas.

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    When the Seascape returned to Miami on Saturday, Oct. 12, Kelli was arrested soon after disembarking by Miami-Dade police, the local Florida news station reported.

    She was booked on a charge of battery on a person 65 or older.

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    Kelli allegedly slapped the victim in the ship’s two-deck theater following a dispute around 9:30 p.m. Oct. 6, according to the footage obtained by police.

    Her son was also seen in the clip hitting the victim several times, the ship’s deputy chief of security told police, according to Local10.

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    It was unclear whether the victim and the suspects knew each other before the cruise. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

    Details about what led up to the altercation and whether the victim and the Ryans knew each other before the cruise set sail were not released by police.

    MSC Cruises and Miami-Dade police did not immediately respond to a Post inquiry.

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    Ralph Durham
    1m ago
    well first off from Alabama that says a lot then you know a Republican says it all
    Coltin Morrison
    2m ago
    Anyone asking why they hit that person? Maybe that old fella was touchy or talking a lotta smack. I need to here more than just this.
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