On June 16th, 2025, at approximately 9:33PM, deputies with the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff were dispatched to the Hilton Garden Inn in Grasonville, for a report of child neglect.
Upon arrival, deputies met with a hotel employee who advised that two patrons, identified as James Grant of Laurel, and Carrie Zauner of Columbia had allegedly left their child unattended in their hotel room while they went to The Jetty Restaurant and Dock Bar. Deputies found the couple in the bar and escorted them back to the hotel, where a welfare check was conducted. The child was found asleep in the room, unattended. A family member was contacted and responded to take custody of the child. Grant and Zauner were placed under arrest, and each charged with Reckless Endangerment and Neglect of a Minor.