{"id":436598,"date":"2023-09-27T19:04:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=436598"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:04:49","slug":"a-california-youth-football-coach-funes-charged-for-punching-knocking-out-a-14-year-old-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/a-california-youth-football-coach-funes-charged-for-punching-knocking-out-a-14-year-old-player\/","title":{"rendered":"A California Youth Football Coach Funes Charged For Punching &#038; Knocking Out A 14-Year-Old Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eibylardo Funes, a youth football coach, is suspected of hitting a 14-year-old participant during an on-field scuffle during a game, according to California police and news agencies.<\/p>\n<h2>A California Youth Football Coach Funes Charged For Punching &amp; Knocking Out A 14-Year-Old Player<\/h2>\n<p>Coach Funes, 50, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 23, on counts of child abuse with potential serious bodily harm and violence, according to Murrieta police.<\/p>\n<p>According to KCBS, the brawl broke out during a game between the Murrieta Broncos and the Perris Panthers in the Murrieta Jr. All-American Youth Football League.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The incident happened after a game on Saturday at Vista Murrieta High School, when Murrieta Broncos coach Eibylardo Funes hit a player from an opposing team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tbzpLBgsR7\">https:\/\/t.co\/tbzpLBgsR7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedailybeast\/status\/1706947294958850371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the fight, Funes hit a 14-year-old player from the other side, according to police and the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can understand children, but this was an adult who intentionally hit my child in front of me,\u201d Neenah Kaowili, the teen\u2019s mother, told KNBC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SoCal youth football coach Eibylardo Funes arrested after punching 14-year-old after game, causing the child to suffer a seizure and concussion, police say <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/14yearold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#14yearold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arrested?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arrested<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/19LqoXPWTO\">https:\/\/t.co\/19LqoXPWTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WhatsNew2Day (@whatsn2day) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whatsn2day\/status\/1706791305060528441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Funes, a Broncos coach, hit Panthers player Harlem Edwards in the face during the on-field brawl, according to police who arrived before 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The victim sustained an eye injury and displayed symptoms of a concussion,&#8221; according to the Murrieta Police Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The youth football coach, 50-year-old Eibylardo Funes, was arrested and booked on two charges after he allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old player on the opposing team and apparently knocked him unconscious.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKxSLmX3vL\">https:\/\/t.co\/NKxSLmX3vL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXLA\/status\/1706787139902419263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Neenah Kaowili, the 14-year-old victim&#8217;s mother, stated on her Instagram page that her son was knocked unconscious for 2 minutes and then had a seizure.<\/p>\n<p>The mother went on to say that her kid had to be rushed to the hospital because he suffered &#8220;physical and mental injuries&#8221; as well as &#8220;emotional trauma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California youth football coach accused of punching 14-year-old in the face is arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DWpt9BUIry\">https:\/\/t.co\/DWpt9BUIry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WKRN News 2 (@WKRN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WKRN\/status\/1707014703409508596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Funes was freed from jail on Sunday after posting $35,000 bond, which infuriated the victim&#8217;s mother. Funes was fired as coach of the Murrieta Broncos, according to the Murrieta Broncos&#8217; president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A youth football game ends with a coach under arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jqFW42IrDM\">https:\/\/t.co\/jqFW42IrDM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCLA\/status\/1706791028663984607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Murrieta Jr. All-American Youth Football League described the event on Facebook as &#8220;unfortunate and disheartening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The league stated that it does not condone the conduct and that it is a &#8220;tough situation&#8221; for everyone concerned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Youth football coach in Riverside arrested after allegedly punching 14-year-old after game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RLHq3GwWNy\">https:\/\/t.co\/RLHq3GwWNy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/california?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#california<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bhivelabs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bhivelabs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BHIVE California Bee (@NewsCali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCali\/status\/1707017587756851222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to KABC, the organization fired Funes as a coach and banned him from the league. 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A California Youth Football Coach Funes Charged For Punching &amp; Knocking Out A 14-Year-Old Player Coach Funes, 50, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 23, on counts of child [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":436602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16061,16062,16063],"class_list":["post-436598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-youth-football-coach","tag-california-youth-football-coach-eibylardo-funes","tag-eibylardo-funes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}