Youth football coach in Riverside arrested after allegedly punching 14-year-old after game

A youth football coach in Riverside was arrested and suspended after he allegedly punched a 14-year-old player in the head and knocked him unconscious after a game.

The coach, Eibylardo Funes, was arrested and booked on charges of battery and willfully harming a child on Saturday after he allegedly assaulted Harlem Edwards, who was playing for the opposing team in a game over the weekend, according to sheriff’s records.

Attempts by The Times to reach Funes were unsuccessful.

Edwards suffered a concussion and a seizure on the field, according to video his mother posted to Facebook and Instagram.

“He was punched in the face by a coach of the opposing team,� Edwards’ mother, Neenah Kaowili, wrote on Instagram.

Her son was playing for the Perris Panthers, a Pop Warner team, and they were facing the Murrieta Broncos in a game at Vista Murrieta High School. After the game, an altercation occurred, and Kaowili says Funes punched her son. The boy then had a seizure and was unconscious on the field for two minutes, she said. He was still hospitalized as of Monday.

Kaowili did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“Why is this person a coach why is he allowed to be in the presence of children if this is what he’s capable of!!!� she wrote on Instagram.

Funes was suspended from his coaching position, the president of the Murrieta Broncos told The Times.

He was released Sunday on $35,000 bail. The Riverside County district attorney has not yet formally filed charges against the coach.