13-year-old Protects Mother, Knocks Father Unconscious

A 13-year-old Alabama boy knocked out his father after his attempt to strangle his mother, US police allege. 

On Monday, March 9, deputies were called to a home in Foley where a man, identified as Daniel Hernandez-Lopez, 32, had allegedly tried to strangle a woman during an argument, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. 

When the Hernandez-Lopez went outside, he was confronted by his 13-year-old son, the sheriff's office said. 

Hernandez-Lopez allegedly lunged at the boy and tried to hit him with a bicycle, the sheriff's office said. 

In response, the teen allegedly punched his father several times in the face, knocking him unconscious, the sheriff's office said. 

The man appeared to be highly intoxicated, the sheriff's office alleged. 

Hernandez was arrested on Tuesday, March 10 at 1:40 p.m., and remains held in the Baldwin County Jail, according to online jail records. 

His mugshot shows his eyes, lips and face bloody and swollen. 

He is charged with domestic violence strangulation, according to online jail records.