Inset: Alex Romero-Padilla (Miami-Dade Corrections). Background: The home on the 100 block of W. 6th Street in Hialeah, Florida, where he allegedly beat his teenage son with an extension cord (Google Maps).
A Florida father is accused of choking and beating his teenage son with an extension cord when the boy said he was hungry after he woke up in the morning.
Alex Romero-Padilla, 31, is facing an aggravated child abuse charge.
A probable cause arrest affidavit said cops responded Sunday to a home on the 100 block of W. 6th Street in Hialeah for an assault. The 13-year-old victim told cops he woke up around 9 a.m. and started watching TikTok videos on his phone.
He told his father he was hungry and wanted food. His father started yelling at him and allegedly grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground.
Romero-Padilla then started hitting him with a brown extension cord, cops allege.
The boy was taken to the hospital, where he had bruising around his neck and arms as well as lash marks on his back, right arm and thigh, per the affidavit.
After receiving his Miranda rights, Romero-Padilla said he did not have "good communication" with his son and was frustrated with him because he does not follow rules. His son also went out with friends without his permission, cops wrote. In addition, Romero-Padilla alleged that his son took about $20 from his wallet.
Romero-Padilla said he became upset when his son got mad and "smirked" while he was trying to "correct his behavior," cops wrote. He admitted to administering "corporal punishment" by whipping his son with the extension cord.
Cops arrested the father and took him to the Miami-Dade County Jail, where he remains under an immigration hold. His next court date is set for Sept. 14.
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