SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A Miami man was arrested Sunday after deputies said he put his elderly father in a chokehold, causing him to lose consciousness during a domestic dispute at their home.<\/p>\n
William Rivas, 43, is charged with aggravated battery on a person 65 or older and domestic battery by strangulation, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies responded to a home in the Westchester area of southwest Miami-Dade after the victim called 911 for help.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the victim, who is Rivas\u2019 father and lives with him, was walking downstairs when Rivas approached him from behind and placed him in a chokehold.<\/p>\n
According to the affidavit, the victim was unable to breathe and lost consciousness before both men fell to the floor. <\/p>\n
The victim told deputies Rivas released him after they fell.<\/p>\n
The victim suffered pain to his knees and left shoulder and was bleeding from his right ear, investigators said.<\/p>\n
Deputies took Rivas into custody at the home.<\/p>\n
Rivas was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n
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