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Flag football coach arrested for allegedly choking teen girl in postgame brawl involving daughter

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Blinn, M. (2026, October 30). Flag football coach arrested for allegedly choking teen girl in postgame brawl involving daughter. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/sports/flag-football-coach-arrested-for-allegedly-choking-player-in-brawl-that-involved-daughter/

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In a flag football game in Florida on October 20, a postgame altercation led to a coach, Brandon Mayer, allegedly choking a 15-year-old player named Sophia Lopez for about 15 seconds. According to court documents, the incident began when another player, a 16-year-old girl who is Mayer’s daughter, attacked Lopez by pulling her hair; Lopez then verbally provoked the attacker. Both Mayer and his daughter were later arrested—Mayer on felony battery by strangulation with bond set at $75,000, while the 16-year-old was charged with simple battery.

Written by AI on 2026-10-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 20, a postgame altercation at a Florida flag football game led to arrests. According to court documents and eyewitness accounts, a 16-year-old female player attacked 15-year-old Sophia Lopez by pulling her hair during a handshake. The incident escalated when Brandon Mayer, the father of the assailant and a coach for one of the teams, allegedly used a chokehold on Lopez for about 15 seconds. Ryan Lopez, Sophia's father and coach of her team, intervened and was also involved in the physical confrontation. Both parties were arrested following the brawl, which occurred after the game ended.

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🔮 The 16-year-old’s father and coach, Brandon Mayer, 37 stepped in and used a “choking mechanism” on Lopez, per the head referee.

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A Florida flag football game ended in a brawl — and with a father and daughter arrested. asserted

father → end → brawl

The incident began during a postgame handshake on Oct. 20, with one female player allegedly attacking another, before a coach got involved by putting the opposing player in a chokehold for approximately 15 seconds, according to court documents viewed by The Post. Multiple eyewitness accounts identified a 16-year-old as the assailant, who pulled 15-year-old Sophia Lopez to the ground by her hair. uncertain

who → begin → hair

“She started making fun of me for losing the game,” Lopez told CBS12 News. asserted

Lopez → make → News

“The one thing I said to her that set her off was, “You just fell on your face, and it’s a rec game.” asserted

it → say → face

The 16-year-old’s father and coach, Brandon Mayer, 37 stepped in and used a “choking mechanism” on Lopez, per the head referee. asserted

father → step → referee

“It felt everything was so tight,” Sophia said. asserted

Sophia → feel → ?

“It felt like I was just, I was never gonna get out until I just saw black. asserted

I → feel → black

“It was a complete choke,” Ryan Lopez, the coach of his daughter’s team said. asserted

Lopez → say → team

“So he’s pulling her forward and he’s trying to pull her back, not by her waist, which would be the common sense thing to do.” asserted

which → pull → waist

Lopez’s father, Ryan, then intervened, with the group falling to the ground; Lopez’s father claims the 16-year-old kicked him in the face with her cleat as he tried to get up. uncertain

he → intervene → cleat

Both Brandon and his daughter painted a different picture of the altercation to police on Oct. 28, with the 16YO claiming Lopez got in her face and Brandon attempted to separate them in a “mirrored fashion.” asserted

Brandon → paint → fashion

Officials deemed there to be enough probable cause to charge Brandon Mayer on a felony charge of Battery by Strangulation; he was booked on Oct. 28 and released the following afternoon on $75,000 bond. asserted

he → deem → bond

Per CBS12, the 16-year-old was charged with simple battery. asserted

old → charge → battery

Flag football coach arrested for allegedly choking teen girl in postgame brawl involving daughter

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