A man named Pancake battered his elderly father, leaving the victim with “severe bruises and swelling to his eyes and face,” according to police who arrested the alleged assailant on a felony charge.

Investigators say that Erik Thomas Pancake, 38, pummeled his 72-year-old parent during a family dispute Tuesday evening in the Palm City home owned by the victim and his 66-year-old spouse. 

Pancake, who apparently resides with his parents, struck his father “on the face and body,” a court filing states.

When police arrived at the residence, the victim had “severe bruises and swelling to his eyes and face, consistent with multiple strikes as he described.”

Pancake, cops reported, “appeared intoxicated and belligerent” and said he “pleads the 5th” in response to law enforcement questions, though he “proceeded to turn around and place his hands behind his back.”

Charged with battery on a victim over the age of 65, a felony, Pancake (seen above) was booked into the Martin County jail, from which he was released Wednesday upon posting $5000 bond.