Texas prep player who attacked referee in jail after assault charge
Emmanuel Duron of Edinboro (TX) High School has been charged with assault for his attack on official Fred Garcia during a football game on Thursday.
Per The Monitor, a McAllen (TX) newspaper:
Emmanuel Duron, 18, was charged with class A assault around 11 a.m. Friday morning during an arraignment at the Edinburg Municipal Court.
A cash surety bond of $10,000 has been set for the football player.
Duron is currently being held in county jail until he makes bond.
The 59-year-old Garcia, a 27-year veteran referee with the Texas Association of Sports Officials, was evaluated in an on-site ambulance for concussion symptoms and a shoulder injury.
Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP
In other news, school district officials decided Friday to remove Edinburg from the Class 6A state playoffs after they had clinched a postseason berth by beating PSJA 35-21.
