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.
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.