A Travis County jury concluded that the punch that left Texas Christian University football player Cole Novak with a broken jaw outside of a West Sixth Street bar last summer was justified.Needing less than an hour to reach a verdict Wednesday, the jury acquitted 25-year-old defendant Humberto “Beto” Barrera of all charges, deciding he had lawfully protected his friend from harm when he hit Novak once in the mouth. The jury also acquitted Barrera of a lesser charge of misdemeanor assault.
Source: Man acquitted in punch that injured TCU football player Cole Novak