All individuals involved in the incident have been punished for the assault against the sports official. The coach involved received a conviction after he entered his plea of “guilt” in December 2015. He was sentenced to one year of jail which was probated for 18 months. He was ordered to pay restitution, a fine, court costs, and he was required to resign his teaching certificate. The two players received their punishments in May 2016. One player involved was a juvenile. He was adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent based upon his plea of “true.” The juvenile was ordered to pay restitution, and he was placed on a one year probation. The other player was an adult. He entered a plea of “guilty” and placed on one year deferred adjudication by the Court. He was also ordered to pay restitution as well as fines and court costs. Although the two players were handled by different criminal processes (Adult/Juvenile), their punishments were intended to match as closely as possible. Decisions regarding whether or the students should ever participate in UIL activities into the future were not made at the court level. The authority for such decisions belong to the UIL. The results of the cases were reported to the UIL.
Burnet County Attorney