Tony Flint, a former river guide accused of beating bar and restaurant owner Glenn Felts to death last year, was found not guilty of all charges Tuesday night by a court in Hudspeth County, Texas, .
Flint had been on trial for first-degree murder, stemming from an altercation in early February 2014. ϳԹ covered the case and its impact on the town of Terlingua .
Felts and Flint left La Kiva Bar and Restaurant on the night of February 3 and launched into an argument about Felts’ management, according to testimony. Flint testified that Felts hit him first and Flint attempted to remove himself from the situation before a violent confrontation ensued.
Flint said Felts was still breathing when he laid him down in the parking lot and drove away. A La Kiva employee found Felts face down, dead, in the parking lot of La Kiva the following morning.