A Willard native and former Missouri State University football player has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a bar owner in Texas.
Tony Flint, 37, was charged with the Feb. 4 murder of Glenn Patrick Felts, the owner of the La Kiva Bar in Terlingua.
According to the Brewster County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, which has been updating the Terlingua community since Felts was first found, Felts died as a result of blunt force trauma.
He was found dead outside of this bar, authorities have said, but have revealed few details about the death.
The sheriff's Facebook page, as well as numerous local media reports, show a community at a loss. Both men were well-known in the area, and several people commenting through social media have come to Flint's defense.
There is also a Tony Flint Support Group Facebook page, which is taking donations and soliciting letters for Flint.
"He was a tough kid on the football field but I never knew him to be mean or in any trouble off it," Nelson said.