Johnny Manziel Sued for Allegedly Breaking Bar Employee’s Nose

November 29, 2016   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel is being sued by an Austin, Texas, bar employee who alleged Manziel punched him and broke his nose in September, according to Claire Z. Cardona of the Dallas Morning News, who cited court documents obtained by Texas Our Texas.

Eric Newton—a bar back at the New York New York bar on East Sixth Street in Austin who made the allegations against Manziel—is seeking damages of $200,000 to $1 million in the lawsuit he filed at a Travis County district court Monday.
The lawsuit alleged Manziel attacked Newton on Sept. 6 after the former Browns quarterback "demanded" that Newton make several drinks, a task normally reserved for bartenders, not bar backs. 
After someone told Manziel about an exchange regarding Manziel between Newton and another customer, Manziel allegedly "came downstairs, ran behind the bar, cursed at Mr. Newton and punched him in the face, breaking Mr. Newton's nose."
The former Texas A&...

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