Former Boise State defensive tackle Dereck Boles was found not guilty on a felony mayhem charge Thursday.
A jury deliberated for nearly two hours and rendered the verdict to end the four-day trial at the Ada County Courthouse regarding the incident which took place Feb. 13, 2016 at a house party.
Boles was formally charged in May 2016 for biting off a portion of safety Chanceller James’ ear in an altercation, which had stemmed from a morning workout Feb. 12 in which James said Boles had argued with a member of the strength staff. The team was forced to do additional work after the outburst.